INSPIRATION
12 Andrew Flitcroft meets Eyebrook Reservoir’s buzzer-feeders on a balmy May day
28 A home from home on the lovely River Usk attracts Paul Procter
40 The tackle and fishing memories of Guernsey rod Meyrick Simmonds
42 Andy Bowman encounters the dramatic River Åaelva in Norway
58 Peter Cockwill celebrates the mayfly hatch on stillwaters
64 The extraordinary variability of brown trout is probed by Jon Beer
72 Jim Coates meets prolific salmon-fisher and stillman Ronnie Fraser
COMMENT
3 Editor’s welcome
8 First Cast
20 On the River with Dani Morey
22 Letters to the editor
37 Simon Cooper’s Trout Talk
39 Bob White is The Gillie
130 Last Cast goes to Giles Catchpole
THE KNOWLEDGE
79 A fix for stuck joints
80 Our expert team answers your queries in Game-fishers’ Surgery
84 Rob Denson raises your hackles
86 The puzzles of the mayfly hatch solved by Alex Jardine
91 Stuart Foxall experiments with the Traffic Light Buzzer
FLY-TYING
25 Stan Headley’s brief history of teal-born wet-flies
54 American tyer Steve Silverio showcases six innovative patterns
70 Colin Kirkpatrick ties a Rainmaker and Potty’s Francais
94 G. Loomis and Airflo gear reviewed
98 Robbie Winram rates the latest crop of 10ft seven-weight rods
REGULARS
10 Gallery with Sharpe’s of Aberdeen
103 Fishing reports and news
122 Troutmasters badge winners
124 Crossword competition
125 Reader offer: Hardy reel and line