H&C

The World Salmon Catch record is held by a woman. In Scandinavia and America women anglers significantly outnumber their male counterparts. So why are so few women attracted to the sport in the UK? John Bailey enlists the help of top Instructor Tim Gaunt-Baker to examine the sorry state of British women angling. Pauline Smith and her nine-year-old daughter Megan take to Norfolk’s Bure Valley lakes to put their talents to the test – with some surprising results.