GAIA Instructor Paul Brown identifies the causes of the dreaded tailing loop and highlights the tactics you can employ to eliminate those casting knots and tangles.

Golfers and tennis players invariably look to the professionals for instruction before starting to play their sport. So should anglers.

Don’t be afraid to try slapping the flies down in this sort of situation either – the naturals are poor fliers.

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GAIA instructor and guide Phil Ratcliffe shares his flies and tactics for Spider fishing on the upper reaches of the UK's longest river, a stretch he has fished with his father for over 30 years..