INCORPORATING TROUT & SALMON JULY 2020
A question of choice How to target big trout on stillwaters
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THE VOICE OF GAME-FISHING SINCE 1955
COV E R I M AG E : B I G B R OW N T R O U T O N A B U Z Z E R BY P E T E R G AT H E R C O L E
Contents JULY 2020
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Chris McCully fishes into dark, hoping for big river trout
ADVICE
COMMENT
50 Making the most of the Half-Hog. Stan Headley reveals his secrets
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Editor’s welcome
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First Cast
28 Andrew Flitcroft meets a father and son team in County Cork
52 Don Stazicker explores different ways of weighting flies
22 On the River with Marina Gibson
40 Malloch Trophy winner Tom Buchanan’s treasured tackle items
82 Jim Coates finds out why working for your fish is more rewarding
24 Letters to the editor 37 Simon Cooper’s chalkstream diary
42 Jon Beer on Wheatley fly-boxes 39 Bob White is “The Gillie” 88 Paul Proctor finds himself alone on Cumbria’s River Clough 4
130 Last Cast goes to Giles Catchpole
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52 THE STILLWATER ANGLER
TACKLE & FLY-TYING
REGULARS
64 Peter Cockwill sharpens your stalking skills
62 Try the Silver Doctor on bright sunny days, says Ross Macdonald
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70 Inside Robbie Winram’s fly-box
96 Rob Denson looks forward to action with the Heather Fly
108 Crossword
100 Take a look at a new batch of tackle for summer
109 Fishing reports
Gallery
106 Reader offer 72 Rob Edmunds believes better trout often fall to indicator tactics 76 Our experts answer your stillwater questions
126 Troutmasters 104 Lightweight kit for hilltop fishing 128 Property 107 The latest fly-tying products
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NIGHT OF THE BUSTARD Chris McCully heeds the advice of our forefathers and fishes beyond the evening rise for big river trout
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INCORPORATING
THE STILLWATER ANGLER Your monthly guide to trout fishing on lakes and reservoirs
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THE MENTOR
WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX?
THE KNOWLEDGE
TROUT-FISHERS’ SURGERY
Invaluable stalking advice from Peter Cockwill
Rutland fisher Robbie Winram singles out three treasured patterns
Rob Edmunds explains how he fishes flies beneath an indicator
Tips from the experts to help improve your stillwater catches
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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
TROUT MASTERS ’s badge Plus this monthEurope’s winners from fishing largest fly- n competitio See page 126
SPLENDID ISOLATION Paul Procter stalks the speckled brown trout of Cumbria’s turbulent River Clough
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