Issue 14 - February / March 1999
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Contents

The Lodge  - Paul Sheehan in praise of
   a traditional Irish fishing holiday     4
Chevinalia:  A Chevinomaniac shares
   his passion - R. J. Sturdy   8
Great Irish Pubs: Thirteen of the best 
   - Dick Warner   11
The Magic Creel - Old and new rods   13
Flotsam & Jetsam   15
Estuary Year: Good fishing for the thinking
   angler - Alan Baker   17
Fishing in the 90s - Mr C.   18
The Waterlog - Chris Yates   21
The Diary of Vernon the Roach - V. Roach   25
Ginifer’s Ramblings  - John Ginifer   26
Tickety-Boo  - R. K. Moore empties his wallet   28
Going . . . Going . . . Gone - Peter Rolfe
investigates the demise of the crucian carp   31 
Monarchs of the Thames - Roger Barnes
   recalls the kings of Thames trout fishing   34
Saving the Day: A summer day’s carp fishing
   - Martin Herbertson   36
California’s Unbreakable Sturgeon Record
   - Louis Bignami tells a story of one
          that didn’t get away   38
“BB”  One of angling’s finest authors and
    illustrators - Chris Yates   40
Fisherman’s Friends - Richard Smith, in a new
   series, describes and paints the kingfisher   44
My Spot on the River Crane: Fishing in one of
   England’s less obvious spots - Tim Wingham   45
Ian’s Damp Patch  - Ian A.H.   46
Bernard Venables   49
J. W. Young - Elwyn Attwood traces a century
   of reel making   51
Subscriptions   54
Mrs Walton’s Cookbook   55
You Can’t be Serious - Chris Sandford   56
Photography Competition - Barbel winners   57
Creaking Cane  - The anglers market   58
Crossword  - Dave Park   59
Books   60
Letters   61
Watering Holes & In the Drink   62
In t’ Net  - A whizz round the electronic
   angling world   63
Back Issues & Obituaries and Accolades   64