INSPIRATION
12 Paul Procter returns to his beloved River Eden
28 Rob Hardy and Rob Edmunds break down big stillwaters
40 The fishing life of author David Profumo
42 Mark Melville welcomes rods back to the Spey
56 Beautiful Loganlea in Midlothian is admired by Peter Cockwill
62 Don Stazicker identifies our faults and suggests some fixes
68 Jim Coates chats with songwriter and gillie Colin Macleod
77 The journey from fluff to fly of Cressida Tomlinson
COMMENT
3 Editor’s welcome
8 First Cast
20 On the River with Dani Morey
22 Letters to the editor
37 Bob White is The Gillie
39 Simon Cooper’s Trout Talk
130 Last Cast goes to Giles Catchpole
THE KNOWLEDGE
82 Our expert team solves your queries in Game-fishers’ Surgery
86 Rob Denson’s ways with deer hair
88 Two key methods for olive-feeders recommended by Gareth Jones
92 Ian Hawkins’ epiphanies
93 Stuart Foxall upgrades the PTN
FLY-TYING
25 A brief history of Butchers by Stan Headley
52 Gary Lyttle shares flies from the Land of the Long White Cloud
66 Inside Matt Eastham’s fly-box
96 Hardy, Rio and Airflo gear reviewed
100 The latest fly-tying materials
REGULARS
10 Gallery
103 Fishing reports and news
120 Troutmasters
122 Properties with fishing
124 Reader offer
125 Crossword competition