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Contents
AUTUMN 2020
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90 INSPIRATION
ADVICE
COMMENT
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54 Steffan Jones explains how to target sea-trout on the dry-fly
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Editor’s letter
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First Cast
A tip-off leads Rob Hardy to an unsung stretch of the River Usk
25 Remembering Jack Charlton 26 Draycote Fly-Fishers’— a club that’s doing the right things 42 Charles Jardine’s mementoes 44 Treasured photographs reveal the tales behind some of Jon Beer’s fishing trips 4
80 Paul Procter visits a Lake District reservoir often overlooked by anglers 90 Jim Coates meets Graham Ritchie, a man you wouldn’t mind being a salmon or two behind each season
20 On the River with Marina Gibson 22 Letters to the editor 35 Simon Cooper’s chalkstream diary 37 Bob White is The Gillie 138 Giles Catchpole lights the barbie
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54 THE STILLWATER ANGLER
TACKLE & FLY-TYING
REGULARS
64 Peter Cockwill visits the Albury Estate in Surrey, a secluded watery paradise
38 Rob Denson’s Mandarin Crippler
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50 Getting proportions right is vital says Swedish tyer Peter Ohlsson
103 Fishing reports
70 How do you control your flies from a boat? Don Stazicker explains 74
Three patterns from the fly-box of England International Paul Wild
76 Our expert panel answers more of your stillwater questions
62 Ross Macdonald recommends the mushroom treatment
Gallery
128 Troutmasters 131 Crossword
96 This month’s pick of new tackle
132 Property
100 Prepare to catch pike on the fly
134 Airflo Super-tuff wader offer
102 New products to try at your vice
135 Fish of the Month competition 5
A DAY TO REMEMBER The plan works for Rob Hardy on a fabulous unsung stretch of the Usk in mid-Wales
A beautiful fish for Rob Hardy from Brecon AS water.
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WILD AT HEART
Wet Sleddale Reservoir may be a newcomer to the Lake District, but its beautiful trout are as old as the fells, writes Paul Procter
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THE STILLWATER ANGLER Your monthly guide to trout fishing on lakes and reservoirs
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WELCOME TO OUR FISHERY
Meet the team running the idyllic Albury Estate Fisheries in Surrey
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THE KNOWLEDGE
Don Stazicker explains how to control your flies when boat-fishing
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WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX?
Three reliable reservoir patterns from England international Paul Wild
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TROUT-FISHERS’ SURGERY Expert advice to improve your stillwater sport this season
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FISHING REPORTS
All the latest news from our local experts. The only monthly record of catches and news from the major fisheries of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
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