Treasures from the thames

the QUAYSIDE…

I reckon that taking a break from specimen-hunting to go pleasure fishing is a tonic for the soul

Scouring the ground for metal might seem a solitary pursuit, but one detectorist has mobilised his fellow hobbyists into a network of finders who are on call across the country, working in teams to reunite people with lost belongings. Andrew Lloyd reports

A boat that takes the ground provides greater freedom and opens up more safe havens

Dick Waters recalls moments that make the hairs stand on the back of your neck

Today’s staunch game-fisher has good reason to thank yesterday’s stolid coarse angler, writes Mike Handyside