INSPIRATION
12 Rob Hardy meets two fine fishermen on Ireland’s River Nore
28 A guide to the River Don, its trout and promising salmon run, by Craig Fleming
44 The people and tackle that matter most to Wild Trout Trust founder Mike Weaver
47 Jon Beer’s history of the River Lea at Amwell Magna
ADVICE
72 Jim Coates meets world-renowned salmon angler Topher Browne
79 Start grayling fishing this winter with Don Stazicker
86 Matt Harris shares his approach to catching big reservoir pike on the fly
COMMENT
3 Editor’s letter
8 First Cast
22 On the river with Marina Gibson
24 Letters to the editor
41 Simon Cooper’s chalkstream diary
43 Bob White is The Gillie
130 Giles Catchpole’s Last Cast
THE STILLWATER ANGLER
54 Peter Cockwill gets to know Brick Farm Lakes in East Sussex
60 Find out how to weight flies and whether to use a double-taper line in Trout-Fishers’ Surgery
64 Martin Blakeston’s favourite flies
66 Ways to hunt huge reservoir trout with Rob Edmunds
TACKLE & FLYTYING
26 Rob Denson identifies a successful middle-dropper pattern
92 Our pick of the best fly-fishing gifts for Christmas
124 Treat yourself to a Hardy Ultralite Titanium reel with our up-to-half-price offer
REGULARS
10 Gallery
99 The latest fishing reports from leading rivers and stillwaters in the UK & Ireland
122 Troutmasters news
125 Crossword competition
126 Properties with fishing for sale