Great Britain

Angler's Corner

Bream, Tench, Roach and Chub provide the sport in this memorable collection from Angier's Corner, a highly praised series of programmes produced by Bernard Venables and film-maker Max Munden for BBC 2 in 1968.
Superb underwater sequences, scenic beauty, tense action and an informative but never intrusive commentary make this series a true collector's item.

Bream — Identification, feeding and shoaling habits. signs of bream on the feed and groundbaiting techniques, plus good underwater shots of bream and bail, are the highlights of this film of float-fishing on canal waters in Somerset.
15 minutes. Colour

Tench — The opening of any new coarse fishing season means tench to the majority of freelance anglers — and they will lap up this 'tenchy' session in which strong emphasis is placed on laying-on techniques, backed by underwater sequences that few, if any, tench buffs will ever have seen as the fish move in on groundbait and hookbait.
15 minutes. Colour

Roach — This obliging fish for all seasons is sought by Bernard Venables in a quiet backstream where, in a float-fishing session, he talks quietly and affectionately of the special place which roach hold in the hearts of anglers for roach are the fish which helped most angling viewers through their 'beginner' days and, for some, still fascinate in more mature days as specimen hunters.
15 minutes. Colour

Chub — This film is a must for those to whom a centre-pin reel was an art form in fishing and an entertaining lesson for those reared on fixed-spool reels. Leslie Brewer is seen in action with a centre-pin, seeking chub on a quiet reach of the Hampshire Avon.
15 minutes. Colour