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The article highlights the 1981 National Championship of England at Quibell Park in London, England with teams of anglers each competing for the title. The sport known as match angling was reportedly started by men who worked in the ironworks during the Industrial Revolution. The match season opens on June 16. The individual championship during the 1981 event went to David Steer from Surrey while team championship went to Essex which finished up on Knott's board.

The article discusses the Miller High Life Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (BASS) Masters Classic mystery lake event of 1973, led by Ray Scott, president of BASS. The event is in its third year, and involves Scott flying 26 professional fishermen, their families and a bevy of reporters to an undisclosed lake. Once there, they have one day to get a feel for the lake prior to the competition for an award of 15,000 dollars. In 1973, Scott took them to the Clark Hill Lake near the South Carolina-Georgia Line. Rayo Breckenridge has won the event.

The article profiles Alma Kunz, a man known for his skill in trout fishing in Idaho. He has attracted the interest of top American businessmen to come to Driggs Village and fish with him at Teton River. His neighbors believe that he is able to see where the trout is. He is patient in teaching others how to catch the fish by dry fly properly, which to him is better than using a bait.

The article provides information on Baja California Sur in Mexico as a destination for sports-minded tourists. The cost of renting a boat and a crew in Baja Sur is 65 dollars. A hotel at El Chileno Bay called Hotel Cabo San Lucas was built by former rancher and businessman W. Matt Parr as his permanent home. It says that the only place in the world that is home to treasure hustlers is San José del Cabo.

The article covers issues on sports as of March 16, 1964. Boxing fans were found to be unconcerned about the new religion of heavyweight champion Cassius Clay as demonstrated in gate receipts in theaters when he fought Sonny Liston. The American League 1964 Red Book claimed Minnesota Twin left-hander Garry Roggenburk will celebrate his fourth birthday on April 16. Horseball was introduced at the Cercle La Gourmette-Saint Maur riding club in Paris, France.

The article features Master Caster Jon Tarantino from San Francisco, California. Tarantino, who has won the world amateur all-around casting championship since 1957, held the Western States junior dry-fly accuracy title at age 11 in 1948. Casting, which requires precision for accuracy and distance, is easy to learn, according to Tarantino. He says that his tournament travels gave him the chance to fish some famous waters from around the world.

The article explores the work and plight of U.S. game wardens. It illustrates their usual 12-hour working day and notes how hunters and fishermen regard them negatively. It explains the source of their meager salary, as well as the accurate knowledge of the law required to avoid false arrests and malicious persecution. It discusses the extent of their service and the information they must possess in all aspects of fish-and-game preservation. Examples of their difficulties with violators and the dangers that come with the job are also cited.

The article focuses on the Mexican island of Cozumel that sits off the coast of Quintana Roo in the western Caribbean. It discusses the history of the island and the arrival of Europeans including conquistador Hernando Cortés and French-Louisianian buccaneer Jean Lafitte. It also highlights the role of sportsfishermen led by charter skipper Charles North in the island's rediscovery and its billfishing contests which also offer prizes for the largest dolphin, tuna and wahoo.

The article features Gilbert Drake, master guide, counselor and consoler at the Deep Water Cay Club in the northern Bahamas. It relates how Drake first caught fish at the age of four with a cane pole and how he progressed to fly-fishing or plain fishing with various implements. Drake went to the Asheville School in the North Carolina mountains and the University of Miami where he studied marine biology and commercial art. The club is known for bonefish and the article provides anecdotes on the experiences of visitors.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of pike fishing on Lough Allen in Ireland.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of fishing at the Vickers Ranch in Lake City, Colorado.

The article discusses the highlights of the 12th Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament that was held in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in August 1970. The rules of the tournament require every team to report its hookups, strikes and fish three times a day. It states that one of the teams that qualified in the finals caught a mahimahi but lost five marlin at the last day of the tournament.

The article features Jack Rudloe, a pioneer in collecting marine creatures for scientific study, and his company Gulf Specimen Co. in Panacea, Florida. The company supplies the Boston Aquarium in Massachusetts, Harvard Medical School and University of Georgia, among others. He lived in Brooklyn, New York before relocating to Tallahassee at the age of 14 and attended Florida State University for only two months. His employees at Gulf Specimen include his mother and treasurer Florence and collector Leon Crum.

The article presents a profile of U.S. businessman, inventor, and angler Bob Abplanalp. According to the author, Abplanalp holds more than 100 patents and invented the first reliable aerosol valve in 1949. Abplanalp is the owner of Precision Valve Corporation, the leading manufacturer of aerosol valves in the world. Because of his interest in fishing, Abplanalp later founded Adirondack Fisheries in 1967.

The article reports on the efforts by entrepreneur Bill Heimpel to sustain sport fishing while protecting marlins and sailfish in the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. Heimpel, owner of the biggest sport-fishing fleet in the seaport of Mazatlan in Mexico, works with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the study of billfish. In 1968, Heimpel tagged and released 714 of about 3,000 marlin and sailfish his boats capture a year for study.

The article offers insights into the history of bluefin tuna fishing. Fishermen have been catching bluefins in Newfoundland since 1900. Oliver L. Vardy, a tourist development officer in Newfoundland, started to explore fishery in 1956. Newfoundland Premier Joseph R. Smallwood was the first to offer a 1,000 U.S. dollar reward for the first fishermen who can catch 1,000 pounds of bluefins on rod and reel. A brief description of tuna fishing in the U.S. is provided.

The article focuses on Jetty Conch, a group of mullet anglers, who in early September 1967, get on a jetty as mullets spawn into the Palm Beach inlet in Florida. In 1952, its members started wearing their yellow softball-league T-shirts with the words Jetty Conch, written on its back. Jim Branch, one of the original Jetty Conchs, admits to having named several of the Jetty Conch characters including Frayed Fred, Jimmy Endrock, and Completely Equipped.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of sailing with a group of people in the Strange Voyage of Rufus P. Houseboat.

This section offers news briefs on sports events and personalities as of March 1956. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Ira N. Gabrielson spoke about conservation's gains and losses in the 21st North American Wildlife Conference in New Orleans. A compulsory course in public speaking is included in Maine's 17th annual Warden Training School. Sheriff deputies of North Hollywood, Los Angeles California failed to remove surf angler Charles Yochelson from his favorite fishing spot off Malibu Beach.

This section offers news briefs on sports events and personalities as of August 1954. Race horse Native Dancer will be put to stud at Sagamore Farm in Maryland despite medical treatment and training. Russia's use of sports as propaganda hit a snag as scalpers abound in major sports events, vodka stands banned at some stadiums, and several football players and the whole Moscow team warned for unsportsmanlike acts. Captain George E. T. Eyson and Ken Miles made 17 land speed records for Class F at Utah's Bonneville salt flats.

The article depicts the moods and seasons of San Francisco, California as a city-state for anglers. Trout-fishing takes place in Lake Merced and black bass are found in Lake Berryessa and other ponds and reservoirs in Napa County such as Clear Lake and the Delta. Observation shows the existence of a black market in striped bass and 80 percent of anglers use bait such as chunked or filleted sardines. Not a few anglers refuse to classify abalone-pounding and smelt-jumping as forms of fishing while the tyee salmon, like the smelt, is unpredictable.

A map of the Florida Keys with information on fishing and a gallery of images of fish is presented.

This section offers news briefs on outdoor sports activities in the U.S. in 1956. The National Audubon Society issued a warning about spring the lives of the endangered whooping cranes. The Colorado deer hunting season began on October 1, 1956 with the biggest deer herds ever in the state's history. In fishing, Chuck Swanson caught a 49-inch, 33-pound 13-ounce muskie at Lake Chautauqua.

The article explores why the giant bluefin tuna is much sought by anglers and fishermen. It traces the history of commercial blue fin tuna fishing and angling and describes in detail how an angler catches the fish. The giant tuna's migratory sea roads and spawning grounds are identified, which include Cape Cod Bay in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia from August to September and the Gulf of Mexico in winter. The equipment and tools needed to catch the giant tuna are also listed, including a 12/0 reel with adjustable mechanical drag, a rod holder and gloves.

The short story "The Striped Bass: A Detective Story," by Gerald Holland is presented.

The article focuses on the fun of sport fishing in the U.S. It mentions the experience of civil engineer Robert Clarke in making his effort to catch the 450-pound marlin using a reel loaded with 800 yards of 30-pound-test monofilament line which gave him a losing performance. It notes that the sport can give the angler a glorious feeling despite the losing battle as it means bestowing the fish a sporting chance.