This is going to upset a lot of people, but here goes. We are obsessed with predators and predation. TV nature programmes are mostly animals eating each other. Big cats, birds of prey and whales command our attention. I suppose we can add marlin, pike,

THE IMPACT OF PREDATION ON FISH STOCKS – ENTERING THE LIONS DEN! Why am I writing this? Once upon a time, in a different life, I helped make government policy. I learned to listen politely to zealots but not to engage. Passionate, unswerving believers do

If you are an angling coaching nothing is more rewarding than an eager client, of any age, exclaiming, “This is something I’ve always wanted to do. Thank you!” Such satisfied customers are often city-dwellers, with no rural connections, who have never held a fishing rod

Salmon are an enigma. No species has been studied more than the king of fish. We know much, but scientific research highlights our ignorance too. A Current Example The letter pages of game fishing magazines assert all would be well for salmon across the British

SALMON EXTINCTION STORIES MAY BE EXAGGERATED. IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING SALMON FISHING IN THE BRITISH ISLES NEXT SEASON – READ ON! INTRODUCTION Fifty years ago, only a privileged few went salmon fishing. Cost was not the only barrier. Top beats across the British