TROUT & SALMON APRIL ISSUE

INSPIRATION

12tAlastair Peake and friends enjoy summer fishing on the Thurso

30tThe SussextPiscatorial Society

44tBorders rod Iain McLeod’s treasured tackle and flies

48tJon Beer describes lots in the Wild Trout Trust annual auction

54tThe wild brownies of Dartmoor challenge Don Stazicker

67tJim Coates talks high-watertspinning tactics with a Tay maestro

74tRunning the rule over Blakewell Trout Fishery in Devon

82tPaul Procter advises a cautious approach on the Bourne Rivulet

COMMENT

3tEditor’s welcome

8tFirst Cast

22tOn the River with Dani Morey

24tLetters to the editor

41tBob White is The Gillie

43tSimon Cooper talks trout

130tLast Cast goes to Giles Catchpole

THE KNOWLEDGE

91tA quick fix for damaged line loops

92tYour problems solved by our experts in Game-fishers’ Surgery

96tGet more out of a hare’s mask

98tSteve Cullen’s straight-line buzzer method for spring on stillwaters

102tMoments that change our fishing

103tStuart Foxall ties a modern classic

FLY-TYING

27tStan Headley’s history of the Invicta — a remarkable wet-fly

62tThe fine trout and bass patterns of Frenchman Philippe Dolivet

80tAlex Jardine selects three of his favourite river flies

REGULARS

10tGallery

107tFishing reports

122tTroutmasters update

124tReader offer

125tCrossword competition

126tProperty for sale