INCORPORATING TROUT & SALMON OCTOBER 2020
Golden days Jewelled trout on the glorious Hodder and Swale
Master weedbeds Setting a trap for big reservoir fish
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Contents
OCTOBER 2020
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44 INSPIRATION
ADVICE
COMMENT
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58 How sound affects trout, explained by Stan Headley
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Editor’s letter
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First Cast
Finlay Wilson gets away from it all at the picturesque Tinto lochs
25 Remembering WUF founder Dr Stephen Marsh-Smith OBE 26 Don Stazicker dips into the River Swale in North Yorkshire 42 Matt Harris’s prized possessions 44 Dream salmon fishing in Iceland with David Profumo 4
80 Paul Procter shares his approach to fishing the River Hodder in Lancashire 90 Jim Coates in conversation with River Eden salmon-fisher Paul Davidson
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 is all at sea
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42 THE STILLWATER ANGLER
TACKLE & FLY-TYING
REGULARS
64 Peter Cockwill visits Hampshire’s multi-faceted Meon Springs fishery
38 Ross Macdonald recommends the Bulletproof Bomb salmon fly
10 & 116 Gallery
70 The smart way to fish among weedbeds, by Rob Edmunds
54 The deft trout flies of Welsh tyers Gareth Lewis and Liam Walsh
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62 Rob Denson ties a Golden Dabbler
131 Crossword
96 This month’s pick of new tackle
132 Property
100 Essential gear for winter grayling
134 Greys wading jacket offer
102 New products to try at your vice
135 Fish of the Month
Three treasured flies tied by England captain Bernie Maher
76 Our expert team solve your queries in Trout Fishers’ Surgery
103 Fishing reports 128 Troutmasters
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BENEATH THE HILL OF FIRE Finlay Wilson gets away from it all at the picturesque Tinto trout lochs, not so far from Glasgow
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HIGH ON THE HODDER Paul Procter hunts the daddy of the stream on a scorching day in the Forest of Bowland
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INCORPORATING
THE STILLWATER ANGLER Your monthly guide to trout fishing on lakes and reservoirs
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WELCOME TO MY FISHERY Meon Springs in Hampshire is no ordinary trout fishery
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THE KNOWLEDGE
Rob Edmunds explains how to find success around weedbeds
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WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX?
England team captain Bernie Maher shares his favourite flies
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TROUT-FISHERS’ SURGERY Our panel of stillwater experts help improve and develop your skills
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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
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