In this issue

PERFECT MICRO MINKIES The new way to tie tiny stillwater fry patterns

GRAYLING IN KITE COUNTRY Discover the Wye Valley's secluded passport water

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU

50 Grilse And Counting

William and Alastair Peake experience breathtaking sport with shoals of salmon in Sutherland

8 mins

Stuck In The Middle With You

Stan Headley describes how boat partners can make him happy or drive him to distraction

7 mins

Grayling In Kite Country

Spectacular scenery and great sport are found by James Beeson in the Wye Valley.

6 mins

Hampshire Avon

THERE CAN be few places in fishing more famous than the Royalty Fishery on the Hampshire Avon, even Mr Crabtree has fished its illustrious waters. Two seasons ago an enormous salmon of 40lb was caught in the spring at the Royalty and big salmon are regularly caught in the early months of the season.

1 min

Itchen

ONE OF Hampshire’s famous chalkstreams, the Itchen is shorter than its equally famous neighbour, the Test, and is therefore more exclusive. Many Itchen beats are controlled by syndicates and private owners with fishing reserved for members and friends only, although there is some day-ticket availability – and even a free stretch through Winchester city centre.

1 min

River Blackwater

THE BLACKWATER rises in the boglands of County Kerry, and although the peaty tinge it carries gives rise to its name it also flows through limestone and that helps it to support a diverse range of fly-life which provides plenty of sustenance for salmon parr and trout. The river is one of Ireland’s most productive salmon fisheries, along with the River Moy.

1 min

Lough Corrib

PROBABLY THE most famous fishery in Ireland, and certainly its greatest limestone lough, Corrib has been attracting anglers to the Emerald Isle since Victorian times. At a staggering 44,000 acres it is the largest lake in the Republic – a vast expanse that’s characterised by sheltered bays, rocky shores and an array of islands.

1 min

Lough Mask

LOUGH MASK is the wilder and lesser-known neighbour of the famous Lough Corrib, but for all that it is no less productive and is rightly considered one of the great loughs of Ireland. The 20,500-acre lake holds very good stocks of wild brown trout, though it is deeper and more exposed than Corrib so weather can be an important factor in determining success.

1 min

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