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In this issue:
The river Hope in Sutherland, Scotland, may have produced the largest Atlantic salmon ever known. Details of the 109lb fish, caught in 1960 by poachers, have only just come to light.

Very early catalogues produced by ABU have been turning up on eBay, and are almost certainly fakes, a Swedish reader reveals.

Our cover picture, a watercolour entitled ‘Wish Upon a Star’ is by Rod Crossman, a New York painter and one of the finest modern American angling artists. We take a look at his life and works.

A spectacular collection of reels up for auction later in March, is part of a huge haul alleged to be the proceeds of money-laundering. The sale is estimated to comprise over 800 lots, with prime rods, reels, books and accessories.

The taimen is the largest and rarest member of the salmon family. Keith Elliott tells about being part of the inaugural trip to Mongolia to catch a fish said to reach more than 150lb.

Dave Lewtham is looking to sell his centrepin reel business to someone who will keep it running.

A Mako sportfishing boat that made $92,000 was the highlight of the IGFA’s annual banquet and auction.

A historic cased 30lb pike from 1905 is one of the highlights of Angling Auctions’ next sale in London.

More than 300 items belonging to Ernest Schwiebert come up for sale at Lang’s next auction.

A new edition of John Hampton’s ‘Modern Angling Bibliography’ will be published later this year.

Mullock’s faces a tough test of buyer loyalty, with its latest auction just days after the biggest UK sale for years.

Our books pages cover works on US artists, barbel, skeleton reels and Richard Walker’s sense of humour.

Our auction pages look at the highlights of a fine sale of books in New England.

John Bailey makes the case for more anglers using a centrepin, and looks at masters of the craft.
Fred J Taylor decided against receiving his MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace, and instead went for a more local ceremony. In his column he questions whether the benefits of clearing rushes and reeds outweigh the disadvantages.