The mayfly season is as fickle as the fish it frenzies, so follow Charles Rangeley-Wilson’s advice on how to catch big trout. Above all, forbearance is key – and don’t…
Fishing
The decline of Atlantic salmon: letting our oldest vertebrate back in
In an extract from his book, Silver Shoals: Five Fish That Made Britain, Charles Rangeley-Wilson considers what has caused the decline of Atlantic salmon, and whether our oldest native vertebrate…
Best fishing books to hook
It is tricky to choose the best fishing books. There are the classics that are no longer considered essential fare, while others remain in constant demand. Keith Elliot selects the…
A Twitch Upon the Thread: Writers on Fishing
In this edited extract from A Twitch Upon the Thead: Writers on Fishing, introduced and edited on Jon Day, writers from Charles Dickens to Virginia Woolf ponder the great pasttime…
River Wye: the Wye and the wherefores
The world-wide reputation of the River Wye for enormous salmon has attracted a fascinating cast of characters over the years. Marsha O’Mahony tells a few of their stories. For more…
Salmon fishing in Russia: Russia for beginners
There’s much to consider before embarking on salmon fishing in Russia. Decide whether you want lots of fish or big fish, says Charlie White, and then turn to those passionate…
The Saltwater Fly Fishing Festival: the salt and the flies
The Field’s writer headed to Cornwall to try his luck at the inaugural Saltwater Fly Fishing Festival last September. With the Festival set for its second installment, Tobias Coe offers…
The 2016 One Fly Festival to come to the UK
The 2016 One Fly Festival is set to arrive in the UK on the 21 April for one night only with the Fly Fishing Film Tour premiering the best fly…
Acts of cod: cod fishing in Norway
Cod fishing in Norway. If you want to catch whopping cod that hit hard and fight mean, head for Norway, says Henry Gilbey. Fishing for cod is exhilarating.
Great white sharks in Britain
Great white sharks in Britain could be a worry with the increasing population of seals. Contrary to popular conception sharks do occur around the coasts of Britain. There are over…