INSPIRATION
12 Chris McCully fishes with cane and silk on the world-famous River Test at Broadlands
24 Peter Cockwill quizzes two fishing buddies at Shropshire’s Ellerdine Lakes
38 The angling treasures of Essex fly-tyer Dean Doyles
40 Tackling a huge hatch of B-WOs with Paul Procter
54 Fred Bainbridge saves the day on a shrunken River Aire in the Dales
62 Discover the Welsh sea-trout that have bounced back from disaster. Story by Steffan Jones
70 Jim Coates in conversation with rock musician and salmon angler Jay Bartlett
COMMENT
3 Editor’s welcome
8 First Cast
20 On the River with Dani Morey
22 Letters to the editor
35 Simon Cooper’s Trout Talk
37 Bob White is The Gillie
130 Last Cast goes to Giles Catchpole
THE KNOWLEDGE
77 Quick fix: make a floating net
78 Your problems solved in Game-fishers’ Surgery
82 Rob Denson makes the most of duck flank feathers
84 How many dry-flies should you use on stillwaters?
89 Stuart Foxall fine-tunes a much-loved salmon fly
TACKLE & FLY-TYING
31 Stan Headley discusses pattern versus presentation
46 The flies of Rocky Mountains trout -fisher Michael Gula
68 Proven patterns from successful Rutland bank angler Mick Connor
94 Chest waders, leaders, fishing maps and fly-lines reviewed
97 New fly-tying materials
REGULARS
10 Gallery with Sharpe’s of Aberdeen
96 Reader offer: switch rod outfit
101 Fishing reports and news
123 Crossword competition
124 Troutmasters badge winners
126 Properties with fishing