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

All told, this week has been a bit of a roller coaster of emotions

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

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...

I feel privileged to have visited this most magical of lakes

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