In This Issue | February 2012

On sale Friday, January 13th, 2012, Only £3.25

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  The Blood fly

  Mick Huffer introduces the Blood Fly, an attention-grabbing, insect-profile wet fly.

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  Vicars and their vices

  Verily, Terry Lawton explores the link between God and fly fishing.

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  Restoring "the best trout river in southern Britain"

  Charting the ambitions and successes of the Monnow restoration and maintenance project.

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  "Switch rods saved my salmon fishing"

  Malcolm Greenhalgh offers relief from the aches and pains of heavy salmon tackle.

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  Gourmet Mayflies

  Chris Sandford presents some intricate Mayfly patterns to keep us busy through the winter­.

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  Paradise by the M4

  Joe Walker showcases the River Ewenny, a Welsh gem with superb access.

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  Gravel-pit winner

  Charles Jardine often turns to Stan Codling’s Jardyne on stillwaters.

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  The price of Thames salmon

  S&TA’s Paul Knight and Janina Gray put the case for the Thames Tunnel proposition.

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  Stockings and stoneflies

  Neil Patterson ties a dry fly designed to keep afloat – and keep its shape.

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  A (wo)man may fish

  Bruce Sandison talks to the BBC’s Fiona Armstrong about her love of fishing.

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  North Country secrets

  Rob Smith explores the provenance of some more long-lost Yorkshire flies.

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  Tackling rivers single-handed

  Dave Southall illustrates some advantages and essentials of tenkara.

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  A view from the chalkstreams

  Passing the stealth test: Gordon Mackie says there’s more to tactical fishing than fly choice.

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  Flies without fly line

  Jeremy Lucas remoulds the art of leader-to-hand river fishing for stillwaters.

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  Specialist teams

  Hugo Ross and Eric Dyson offer some must-have teams for wild trout lochs.

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  'We fought the law … and won!'

  Syndicate's successful legal battle establishes a right to fly fish

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  Breakfast at Biffo's

  Mike Harding presents a new-found passage from the late PG Wodehouse.