Festive cheer

Our panel of expert anglers offers advice for better fishing this month

PART SIX: DISASTERS AND EXCUSES

If you've never caught a salmon from a loch or lough, now is the perfect time to try

Keen Thurso rod and Perthshire resident Stephen Pickering reveals three of his favourite salmon micro tubes

Rob Denson selects five patterns that match a hundred different bugs

The latest gear and fly-tying materials for discerning game-fishers