INSPIRATION
12 Share in Peter Gathercole’s celebration of Chew Valley Lake
26 Digby Lewis recalls trips to fish the mayfly on the great loughs of Western Ireland
38 Wild trout in a secluded corner of the Lake District provide Paul Procter with absorbing sport
46 Irish guide Stevie Munn’s favourite angling possessions
54 Don Stazicker explains how to use the wind to your advantage
63 Mike Handyside walks the riverbank with Louis Noble
72 Fish a full floating line for salmon. Jim Coates shares his trusted methods
106 Fish and stay in angler-friendly hotels and cottages
COMMENT
3 Editor’s welcome
20 Colin Macleod’s Hebridean diary
22 Letters to the editor
33 Trout Talk with Simon Cooper
35 Dani Morey’s View from the hut
36 Cockwill’s conundrum
138 Last Cast goes to Giles Catchpole
THE KNOWLEDGE
79 Quick fix: Unclog hook eyes
80 Waterside wisdom from our panel of experts
84 Rob Denson checks out flash
86 Get ready for the large dark olive hatches with Steve Cullen
91 Stuart Foxall ties a failsafe Buzzer
92 Simon Sinclair’s dry-fly advice
TACKLE & FLY-TYING
48 Meet Tasmanian guide Christopher Bassano
70 Kieron Jenkins selects three classic stillwater flies
94 New tackle reviewed
97 New materials for tying trout and salmon patterns
98 A comprehensive test of 11 light river rods
REGULARS
8 First Cast
10 Gallery with Sharpe’s of Aberdeen
111 Fishing reports and news
129 Reader offer: salmon rod and reel
130 Troutmasters badge winners
134 Property with fishing for sale
137 Crossword competition