THE ULTIMATE ANGLING BUCKET LIST

un by Charles Inniss. A life long salmon and sea trout angler, Charles Inniss also ran ten miles of the
River Torridge, was secretary of the Torridge Angling Association, and knows much regarding the
angling history of this classic game fishing river.
Podcast Interview 107: Harry Whiteside, Salmon Netter: Recorded in 2012. Anglers and
commercial fishermen will always be on opposite sides of the fence. But to understand any potential
threat, anglers need to appreciate the commercial side of things too. This is particularly true of salmon
netting. Here Ribble salmon netter Harry Whiteside talks the subject through.
Podcast Interview 108: John Holden, Distance Casting: Recorded in 2013. Far and away the most
influential shore angler/distance caster of the past forty years has to be Essex based John Holden. A
former distance record holder, casting instructor, and current stalwart at Sea Angler Magazine, here is
a man who knows everything there is to know on this particular topic, and is willing to share that
experience with us all here.
Podcast Interview 109: Robin Vinnicombe, Falmouth Mako's: Recorded in 2012. From his first
mako encounter in the late 1950's up to the last ever British Mako Shark catch in 1971 which was aboard
his Falmouth based boat 'Huntress', Robin Vinnicombe accounted for one in three of all mako sharks
ever landed from UK waters. Now well into his 70's and wheelchair bound following a stroke, here he
guides us through a detailed look at how he achieved what he did with this most enigmatic and highly
prized angling shark species.
Podcast Interview 110: Dr. Stephen Atkins, IFCA: Recorded in 2013. In 2011, Sea Fishery
Committee's, which were responsible for policing inshore fishing activities, were replaced by Inshore
Fishery and Conservation Authorities with seats on those authorities being given to various stakeholder
groups including angling. Here North West IFCA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Stephen Atkins explains
the working of an IFCA, plus explores measures which could be employed to help boost bass numbers
both regionally and nationally.
Podcast Interview 111: Ken Robinson, Scottish Shore Cod: Recorded in 2013. It's not that long ago
that fish which would make the angling press these days, even from a boat, were regularly being caught
from the shore in Scotland. Absolute monster cod in particular. Then suddenly, they were gone. Here
Scottish cod record holder Ken Robinson reflects on the fishing back then at Balcary, what happened
to it, and recounts the day of his record catch.
Podcast Interview 112: David Turner, The Last Mako: Recorded in 2013. As the captor of the last
mako shark in UK waters back in 1971, and having thoroughly researched the species for his new book
The Shark Hunter, David Turner tells us all we need to know on the subject of mako shark fishing.
Podcast Interview 113: Mike Winrow, River Ribble Barbel: Recorded in 2013. The River Ribble
in Lancashire was illegally stocked with barbel during the 1970's. By the turn of the century, it was
producing some of the biggest specimens in the country. Lancashire barbel fanatic Mike Winrow
explains.
Podcast Interview 114: Dr. Ruth Thurstan, Commercial Fishing Pressure: Recorded in 2013. As
anglers, we've all seen change, particularly in the numbers and sizes of our more popular fish species.
But this has been going on since the 14th century. Here, Dr. Ruth Thustan looks at historical catch data
and relates this to what we are seeing in terms of fish numbers today, projecting it on to what we can
also expect in the future.
Podcast Interview 115: Phill Williams, The Target: Recorded in 2013. Back in the 1980's, Phill
Williams set himself a target of 100 UK fish species, 300 worldwide fish species, a double figure wild
trout, a 100 pound fish in freshwater, a 200 pound fish from a trailed boat, a 200 pound fish from the
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