Fishing with George Monbiot
The writer George Monbiot is a prominent environmental campaigner and outspoken proponent of sustainability so he knew if he wanted to keep eating fish, he'd have to catch his own. Fortunately, when he moved to mid-Wales, he found that self-sufficient fishing in the sea, rivers and estuaries not only provided him with food but reaffirmed a love of the natural world and an appreciation for the natural resources that he has continually fought to protect.
Commissioned by Guardian Weekend Magazine
George Monbiot kayaking out into Cardigan Bay to fish for mackerel
The gutted mackerel are given a quick wash in the sea before being grilled or eaten as sashimi on the beach
George uses wild thyme from the meadows behind the beach to stuff the fish.
The fish cooking on a makeshift grill over a driftwood fire.
Canoeing up an estuary in search of the 'uncatchable' grey mullet.
Fishing for bass by moonlight in Cardigan Bay.