Trout & Salmon, July 2020 (Issue Preview)

INCORPORATING TROUT & SALMON JULY 2020

A question of choice How to target big trout on stillwaters

KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY Friendly and affordable salmon fishing on the River Blackwater

NIGHT OF THE BUSTARD Sensory sport for nocturnal Eden brownies

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CONFESSIONS OF A SALMON ADDICT

Me and Mr Wheatley The fascinating story behind the famous fly-box

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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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42 INSPIRATION 12

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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