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	November 2003

	Chasing the lady Peter Rothwell reveals his favourite grayling flies Meet Lefty Kreh Alastair Gowans talks to the man dubbed America's greatest fly fisher, Lefty Kreh Trigger happy John Goddard develops a devastating new emerger along Klinkh Pigs can fly! Duncan Egan has found the addition of pig's bristles to his salmon flies appears to improve their attraction to recalcitrant fish At home with the Shastas Peter Lapsley fishes for Shasta rainbows in their home rivers Ritz revisited Geoffrey Bucknall explains Ritz-stlye casting with light-line rods Bug style Dave Calvert and Stuart Crofts get set for Bugging November Cane still able Graham Swanson argues the case for cane rods Blae & Black Mick Huffer demonstrates how to tie the Blae & Black, the pattern which proves that exact imitation is sometimes not as effective as general representation A view from the chalkstreams Gordon Mackie considers the relationship between trout and grayling; and recalls the writer who taught him about tackle and tactics Europe competes on a wee island Bob Wyatt reports from the 2003 European Fly Fishing Championships on Islay Northern Climes Rod McGill challenges the Scottish Executive's support for salmon farmers In Socrates' shoes How to teach fly tying

	October 2003

	October harvest Alastair Gowans divulges how and where to find 'back-end' salmon sport in Scotland Grayling take the bait Unconventional grayling tactics At a snail's pace Malcolm Greenhalgh dissects floating snails The Polystickle Mick Huffer shows how to tie Dick Walker's famous transparent fry, and introduces a couple of interesting presentation options to consider Light work Geoffrey Bucknall explains the pleasures and necessities of light line fishing Salmon on the brink Malcolm Greenhalgh details new factors affecting the future of salmon stocks Typically tropical tuna Dave Lewis tackles bluewater tuna Familiarity breeds success Alan Bithell gives a step-by-step account of his imitative winging technique Bright lights of Bewl Pete rLapsley profiles the people who make Bewl a leading reservoir Fact or fallacy? Marvin Nolte debunks the notion that 'dry flies evolved from wet flies' Battleships, bi-planes and catwalk models David Calvert and Stuart Crofts prepare us for October's grayling sport Tricks of the trade Chocolate thorax covers, cat-fur dubbing, and a way to recycle old speakers All change on swollen Agivey Gwilym Hughes reports from the Rivers International, held this year in Ireland Stillwater scene Mickey Bewick lets us into a few Booby secrets; and Charles Jardine is struck by the Lightning Bug Cauld at Invercauld Allan Liddle fishes Kander Lochan and Loch Callater in the Cairngorms

	September 2003

	A certain killer Nick Sawyer divulges the family secrets of fishing for grayling with Killer Bugs In a class of their own Malcolm Greenhalgh explains the finer points of fishing Spider flies For the love of cane Peter Lapsley meets British cane rod experts, and asks why many anglers still prefer to fish with cane Head first Ronald Sutherland changes the balance of his flies in favour of conehead salmon tubes Bonito Armando Quazzo offers advice on fly fishing in the Mediterranean The bare necessities John Goddard ties three astonishingly simple, but killing patterns Pollack ahoy! Henry Gilbey discovers the power of pollack Pale and interesting David Calvert and Stuart Crofts anticipate the return of September dry fly sport Sewin by daylight Paul Morgan puts his mini-tubes into practice Deepest claret Gwilym Hughes reports from the Ladies' Home Internnational and discloses how Buzzers can be fished deep from a drifting boat Fact or fallacy? Ally Gowans questions the received wisdom which says 'chose a dark fly on a dull day What a difference a year makes Lough Currane takes another step forward thanks to the efforts of the Waterville Fisheries Development Group Stirling browns Allan Liddle visits the Carron Valley reservoir A view from the chalkstreams Gordon Mackie welcomes the return of otters; and suggests some less famous chalkstreams for true wild sport Textbook Tying Mick Huffer ties The Merkin, an excellent crab pattern Stillwater scene Mick Bewick has a better way to palmer; whilst Charles Jardine ties a Jelly Roll Fry Designer Daddies Ted Malone traces the developing story of the Daddy-Long-Legs

	August 2003

	Daylight sea trout Paul Morgan finds mini-tubes to be highly effective in low water and during daylight Caddis know-how David Calvert and Stuart Crofts tackle the full sedge life-cycle Salmon secret Mick Huffer ties the Tadpole, a spring salmon fly for all season What's your style? Why different salmon rods suit different casters Creep and peep Bob Wyatt offers advice on stalking in low summer levels, calling on his New Zealand experience for results Top of the lochs Allan Liddle previews the Scottish venue for the 2003 European Fly Fishing Championshps Fact or fallacy? Vance Evans ponders on deer-hair Big Secret Bee Part 2. Bill Logan provides the essential techniques for dressing a tan foam bee Cometh the hour Peter Lapsley profiles Dr Nick Giles, chairman of the Environment Agency team tasked with writing the National Trout and Grayling Strategy Dressing Mrs Tiggywinkle Stan Headley's definitive tying of the Sedgehog, one of the most versatile and effective modern trout flies Devonshire cream Mark Bowler fishes for sea trout in the River Dart One good turn Alastair Gowans reveals a slightly different turle knot which has served him well for many years Gene genie Grandson of the legend, Nick Sawyer brings traditional river keepering to bear on modern chalkstream problems Eyes left Gwilym Hughes' new-look sedge pupa imitation are proving popular with trout Amazon bites! Malcolm Greenhalgh heads into deepest Amazonia and the toothy delights of the rainforest

	July 2003

	Beetles' latest hits Neil Patterson finds South African trout tactics translate as an ideal high summer approach for the UK Dry fly masters Who was the greatest ever dry-fly fisher? Salmon lines and AFTM Ally Gowans wonders if AFTM stands for A Fictitious Tangled Mess? Extreme charr Fishing the far edge of wilderness The lure of the Snake How to charm big sea trout Fact or fallacy? Bev Perkins asks if genetic hackles are right for all fly tying In the pink John Horsfall uses a new technique for the Moseley May The MH Pike Fly Tie this simple, adaptable fly for trout anglers who are tempted into thinking about tackling pike Traditional crystal Taking a second look at crystal chenile Blue-winged opportunities Dave Calvert and Stuart Crofts fish July's classic fly hatch Hammer time Bill Logan puts his own stamp on foam terrestrial patterns Capital trout Allan Liddle finds quality trout fishing outside Edinburgh Bridgett's diary Patterns from long-lost letters of RC Bridgett

	June 2003

	Thump in the night Mark Bowler has a strategic re-think of his sea trout tactics Spey surprise Trout where you least expect them What a pain! Malcolm Greenhalgh responds to recent claims that fish feel pain Beat the boilie Fish surface flies for carp Yellow Mays, Mays and Yellow Sallies Dave Calvert and Stuart Crofts outline the bugs to expect on rivers in June Sparkler Wet Mick Huffer ties a more subtle Sparkler Different strokes Ally Gowans puts rod actions into context One Gun Bob Wyatt fishes his top Deer Hair Sedge Tucking up Paul Arden and Charles Jardine explain how to get and use a high back-cast Fish till you drop Terry Lawton investigates charr and grayling fishing in Swedish Lapland Circle Budgies uncaged Bev Perkins ties and fishes a lure dressed on circle-hooks The Unsinkable Peter Rothwell ties an Unsinkable parachute fly In pursuit of polluters Profiling Bob James, PR man for the ACA Two little devils Albert Horne writes the history of the Diawl Bach Brand new Buttons Gwilym Hughes fishes and ties his way through an Irish hatch of Welshman's Buttons Why do you tie flies? Marvin Nolte makes up his mind