Chris Yates is an angler, photographer, broadcaster, tea connoisseur and author born on 19 April 1948.
Yates prefers vintage tackle, particularly split-cane rods and centrepin reels, and regards cane as superior to any other rod-making material.
Yates was one of two central characters in BBC2's 1993 TV series A Passion for Angling, made by Hugh Miles and also featuring Bob James, in which the pair go fishing for carp, salmon and other species across Britain.
The series was shown in many countries including Mexico, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Italy, Norway and Japan.
[4] Between 1996 and 2006 Yates presented numerous BBC radio documentaries, all produced by Dan Shepherd of Far Shoreline Productions.