In 1889 a land was lost, an engineer smiled, but tears ran down the cheeks of relocated residents, like the first heavy raindrops soaking the dammed Llandwyddn Valley. As the engineer's dreams came true, those of the people of Llandwyddnn valley crashed. The area soon submerged, and a fast-growing Liverpool population soon got its ...

How to fit a fly line and backing to a reel, so it fills the spool perfectly

Duncan Egan ties his hot salmon fly, the Flamethrower.

Review of kapok a natural, fine, allergy-free vegetable dry fly dubbing

I've always had a hankering to own an electric outboard. Not necessarily to get around a water, but for the various controls that it can lend whilst fishing, especially ...

Bead storage and use made easy using Feed-A-Bead

Struggling to tie parachute dry flies? Here are a few tricks and cheats to make the job a bit easier

Oliver Edwards demonstrates how to weave a two-tone Caddis Nymph, by over-hand knotting two yarns

Jeremy Irons narrates how art and science are combining to turn around a 'poor' Oxfordshire chalkstream to bring back wild brown trout