Soldiers preparing to serve in Afghanistan are being given fishing lessons to combat stress as they wait for the order to deploy. The famously relaxing hobby, which sometimes sees anglers doze off as equally soporific fish refuse to bite, has been introduced at Britain's biggest barracks in Catterick, North Yorkshire. Troops from the Mercian regiment's first battalion, who are due for postings in Helmand province, are tackling bream, carp and tench in lakes at the nearby village of Carlton Miniott. The project may be extended to help the recuperation of soldiers injured in the fighting. "I don't know if they are going to deploy in two days or two weeks, but this will help them to keep calm before they go," said Captain ...