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Malcolm Greenhalgh demonstrates how you need to adapt your approach to hook more grayling on the dry fly.
David Wolsoncroft-Dodds explains how to fly fish for pike on big, wild lochs, lakes or loughs.
Paul Reddish goes wilderness fishing for wild brown trout on the Wye Valley passport.
Finlay Wilson reveals some nuances and subtleties of fishing bugs on rivers and reveals six winter bugs for the River Tweed: Sacrificial Copper Bug, Jim's Killer, Pink Collar Bead-head, Winter Brown, Darker coloured Olive Nymph and Blue-tinted Goldhead PTN.
Tim Pilcher equips himself for winter in Florida by tying Tim Barski's Epoxy Squid and Seaducer, plus Trey Combs' Sea Habit.
Virtually every material, natural or otherwise, has been exploited by fly tyers to create a better wing for a spent spinner. Better ... hmm, what constitutes better? Without holding court, a better wing will withstand the rigours of fly-casting and simple to make.
Colin Campbell from Mauchline in Ayrshire sent us a useful card which seems to have come from an old Hawkes & Black guide. You may find it useful when sizing tinsel spools.
Bill Logan demonstrates how to finish your flies with a hand whip-finish Do you even remember struggling to tie your shoes? We have all come such a long way since that grand moment of success, pride and independence. My mom showed me how to do the deed while telling me that a rabbit, when chased around a tree dives into its hole. I tie one fine bow now and sometimes even double my knots. Oh let me tell you, where the mechanics of knots are concerned, bold initiative is often called for.
Bob Wyatt wades the west coast of Australia, fishing for chopper bluefish, trevally, snapper and tuna on Cape Peron, near Exmouth.
Agostino Roncallo demonstrates how to tie an extended body dry fly purely from cul de canard feathers.