Audio Angling

Recorded in 2013. It's been over 40 years since a Mako Shark has been caught in UK waters. Then Andy Griffith comes on the scene fishing with Andrew Alsop out from Milford Haven, and takes a world first grand slam of a Blue Shark, Porbeagle and Mako all over 100 pounds and in the same day.

The charter angling boat 'Famous' has operated out from Hartlepool under a number of different guises and skippers at her helm. Currently a purpose built Blyth Cat, here her skipper Dave Lumley looks at the fishing in this corner of the North Sea.

Part 2 of a 2 part interview. Chairman of the British Record Fish Committee, Mike Heylin knows only too well the depth and breadth of the job his committee faces to drag itself into the 21st century.

Part 1 of a two part interview. As chairman of the British Record Fish Committee, Mike Heylin knows only too well the depth and breadth of the job his committee faces to drag itself into the 21st century.

Recorded in 2013. Fishermans Friend is a small medicinal lozenge produced in Fleetwood, originally to aid the fishing industry in the 1860's, but more recently as a remedy of global marketing importance in a wide range of flavours and strengths. Here MD Tony Lofthouse talks about the history of the company and its commercial fishing links.

If it can possibly be caught on the fly, Alex Wilkie will try for it. Even fish which many think are impossible on the fly, Wilkie will try for them and has had more than his fair share of success. Here he talks through those fly fishing ambitions and successes, with a full run down of the tackle and tactics required.

After working as projects officer for the SSACN gathering and processing tag recapture data from Luce Bay, Loch Etive and the Firth of Lorne, James Thorburn was offered the chance of turning the project into a full Ph.D.

Dr. Paul Gaskell looks at an initiative he manages to bring fish back to city centre locations through the Trout In The Town Project.

As well as being a big Eel angler and author of two books on the subject of Eels and Eel fishing, Brian Crawford has also held a number of posts within both the National Angilla Club and the European Eel Angling Association.

Ex-England shore fishing team member,, plus current SAMF secretary Andy Steele talks over a range of topics regarding international shore fishing qualification, selection and duties.