Rob Denson pays homage to five fly-tyers whose inventiveness changed our sport

THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING

AS THE water starts to clear, fish stocks ...

In this extract from their new book, The Flies That Trout Prefer , angling heretics Peter Hayes and Don Stazicker urge you to break the rules when trout are feeding on vulnerable duns

1 PLAY IT SAFE FOR SKIMMERS A lot ...

The cold means nothing when the wolf of the waterways turns its dark eyes to your lure or deadbait – it’s time to tame the beast...