Haaf-netting dates back to the Vikings, who waded into shallow estuaries to catch fish. The experience can be still be had via a sporting auction
Fishing
Fly fishing on the River Dove
Graham Downing explores the River Dove where Izaak Walton once learnt to cast a fly
Fishing for bass
Bass fishing with plastic
The Field likes… fishing videos
The Field's editor picks some of his favourite fishing videos from the web.
Fly fishing at the Northern Ireland Game Fair
The perfect chance to hone your angling skills with the best angling instructors this May
Grayling, the Gallic grail
Charles Rangeley-Wilson's passion for poisson is tested by the "impossible" grayling, the only fish in abundance in French rivers – with good reason.
From lough to loch and father to offspring
When Charles Rangeley-Wilson was a boy, he spent his summers fishing the far-flung loughs of Co Kerry for trout. Sneakily, via their stomachs, he’s passed his love of lake-angling to…
Danger signals
Deadly, alien crayfish are killing our endangered native species. We must act now to nip the problem in the bud, says Mike Daunt.
Tramping for flounders
Flounder-tramping – fishing with the feet – is a rare skill. Although it's easiest learnt in childhood, Johnny Scott puts his best foot forward.
The pulling power of pike
In the almost impenetrable waters of a hidden gravel pit there be monster pike capable of towing a boat. Can fly-fisherman Charles Rangeley-Wilson harness one or will he have to…