Softly, softly
Brian Harris says stillwater fishers should be aiming to fish much lighter rods for casting ease, improved presentation, better fishing, and more fun, and he adds a special summer dry fly imitation for you to test his theory
Skunked again!
Those who write about fishing are no less vulnerable to blank or thin days than anyone else. The trick is to learn from such events
Micro dries
Jeremy Lucas yearns for the river to be low and clear, for then he can put his downstream micro-dry presentation into practice.
National selection
Peter Lapsley examines the differences in flies and fishing styles throughout the various regions of the British Isles, and asks why local patterns work so well.
The ups and downs
Andrew Cartwright has found a way to control fishing depth with a sliding dry fly.
Grease is the word
Stan Headley explains when Mucilin grease should be used by fly fishers, and when mud - or Xinc - should be used to degrease the leader.
Picky winter grayling
Gordon Mackie explains why a wide selection of fly patterns and styles is a good tactic for picky winter grayling.
To drogue, or not to drogue?
Stan Headley looks at how the drift of the boat can be controlled by a drogue and analyses its use for brown trout and rainbow trout.
The invisible link
Alastair Gowans explains why leader length and make-up is a critical component of good fly presentation, and covers the join; the taper 'two thirds' rule; working out the taper and the ' two inch' test; and 'X' sizes monofilament.