Audio Angling

Back in the 1960's and 70's, angling jounalists rarely carried cameras and magazine illustrations were mainly line drawings or artwork. Heavily involved at that time was artist and angler Keith Linsell who as part of his job had to fish with many of the names we now regard as legends today. Here Keith reflects on a few of the those big names.

Chris Clark is the biggest international medal winner representing England on the shore angling scene, but rates his best win as one particular bronze after a farming accident threatened to leave him wheelchair bound.

Full time New Quay Bass guide Tim Harrison takes a look at Bass population numbers, Bass tactics, and his own pathway from leaving school without qualifications to heading up the Environment Agency's fishery department in Wales which he then walked away from to concentrate on the Bass.

Recorded in 2014. Brian Harris, the renowned editor of the still highly regarded but now sadly no longer with us Angling Magazine, has described Hampshire angler Dave Steuart as the best all rounder this country has ever produced. In additioin to that, Daves late wife Kay who he talks about here was widely regarded as the best female all rounder the UK has ever produced.

Ladies in angling are quite a rare commodity. Ladies in Coarse match angling well capable of taking on and beating their males counterparts are almost unheard of. Here five times world team gold medal winner and twice individual world chsampion Sandra Scotthorne takes an in depth look at the ladies international scene.

Recorded in 2014. Brian Harris, the renowned editor of the still highly regarded but now sadly no longer with us Angling Magazine, has described Hampshire angler Dave Steuart as the best all rounder this country has ever produced. Here in part 1 of a two part interview looking at all aspects of his angling life, we explore Dave Steuart's coarse fishing credentials.

Recorded in 2014. Brian Harris, the renowned editor of the still highly regarded but now sadly no longer with us Angling Magazine, has described Hampshire angler Dave Steuart as the best all rounder this country has ever produced. Here in part 1 of a two part interview looking at all aspects of his angling life, we explore Dave Steuart's coarse fishing credentials.

Chris Boagey is deck boss aboard the Scottish fisheries research vessel Scotia. Here we discuss a range of research topics which will be of interest to sea anglers across the UK.

Besides being a zoologist and fishery scientist, Dr. Mike Ladle is an acknowledged expert in the art of lure and fly fishing for Bass and Mullet, though other techniques are also discussed.

Ex-England team captain and multi-medal winning fly angler Wendy Patchett talks about her life in competition fly fishing, offering a range of tips to other up and coming lady anglers.

Around the turn of the century, the west and north coast of Ireland was treated to a short lived run of huge Blue Fin Tuna with fish caught approaching 1,000 pounds. Here Bob Fitchie recounts his memories of one such a trip.

Recorded in 2014. Mark Bowler, editor of the prestigious Fly Fishing & Fly Tying, talks about his amazing rise to owner-editor of the magazine after initial rejections and no formal journalistic training.

Recorded in 2014. Recent times have seen an increasing degree of interest amongst charter boat operators in switching from inboard diesel power to large petrol driven outboard engines. Here, Jason Owen from Pwllheli discusses the pro's and con's of making the switch, and explores some of the new opportunities this should open up for him and his customers.

In September 2014, a trip by Manchester Carp angler Warren Harrison set the media on fire. Two Carp topping 90 lbs apiece, plus others in the 70's and 80's as part of a 2.5 ton haul is the stuff of Carp angling Dreams as Warrem himself explains here.

Recorded in 2014. The National Federation of Anglers governed coarse angling, and match angling in particular, for just over 100 years. Here ex-NFA Vice Chairman David Kent looks at the history of the NFA sand its new role within the Angling Trust.

Tony Kirrage of Tony's Tackle in Eastbourne has represented England on both the Carp and the saltwater shore angling scene. He has also won the Carp world championships. Here he talks openly about all aspects of his angling and business including almost going to the wall with the shop.

Tony Kirrage of Tony's Tackle in Eastbourne has represented England on both the Carp and the saltwater shore angling scene. He has also won the Carp world championships. Here he talks openly about all aspects of his angling and business including almost going to the wall with the shop.

after a dip in fortunes during the late 1990's, offshore boat angling at Whitby is right up there again with the best. But tactically speaking, there is absolutely no resemblance to what went before. Gone are the jiggers and muppets replaced by shads, bait and uptide fishing, pioneered for the most part by 'Sea Otter 2' skipper Paul Kilpatrick.

Recorded in 2014. Behind the names accompanying books and articles in the world of angling are a range of characters which the reading public by and large get to know very little about. Here Dr. Malcolm Greenhalge enlightens us on a few of those he has come across on the game angling scene.

Recorded in 2014. Dr. Malcolm Greenhalge is one of the most respected names on the game angling circuit, with particular emphasis on wild running water fishing. Here he talks about his early formative years and expresses a wide range of views in a manner best desctibed as a real down to earth no nonsense reality check.