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

Expert advice and seasonal solutions for better game fishing

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

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...

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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