INCORPORATING TROUT & SALMON JANUARY 2021
Find trout on reservoirs Gareth Jones’ deadly search tactics
A CAST BACK IN TIME
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MATT HAYES
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INSPIRATION
ADVICE
COMMENT
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30 Paul Procter stalks the clear waters of Hampshire’s lovely River Anton
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Editor’s letter
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First Cast
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22 On the River with Marina Gibson
Finlay Wilson celebrates one of our oldest fishing hotels
42 Angler and author Dennis Moss shares the tackle and times that have shaped his fishing life 50 A new dawn for salmon fishing on the Yokanga River is heralded by Matt Harris 90 Head for Devon’s River Wolfe in high summer, writes Toby Coe 4
A grayling-fishing compendium, by Don Stazicker
82 Jim Coates talks to Matt Hayes about TV and his passion for salmon fishing
24 Letters to the editor 39 Simon Cooper’s chalkstream diary 41
Bob White is The Gillie
130 Last Cast goes to Giles Catchpole
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THE STILLWATER ANGLER
TACKLE & FLY-TYING
REGULARS
58 Peter Cockwill strikes gold at Swanswater Fishery
28 Rob Denson’s Roga Nymph is more than just a one-trick pony
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64 Identify overwintered fish and when to fish droppers with our Trout Surgery experts
46 Meet creative Italian fly-dresser Alberto Salvini
68 Former Scottish International Keith Logan picks his favourite three trout flies 70 Gareth Jones shares his strategies for finding trout on big reservoirs
89 Ross Macdonald profiles an Irish pattern that pulses in peaty water 96 A new batch of tackle goes under the microscope 100 Our pick of new fly-tying materials
Gallery
101 Fishing reports from around the UK and Ireland 121 Get a near half-price Hodgman wading jacket in time for spring 122 Troutmasters results 124 Bumper Christmas crossword 126 Dream properties with fishing 5
A CAST BACK IN TIME
Finlay Wilson celebrates one of our oldest fishing hotels
Drifting on to an island on the eastern shore of Loch Loyal.
INCORPORATING
THE STILLWATER ANGLER Your monthly guide to trout fishing on lakes and reservoirs
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WELCOME TO MY FISHERY
Meet the man going for gold at Swanswater fishery in Stirlingshire
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TROUT-FISHERS’ SURGERY Brush up your skills with help from our expert panel
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WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX?
The patterns that give Scotsman Keith Logan the edge
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THE KNOWLEDGE
Gareth Jones’s approach to locating trout on big reservoirs
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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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