John Bailey: It’s better to have loved and lost during our viaduct barbel quest
Angling columnist John Bailey on his viaduct barbel quest in Derbyshire
COLUMNIST John Bailey: An open letter to a fishing mate after bittersweet afternoon
4.45pm: An adult, presumably a teacher, announces tea time, and the river is abandoned within five minutes.
COLUMNIST John Bailey: Fly rod thoughts on a May morning
I’ve got something of a confession to make. I very rarely actually go fishing myself, just for the fun of it.
John Bailey: The season for surface fishing is here
I have just returned from a trip to Scotland where a friend fished surface lures for pike for the first time.
Columnist John Bailey: How do we feel about targets in fishing?
I’m about to embark on a new season of Mortimer and Whitehouse, Gone Fishing and in 30-odd episodes we have yet to weigh a fish.
Columnist John Bailey: Spring and the Environment Agency comes knocking
Yup, it’s that time of the year again - daffodils, bluebells, birds nesting in the eaves and the good old Environment Agency demanding their fishing licence fee.
Columnist John Bailey: Where we fish really matters
My role as fishing consultant with Mortimer and Whitehouse, Gone Fishing, has been one of the great gigs of my professional life in more ways than I can begin to count.
Columnist John Bailey: An abiding fishy mystery
Just on 10 years ago, almost to the week, I joined Carl Sayer and his UCL team on one of their spectacular crucian netting exercises.
John Bailey: The indescribable thrills of a '30'
Two of my dearest pals happen to be Spurs fans, and great fishermen.
It's not just catching that matters - the daffs are a clue
Isn’t there a timelessness about fishing that is absent in other sports?
