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Issue Nº 01 — On the Water

Tackle for the water you actually fish.

Hand-picked rods, reels and flies — first light on a chalk-stream beat.

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The Bench Selection

Six pieces worth the trip

Not a catalogue dump — a short list of the tackle we reach for most, told one piece at a time.

Field Notes

From the riverbank

01

Field craft

Reading a run, before the first cast

Seams, drop-offs and the soft water behind a rock. Learn to see the river the way a trout does, and you will fish half as hard for twice the takes.

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02

At the vise

Matching the hatch, without the whole shop

A handful of proven patterns covers most of a season. Here is the short list we would never leave the truck without, from spring olives to autumn sedges.

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03

Gear guide

Line weights, plainly explained

From a delicate three-weight on a spring creek to an eight in the surf — how to pick the rod that actually fits the water in front of you.

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The Full Rack

Everything else on the wall

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