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Jim looks back through his angler’s log book from the 1970s and is shocked to be reminded how many people turned out for the shore competitions fifty years ago

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

THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK

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

One law for all David Humphrey’s letter about ...