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

Four outstanding new titles for game-fishers to read this winter

Remember that our sport should be all about enjoyment

I feel privileged to have visited this most magical of lakes

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

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