JOB DONE

Having children inspires you to share the knowledge and skills you have gained during your lifetime. With each of my four children, three girls and a boy, I have endeavoured to ignite a passion for fishing so they can experience the joy this great sport has to offer and give me the chance to pass on my knowledge from 52 years of fishing.

This also perpetuates the next generation of sea anglers: an important task for us all during this digital age. Each of the girls expressed a brief interest – possibly just to have Dad’s undivided attention for a few hours and get out of doing their chores – but eventually they moved on to other things.

This left Mikey, my youngest, who, in order to nurture a budding interest in fishing, I always try to find something to catch, even if it is an ever-obliging dogfish. However, last year was a washout;