A beginner's guided day at Bywell, start to finish — the safety briefing, the gear (Loop rods, RIO lines and all), casting from scratch, and the watercraft that actually catches fish.

Where Atlantic salmon and sea trout lie, the rods and lines to cover them with, and how to fish a pool in rotation so two anglers add up instead of competing.

For three seasons in a row, Bywell has produced the first salmon of the season on the River Tyne — and some of the first landed anywhere in England. Meet the anglers and their fresh spring fish.