Coarse fishing in troubled waters

ANGLING is a strange pastime, surrounded by fashions, conventions and an odd set of laws and bye-laws.

These are mostly designed to make things more difficult for the angler and easier for the fish. If it was just a matter of catching fish as efficiently as possible, a net or explosives would almost certainly be more efficient than a hook.

The regulations and conventions also stretch to what you do with a fish after you’ve caught it.