The birth of The Ghillie Herself. Chapter Two in a series of off-beat personal reminiscences in which lifelong angler Gordon Mack explores the strange alchemy surrounding one of the UK’s largest participant sports – one to which he has been addicted for more than half a century.

They explore the sights, sounds, situations and engaging personalities which have shaped his hobby, from his earliest days in the glens of Scotland tutored by equally enthusiastic parents, to excursions with rod and line around the world. What’s more they’re all true – well they’re recounted by a journalist and an angler.

Why you should never take your dentist fishing. Chapter One in a series of off-beat personal reminiscences in which lifelong angler Gordon Mack explores the strange alchemy surrounding one of the UK’s largest participant sports – one to which he has been addicted for more than half a century.

They explore the sights, sounds, situations and engaging personalities which have shaped his hobby, from his earliest days in the glens of Scotland tutored by equally enthusiastic parents, to excursions with rod and line around the world. What’s more they’re all true – well they’re recounted by a journalist and an angler.