MY old art teacher used to say there are no straight lines in nature. At the same time, one of the French teacher’s pet phrases was, “There are always the exceptions”. And when it comes to straight li

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

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PART NINE: CHOOSE THE RIGHT BAIT

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