Dick was born 100 years ago today, and to celebrate we have a new home page, giving a taster of more content coming soon in three new major sections for the website.

- The Legend - will cover his achievements and contributions to angling, including the capture of his 44 lb carp Clarissa, tacke design and innovations, his writing and more.

- The Influence - will look at Walker in the media; TV, radio and print. His prolific letter output replying to anglers ranging from ten-year-old schoolboys to university professors.... and his photgraphic work that so enhanced his articles.

- The Man - will examine Dick's personality, his life outside of angling, and most importantly, his friends, angling companions and colleagues.

The angling world wakes this morning to the find itself all the poorer for the loss last evening of Frederick Buller MBE. Anyone fortunate enough to have known Fred, will know that we have lost so much more, for never have I met a finer gentleman than he. His colossal contribution to angling is epitomized in the huge tomes that were the result of years dedicated to research, 'The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike', and another '..of Giant Salmon', are surely considered classics that will be invaluable to future generations. Yet these merely scratch the surface of what was a lifetime spent in angling, and the vast depth of knowledge Fred possessed on the subject, which many considered made him a world authority, especially concerning the history of fishing tackle.

He will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family.