Audio Angling

Recorded in 2011. World and European coarse match angling champion Ian Heaps talks about his glittering career, his angling techniques, and his school of angling at Holgan Farm in West Wales.

Recorded in 2011. Plumb line trolling a string of lures over deep water for Char on Coniston in the Lake District is a tradition that goes back many years. Here modern day practitioners Jeff Carroll and Bill Gibson explain the process and talk about the life history of the Char.

Recorded in 2011. Surprising a lot of people, a Six Gilled Shark in excess of 1000 pounds, the first ever grand plus fish from around the British Isles, was caught off the Irish port of Kilkee in 2009. But years before that, dinghy angler Mick Duff had already found their whereabouts.

Recorded in 2011. A story of an exploratory dinghy trip by Brian Douglas and Phill Williams to Tralee Bay in Co. Kerry Ireland which produced a wide variety of ray species including the rare Bottle Nosed Ray with specimens of 140 pounds.

Recorded in 2011. As dinghy anglers who were present and participated in the famous Flyde Coast jumbo Cod fishing era between the mid 1970's and mid 1980's, Brian Douglas and Phill Williams take a realistic as well as a nostalgic look at this probably never to be repeated event.

Recorded in 2011. Coarse fish farming as a science was introduced to the UK in the wake of the Toxteth riots in the 1980's for river re-stocking, particularly around the Mersey Basin, wherever and whenever water quality would allow. At the forefront of perfecting these techniques was Rod Taylor, who explains both flow through as well as recirculation fish breeding and keeping.

Recorded in 2011. Dr. Ed Farrell discuses his research work showing conclusively that despite claims to the contrary by anglers and fish recorders, only one Smoothhound species, the Starry Smoothhound, is found in northern European waters.

Recorded in 2011. Aberystwyth has long been a favourite sea angling destination, particularly back in the 1970's and 80's when Porbeagle Sharks were present in good numbers. As with the Rays, Shark numbers unfortunately have gone into decline. But there have been winners too, particularly the Black Bream. And throughout that time, Dave Taylor who skippers 'Aldebaran' has been taking parties out looking for them all.

Recorded in 2011. Female sea anglers are quite a rarity, even in todays enlightened times. Women crewing or skippering offshore charter boats in the UK are almost unheard of, making Tammy Fisher, who works aboard 'Katie Louise' fishing for Tope and Cod along the Norfolk and Suffolk coastlines respectively, something of an interesting find. A short but interesting insight into the work and plans of this 21 year old lady sea angler

Recorded in 2011. Pole fishing is a very quick and precise approach to catching fish in a freshwater match situation. Here, still water pole match fishing expert Nathan Lumb takes us on a step by step journey through the technique.