Trout & Salmon, September 2020 (Issue Preview)

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Contents

SEPTEMBER 2020

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12 INSPIRATION

ADVICE

COMMENT

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42 Nathan Pursall has got the bug for sea-trout at night

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Finlay Wilson finds salmon sport at the setting of a masterpiece

Editor’s letter

22 On the River with Marina Gibson

28 Llandeilo AA enjoys a rich history and over ten miles of prime water

44 Mating mayfly. Jon Beer keeps his eye on things

40 Author Malcolm Dutchman-Smith shows us his tackle treasures

50 Deep water buzzer fishing takes Stan Headley out of his comfort zone on Loch Leven

37 Simon Cooper’s chalkstream diary

86 Jim Coates talks to the inspiring instructor Will Peake

138 It’s time to grease up, says Giles Catchpole

78 Russia’s tundra gives Paul Procter sedge hatches and trout fishing beyond his wildest dreams

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24 Letters to the editor

39 Bob White is The Gillie

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28 58

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THE STILLWATER ANGLER

TACKLE & FLY-TYING

REGULARS

58 Peter Cockwill meets the next generation at beautiful Lakedown Trout Fishery

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First Cast

10

Gallery

64 Three treasured trout flies from the box of West Country angler Howard Colmer 66 There’s more to a retrieve than speed alone, explains Don Stazicker 70 More advice from our expert panel

Meet Norwegian fly-tyer Bjørnar Skjevdal

85 Less is more for Ross Macdonald 93 Rob Denson’s favourite back-end fly is the Copper Hopper

105 Fishing reports 127 Fish of the Month

100 This month’s pick of new tackle

128 Troutmasters

104 More fly-tying kit for your bench

133 Crossword

131 Waders offer

134 Property 5

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CLUB FISHING

NIGHTS IN THE VALLEY Llandeilo AA enjoys more than ten miles of prime sea-trout and salmon water in South Wales

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AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LOCH An uneasy Stan Headley masters the method needed to catch Leven’s famous wild trout

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INCORPORATING

THE STILLWATER ANGLER Your monthly guide to trout fishing on stocked lakes and reservoirs

P58

WELCOME TO MY FISHERY

The next generation takes over at beautiful Lakedown Trout Fishery

P64

WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX?

Favourite flies from West Country reservoir angler Howard Colmer

P66

THE KNOWLEDGE

Don Stazicker explains why changing your retrieve is so important

P70

TROUT-FISHERS’ SURGERY Essential advice from our reservoir and small stillwater experts

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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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