Audio Angling

Recorded in 2012. Kayak instructor and angler Pete Shaw gives a detailed insight into kitting out, handling, and fishing from a beach launched kayak along an exposed west facing piece of coastline.

Recorded in 2012. Interview by Martin James for his BBC Radio Lancashire angling series At The Waters Edge.

Recorded in 2012. Due to its brackish nature, the Baltic Sea increases in salinity with depth, and decreases in salinity the further north and east you go. As a result, anglers are able to catch Salmon, Sea Trout, Cod, Pike and Garfish from the same spot, on the same gear, and in the same day. Obviously these fish also have preferences. Here German angler Sven Hille lays the whole situation on the line.

Recorded in 2012. New comers to Carp fishing could be forgiven for thinking that electronic alarms, boillies and bivvies are the key requirements for success. Well it would seem not. Here Graeme Pullen explores an alternative approach to Carp which not only catches lots of fish, but often does so when the boillie men don't see enough action to get them out of their bed chairs.

Recorded in 2012. While it isn't held in the highest esteem amongst purist Salmon anglers, upstream white water worming is not only a very skilful way of catching Salmon in low water conditions, but if done properly, as Bill explains in minute detail here, can sometimes be the only way to fish on all rivers some of the time, and on some rivers pretty much all of the time.

Recorded in 2012. Back in the late 1960's to mid 70's, the place to be for monster Cod from a small boat was Scotland's inner Clyde, and in particular, a mark known as the Gantocks, immortalised by three Edinburgh anglers known as The Trio. Then almost overnight it was cleaned out never to be re-seeded. Fishing at that time with The Trio was Tony Bridge who gives us an insight into the fishing over The Gantocks mark, and also offers up some reasons for its rapid decline.

Recorded in 2012. Plaice are one of those species which all anglers love to catch. They are also a species which commercial fishermen prize, on top of which, when you do find them, they can be there in big numbers and are therefore vulnerable. Here Wayne Comben tells how best to approach all aspects of their catching, with a few cautionary examples of how best to ensure that they will continue to be there year on year.

Recorded in 2012. Graeme Pullen lifts the lid on North Cornwall's inshore Porbeagle Sharks, then as an addendum, describes the day he and Wayne Comben caught and filmed the largest Shark ever caught in British waters in May 2012.

Recorded in 2012. Carp historian and legendary surface feeding carp stalker Chris Ball discusses the history of the species introduction to Britain, charting its advance in both size and prowess through to Richard Walkers 44 pound Redmire record Clarissa.

Recorded in 2012. Carp historian and legendary surface feeding carp stalker Chris Ball discusses his early formative years and his advancement through both the weight ranks and fishery ranks up to the present time.