INSPIRATION
12 The Spey’s longest tributary puts on the charm for Rob Hardy
30 Scot Steve Cullen feels right at home on Leicestershire’s pine-fringed Thornton Reservoir
44 Professor Michael Bibby’s favourite tackle items
46 On the Wiltshire Avon, Paul Procter searches for clues to beetle-feeding brownies
56 Jim Coates discusses salmon tactics and challenges with Ayrshire expert Bill Gracie
68 Don Stazicker explores the effect of wind on water, trout and our fishing prospects
76 Bright skies and low water don’t deter Stan Headley in his quest for an Arran sea-trout
COMMENT
3 Editor’s welcome
22 Colin Macleod’s Hebridean diary
24 Letters to the editor
39 Trout Talk with Simon Cooper
41 Dani Morey’s View from the hut
42 Cockwill’s conundrum
130 Last Cast goes to Giles Catchpole
THE KNOWLEDGE
83 Quick fix: the car boot trug
84 Salmon and trout fishing insights from our panel of experts
88 Rob Denson on synthetic dubbing
90 Catching big fish on light tackle with Rob Edmunds
95 Simon Sinclair’s nymphing advice
96 Tying the Monnow Mayfly
TACKLE & FLY-TYING
64 David Park shares three favourite river trout patterns
98 A first look at new tackle including bespoke scoop nets and Hardy’s 150th anniversary reel
103 Fly-tying products to try at your vice
REGULARS
8 First Cast
10 Gallery with Sharpe’s of Aberdeen
105 Fishing reports and news
122 Troutmasters badge winners
124 Reader offer: river trout kit
125 Crossword competition
126 Find a dream home with fishing