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Donald John Mackay, the Hebridean tweed weaver who has changed an entire industry
Given the chance create his very own ‘estate’ Harris tweed, David Profumo knocks at the door of Donald John Mackay, the Hebridean weaver who has changed an entire industry. Photographs by Glyn Satterley.
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Chalkstream fishing on the River Test and River Dever: 'You have to be as surreptitious and precise as a sniper'
Our fishing correspondent David Profumo ventures to England for a series of forays on venerable chalkstreams, where he bags a few brown trout and a lot of nostalgia.
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Teal: The tiny ducks that can’t walk straight, but can corkscrew through the air at 50mph
David Profumo takes a look at the teal, the mighty duck that's as devastatingly impressive soaring through the air as it is hilariously ungainly when waddling on dry land.
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In Focus: Fergus Granville, the driftwood sculptor inspired by North Uist
Fashioned from driftwood, barbed wire, sea urchins and barnacle-encrusted plastic mannequins, Earl Granville’s eclectic sculptures are inspired by the Hebridean island of North Uist’s wild weather and terrain, discovers David Profumo.
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Golden Eagles: The aristocrats of the air — magnificent, haughty and deadly
David Profumo admires the golden eagle, the aristocrat of the air.
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David Profumo's Fantasy League of angling fishing guests
David Profumo imagines who might attend his own dream angling dinner party.
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What's the perfect time to teach your children how to fish?
Our resident fisherman turns his tackle over to his three-year-old grandson. Knowing when to introduce children to the joys of fishing is a conundrum, but youth often means confidence – and success.
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Fishing in Iceland: The joy of tussling with 20lb salmon in the wake of David Beckham
David Profumo takes a fishing trip to Iceland, where he deploys a Balmoral Special to bag a grilse on Sheep, the number-one pool on the fabled river Haffjarðará.
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Sporting Life: Catching the skittish bonefish with peanut butter, jam and a single fly
Our correspondent goes through the necessary rituals to pursue ‘the little white foxfish’ in the West Indies.
