All-time angling heroes

Ivan always claimed just to be an ordinary bloke who could fish a bit. The angling world knows he was far, far more than that.

Alf Waterhouse should be recognised for his ground-breaking conservation policies, leadership skills and extreme determination.

In 1922 the legendary Miss Ballantine landed the biggest ever rod-caught British salmon.

Ken Ball, president of the NFA was an all-round great bloke, a tireless worker for angling and a great ambassador for our sport.

Fred Buller is almost certainly the greatest angling historian the sport has ever produced.

Dick Walker was arguably the most influential angler, not just of the past 100 years, but of all time.

To attempt to understand the importance of Robert Bright Marston we must step back to the late Victorian era.

Bernard authored the book that inspired a generation to try fishing, through his endearing characters, Mr Crabtree and son Peter.

Dick Clegg will go down in angling history as the brilliantly successful England team manager who brought world championship success on a massive scale.

Maurice Kausman worked tirelessly to further the sport of angling in the 20th century.

What Philip Geen achieved in his lifetime, without access to methods of communication that we take for granted today, is remarkable.

Brilliant match angler, specimen hunter, writer and angling administrator, Jim Bazley did much to raise the profile of our rapidly evolving sport.

Barrie Rickards, aka the ‘Pike Doctor,’ changed the landscape of pike fishing for thousands of anglers.

As well as doing much to further the sport of angling, Terry Mansbridge had some memorable encounters with the Kray twins.