Issue 2 - February / March 1997
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Contents
Boxing Day: The passing of a Christmas tradition
- Mark Williams 5
Let’s put the Clock Back Mr C. A tribute to
Bernard Venables - W. M. Hill 6
Cold Comforts: How to survive an arctic angling
expedition - R. K. Moore 9
Small Streams: Beautiful brownies from a Yorkshire
brook - Andrew Brown 13
The Waterlog - Chris Yates 16
Casts Into a Political Pool: The Labour Party’s
attitude to angling - Tom Pendry MP 19
Food for Thought - Tom Fort reflects on the uniquely
British habit of putting fish back 21
Bernard Venables - On the spirit of angling 25
Canals: An Anarchist’s Guide: The hidden appeal of
our inland waterways - John Guido Berry 26
The Diary of Vernon the Roach - V. Roach 28
Ginifer’s Ramblings - John Ginifer 30
The Secret Policeman’s Bouillabaisse: A diplomatic
incident on a Hungarian lake - Nigel Haywood 33
Mrs Walton’s Cookbook - Sweet and
Sour Bream 36
Positive Signals: Are American crayfish as bad
as they appear to be? - Edward Barder 37
Bernard’s Birthday Pike - Chris Yates 41
Ian’s Damp Patch - Ian A.H. 43
A Scientist Writes - David Belamy 46
Water under the Bridge - Ken Campbell 47
The Venerable Mr B. Fishing with a living
legend - Tony Hayter 51
The Garooda Club: A tale of put and take
- Graham Booth 53
My Favourite Fishing Story - Bernard Venables 55
Origins of the Dry Fly: Where on earth did it
all start? - Andrew Herd 57
Books 59
Letters 60
Colin’s Coracle Competition - Colin Whitehouse 60
Wallis Wizardry: The magic of a split-cane
masterpiece - Mick Canning 61
In t’ Net - A whizz round the electronic
angling world 64
Obituaries 64
Contents
Boxing Day: The passing of a Christmas tradition
- Mark Williams 5
Let’s put the Clock Back Mr C. A tribute to
Bernard Venables - W. M. Hill 6
Cold Comforts: How to survive an arctic angling
expedition - R. K. Moore 9
Small Streams: Beautiful brownies from a Yorkshire
brook - Andrew Brown 13
The Waterlog - Chris Yates 16
Casts Into a Political Pool: The Labour Party’s
attitude to angling - Tom Pendry MP 19
Food for Thought - Tom Fort reflects on the uniquely
British habit of putting fish back 21
Bernard Venables - On the spirit of angling 25
Canals: An Anarchist’s Guide: The hidden appeal of
our inland waterways - John Guido Berry 26
The Diary of Vernon the Roach - V. Roach 28
Ginifer’s Ramblings - John Ginifer 30
The Secret Policeman’s Bouillabaisse: A diplomatic
incident on a Hungarian lake - Nigel Haywood 33
Mrs Walton’s Cookbook - Sweet and
Sour Bream 36
Positive Signals: Are American crayfish as bad
as they appear to be? - Edward Barder 37
Bernard’s Birthday Pike - Chris Yates 41
Ian’s Damp Patch - Ian A.H. 43
A Scientist Writes - David Belamy 46
Water under the Bridge - Ken Campbell 47
The Venerable Mr B. Fishing with a living
legend - Tony Hayter 51
The Garooda Club: A tale of put and take
- Graham Booth 53
My Favourite Fishing Story - Bernard Venables 55
Origins of the Dry Fly: Where on earth did it
all start? - Andrew Herd 57
Books 59
Letters 60
Colin’s Coracle Competition - Colin Whitehouse 60
Wallis Wizardry: The magic of a split-cane
masterpiece - Mick Canning 61
In t’ Net - A whizz round the electronic
angling world 64
Obituaries 64