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

“SWITCHING FROM THE FLOAT TO A LEGER PRODUCED ...

The cold means nothing when the wolf of the waterways turns its dark eyes to your lure or deadbait – it’s time to tame the beast...

THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING

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THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK