Audio Angling

Recorded in 2012. The Aldermaston Mill day ticket stretch of the River Kennet has been in the Arlott family for many years. Here river keeper Peter Arlott talks about the many problems the Kennet and other rivers in the vicinity currently face from water shortages, predation, and alien species. He also discusses fishing for quality Barbel.

Recorded in 2012. To catch a Conger in excess of 50 pounds from the shore is incredible. To catch a Conger in excess of 100 pounds from the boat is equally so. To actually catch both would be amazing. Here Devon angler Roger Beer, the only angler ever to have achieved this feat, talks about all things Conger, particularly catching them from the shore.

Recorded in 2012. Despite being an alien species, unlike Zander, Wels Catfish have been welcomed by coarse specimen hunters, tempered by the fact that they have not exploded throughout the UK in the same way that the Zander did. Catfish Conservation Group secretary Simon Clarke explores their history, habitat and feeding requirements, and most important of all, how to catch them successfully on rod and line both in the UK and on the continent.

Recorded in 2012. Though popular in the USA, salt-water fly fishing is still in its infancy in the UK. Here, in a 2 part interview, Chichester Bass fly fishing guide Justin Anwyl gives a very detailed and all inclusive insight into the subject from the British perspective.

Recorded in 2012. Though popular in the USA, salt-water fly fishing is still in its infancy in the UK. Here, in a 2 part interview, Chichester Bass fly fishing guide Justin Anwyl gives a very detailed and all inclusive insight into the subject from the British perspective.

Recorded in 2012. Though not the man who sparked off angler interest in wreck fishing back in the 1970's, Plymouth skipper of the 'June Lipet' JJ McVicar is most certainly the name best remembered from that period, and rightly so, for his exploits with massive catches of record breaking Pollack, Coalfish and Anglerfish.

Recorded in 2012. Understanding and interpreting weather forecasts, while it may well be a science, and an inaccurate science at that, is crucial to all who put to sea in boats, including anglers. Here Dr. Dave Schultz explains in layman's terms how to get the best out of the weather information available.

Recorded in 2012. Against the odds, using maggots under a waggler from a conventional rod and reel outfit, Preston pole and bloodworm expert Dave Roper beat the Italians into second place on their own patch fishing the River Arno in Italy to be crowned 1985 world individual coarse fishing champion.

Recorded in 2012. Throughout the famed Fylde Coast Jumbo Cod era, besides going out in his own small boat rod fishing, Blackpool angler George Hemsworth also set lines on the beach on the winter night tides, taking Cod far bigger than anything ever taken on rod and line.

Recorded in 2011. Renewable energy such as that from offshore wind-farms is supposedly green energy, yet here we have the story of Barrow-In-Furness charter boat skipper Stuart McCoy being prevented from picking up customers by energy company DONG, and of problems caused by electro magnetic fields from their power cables affecting fish, in particular Tope.