Match the hatch: Ronald’s wallet has flies tied ...

IN VICTORIAN TIMES, it was the practice, if ...

With a season of winter storms approaching James Batty explains how to make the most of the great bass fishing that comes during or after a big blow

Rob Denson pays homage to five fly-tyers whose inventiveness changed our sport

In the first of a new series Mike Trussell looks at the details of fishing that can give you an advantage and ‘the edge’ to boost your hook-ups and maximise your catches. This month: hook patterns and points

From landing hulking catfish on the Zambezi to talking tackle with Ted Hughes, COUNTRY LIFE’s fishing correspondent looks back on seven colourful decades