Whether anglers or simply Field-loving folk, we’re all aware that the rivers of the UK are in a state that ranges from poor to dire and that barely any are…
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James Murray: The Field interview
James Murray, or Jim as he likes to be known, is a phenomenon. He’s a celebrated actor, a talented artist, a gifted angler and a conservationist and campaigner who is…
Coarse fish species: barbel, chub and perch
Brilliant barbel The angler is looking for gravel-bottomed glides between four and six feet on the river. You can wade carefully and the gear is simplicity itself, with just between…
Hidden fishing
My years of angling adventures began in the Himalayas in 1989, when the fishing world was full of secrets and mystery. My last journeys to Mongolia and Tibet took place…