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

What’s happening in the world of game-fishing

Our historian Keith looks back at another misguided plan to create fast-growing fish

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

The inside line on the activities of the Angling Trust & Fish Legal, from the CEO of the sport’s governing body

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