Castle Loch may be one of Scotland's top coarse fisheries but that does not mean you can't wave a fly rod for many of the species that inhabit the loch! Now wheelchair bound anglers have a new chance to access the water courtesy of the Wheelyboat Trust.

Using the best of modern technology, Fish&Fly starts a new series today called "Focus On...".

This is the electronic equivalent of a magazine insert and will be a regular feature throughout the year with several more editions already planned for 2009.

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Peter Cockwill, a fly shop owner from Bramley, Surrey, England, became fascinated with large Arctic grayling. He researched Alaskan waters with potentially large fish, made annual visits late in the season so the grayling would be at their peak weight filled with salmon eggs. And he bought an Abel Super 5N in a custom Arctic grayling finish.

Travelapland specialise in finding the home of your dreams in the unspoilt wilderness of Northern Sweden. With water and great fishing everywhere you are often spoiled for choice.

This is the story of one of their clients that has found what he was always looking for - a home by the water.

A slight change to the regular format this time in that a reader's story is published on the Streamside Guide. A recent convery to fly fishing, Dave Gover recounts a story of the one that didn't get away and then did!

It's been a busy summer at the ACA by all accounts but on the plus side there have been some claims settled and other actions being currently undertaken against polluters. Work continues as ever on keeping our waterways clean and pure for the benefit of everyone.

Please see the latest news on the fight to keep pollution out of our rivers and streams inside..

Continuing our occasional series covering the world of classic coarse fishing which many of us fly fishers love also, Bill Rushmer who writes regularly for Anglers Mail takes a close up look at this new offering from the Hardy coarse range.

The Specimen Avon is the re-encarnation of an old favourite of classic coarse fishers from days gone by. Could this be a new classic?