Issue 17 - August / September 1999
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Contents
An Enormous Irish Pike - Fred Buller
investigates a 19th century tale of monsters 4
A Tremendous Shadow - Arthur Ransome fishing
during the 1927 eclipse, introduced by
Richard Holman 8
The Magic Creel - Old and new angling gifts 13
Flotsam & Jetsam 14
Traditions are just for Traditionalists - Rod Calbrade
Grayling fishing in the summer 15
In Search of Scottish Carp - Martin Herbertson
on the trail of an elusive quarry 17
Tackle Auction news 19
The Waterlog - Chris Yates 20
Fishing in the 90s - Mr C. 22
Ginifer’s Ramblings - John Ginifer 24
The Diary of Vernon the Roach - V. Roach 27
Friends Along the Flowing Road - John Bailey pays
tribute to the people he has met on his travels 28
Bernard Venables 33
Hops, Turkey, Carp and Beer: The legacy of
monastery angling - Mike Winter 36
Ankle-Deep Monsters: Desperately seeking trout
in Normandy - Andrew Brown 40
Against All Odds: Strange but true, the mysterious
catch of two Tay salmon - Jack Mawdsley 42
Let’s Allez Frangling - R. K. Moore
au Magasin de Tackle 44
Nobby’s Mooring - Jim Macdonald on
naming swims 47
Extracts from an Angler’s Library
- Phil McWilliams 50
Poles Apart - Michael Nadell shares his
fascination with roach poles 52
Subscriptions 54
Mrs Walton’s Cookbook 55
Fisherman’s Friends - Richard Smith 56
You Can’t be Serious - Chris Sandford 57
Letters 58
Watering Holes 59
Books 60
In t’ Net - A whizz round the electronic
angling world 61
Creaking Cane - The angler’s market 62
Crossword - Dave Park 63
Back Issues & Obituaries and Accolades 64
Contents
An Enormous Irish Pike - Fred Buller
investigates a 19th century tale of monsters 4
A Tremendous Shadow - Arthur Ransome fishing
during the 1927 eclipse, introduced by
Richard Holman 8
The Magic Creel - Old and new angling gifts 13
Flotsam & Jetsam 14
Traditions are just for Traditionalists - Rod Calbrade
Grayling fishing in the summer 15
In Search of Scottish Carp - Martin Herbertson
on the trail of an elusive quarry 17
Tackle Auction news 19
The Waterlog - Chris Yates 20
Fishing in the 90s - Mr C. 22
Ginifer’s Ramblings - John Ginifer 24
The Diary of Vernon the Roach - V. Roach 27
Friends Along the Flowing Road - John Bailey pays
tribute to the people he has met on his travels 28
Bernard Venables 33
Hops, Turkey, Carp and Beer: The legacy of
monastery angling - Mike Winter 36
Ankle-Deep Monsters: Desperately seeking trout
in Normandy - Andrew Brown 40
Against All Odds: Strange but true, the mysterious
catch of two Tay salmon - Jack Mawdsley 42
Let’s Allez Frangling - R. K. Moore
au Magasin de Tackle 44
Nobby’s Mooring - Jim Macdonald on
naming swims 47
Extracts from an Angler’s Library
- Phil McWilliams 50
Poles Apart - Michael Nadell shares his
fascination with roach poles 52
Subscriptions 54
Mrs Walton’s Cookbook 55
Fisherman’s Friends - Richard Smith 56
You Can’t be Serious - Chris Sandford 57
Letters 58
Watering Holes 59
Books 60
In t’ Net - A whizz round the electronic
angling world 61
Creaking Cane - The angler’s market 62
Crossword - Dave Park 63
Back Issues & Obituaries and Accolades 64