Roy Rogers, the “king of the cowboys”, was a very keen angler who grabbed every opportunity that he could in his busy film and appearances schedule to go fishing.
Flies with a spinning vane would be very suspect now, but they were once very popular. Now they have regained their popularity – with collectors.
The mahseer, said to weigh 130lb, could become a new record. But it has stirred up a storm of controversey.
It seems the most unlikely fishing vessel. But this submarine was used to catch fish on lines – while it was actually underwater.
Billy Pate, one the the world’s foremost saltwater fly anglers and a man who has set a host of big-game records, has died at the age of 81.
Tarpon anglers have a treat in store, with two very different books about the silver king just out. Our review pages include a new work on the history of carp fishing.
We tell the story of Yuck Meldrum, one the finest of all fish carvers.