Issue 63 - Contents

Bill Huts & Britain’s first 50lb Carp
   - Charles Halliday    4
The Dead Pits - Dominic Longley    6
The Tidal - Rob Partridge    9
Recognition - Roderick Robert Finnie    12
Of Pike and Men - Trevor Cherrett    17
The Story of a Broken Man - Edwin Oxlade    20
A Sombre Approach to Brighter Prospects
   - Peter Reeves    24
On the Back Foot - Frank Murgett    27
The Fisherman’s Library
   Part 1: Game Fishing & Fly-Tying - Halieus    28
Derbyshire Diary - ‘A Regular Rod’    32
Anglers’ Ends - Malcolm Greenhalgh    36
Angling and All That Jazz
   A tribute to George Melly - Philip Martin    39
A Midge Too Far - Rob Yorke    41
The Fridge on the River Wye - Rev. Peter Martin-Macnamara    44
Fred Taylor - Awarded MBE    47
A Chav Called Kevin - Jonathan Parsons    49
Freshwater Colour - Don Grant    52
Grey Skies, Grey Seas, Grey Fish - Nigel Ling    54
King of the Royalty - Jon Berry    56
Hangover Blues - Dominic Garnett    59
Michaela Bile - Agony Aunt    63
Hooked on Fishing - Robert H. Boyle    65
A Season in Appalachia - Kevin M. Lyons    68
Montgomery - Donald MacIntosh    71
A Teacher Writes - Mike Pope    74
The Serpentine Perch - John Andrews    76
Memory - Andrew Herd    79
Mighty Peculiar - John Langridge    82
Fishing with ’arry ’arry! - Chris Sandford    84
Longshore Drift
   Part 2: Scars & Tangles - Phil Arnott    86
Yer Dad’s ’ere! - James Townsend    88
Small Wonder - Mark Everard    91
Crossword - Dave Park    95