"There's a saying - 90% of the fish are caught by 10% of the anglers. The objective of the Essential Skills series is to make this more democratic."

Today we begin a new series of product reviews working our way over the next few months through the "Essential Skills with Oliver Edwards" library of DVDs. By taking a look at each individual disc in turn we hope you will better be able to decide whether you wish to purchase the whole collection or perhaps just those that relate to the style of fishing you wish to learn or study more.

A bonus is that we have received some very nice self-contained clips from each of the DVD's that are worth watching in their own right for the information they contain. There are two clips inside...

"Wading is, after all, very much a part of fly fishing on the frontier, and, let’s face it, successful river fishing per se."

Jeremy Lucas continues his current series on the more in-depth techniques and "tactical" approach to fly fishing with his thoughts on wading - an often overlooked or taken for granted part of fly fishing.

As another competition season comes to an end, Peter Firth of the Association of Major Fly Fishing Clubs presents his last roundup and newsletter of 2008.

We look forward to bringing you the 2009 results starting in April.

No not THAT Walton! This is Tim Walton, lucky winner of our recent Red Lion/Go Fly Fishing UK competition which netted him a stay at the lovely Red Lion Inn at Burnsall and a days fishing with guide and Grayling Society Chairman - Steve Rhodes.

Tim has kindly sent in a report on his stay and the fishing to share with us all. We look forward to running more competitions like this in the future so stay tuned. There is also a short video showing you the facilities and fishing on offer that is well worth watching too!

We all have memories of rivers, lakes and streams visited in our youth that seem to sparkle with pools full of trout we wished we could revisit. Well Peter Cammann reports on just one such trip he made this year back to the Gallatin River of his youth at the Elkhorn Ranch in Montana.

Our Streamside Guide - Peter Cammann, brings us another dose of US style "excitement that comes either from the anticipation of great fishing or totally reckless behavior" as he heads off with some fishing buddies for a long overdue visit to the Salmon river in upstate New York.

Kings, Cohos, Steelhead and Brown trout are all on the target list!

Charles Jardine pays a long-overdue return visit to Hillview Fishery in his home county of Shropshire and finds some pleasant surprises!

Fresh from qualifying comfortably for the English national squad at the 2008 CEFF English National Final held at Bewl Water in Kent last weekend, Jeremy Lucas keeps his promise to share the details of the 'washing line rig' which was used to great effect by many of the competitors.