Legacy Lost: Demise of The Benham Estate Shoot
Tragic events three years ago have led the shoot where I go beating to close for good - the effect on the shoot's close-knit team is immeasurable
Andy Ford
TV journalist, broadcaster and England international fly fisherman. Lucky enough to make programmes and write about my love of angling and the countryside.
Southern Water's Dirty Secret Exposed: Riverkeepers Take a Stand
A time for local heroes as Southern Water meet their match - the story of how 30 humble river keepers stopped a multi-million pound water company from pumping effluent into the River Test.
The Frustration of a Winter Grayling Addict: A Tale of Storms and Sewage
What do you do if you’re a grayling angler during the wettest Winter in 130 years? My woes are explored here. Answers on a postcard....suggestions very welcome in the comments section below.
Are the Differences Between 'Game' and 'Coarse' Fish Really So Great?
When is a fish not a fish? And why is it OK to kill and eat a trout, but not a tench? The division between game and coarse angling seems as wide as the Grand Canyon. But why is that? And what needs to happen?
Rewilding Me: Fishing A Grayling Tournament Reconnected Me To Nature
A quest for a real adventure close to home takes me to the hallowed River Test on a mission to avoid plasticised hamburgers and anything that’s not actually wild.
How to be murdered but still have time to go fishing.
Saltwater fly fishing can be murder at times. More so if you’re fishing for mullet! But what about this? Here’s a story about angling and friendships with a difference.
Are you sitting too comfortably? Then the comfort crisis has got you!
We're the ultimate hunting machine - but we don't tap into our instincts. Is getting out there and following original design model the answer to our ills?