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

John Miles rounds up some recent releases…

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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

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Rutland all-rounder David Middlemiss is loyal to three classic flies for salmon, sea-trout and stillwater fishing