Story here: http://www.wildtrout.org/index.php?o...348&Itemid=208

I once again had the pleasure of sharing the "bugs and grubs" display area with Stuart at Belvoir and the off-the-cuff speech he gave when he was surprised with the award was tremendous.

Congratulations Stuart, abundantly well deserved!

Couldn't happen to a better and more worthy bloke. I had the huge pleasure of a day in his company along with and courtesy of Tigermoth this year and it was possibly the best day I've ever had in terms of what I learnt from Stuart about the river and its invertebrates, and I thought I knew a bit about fly life!!

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“There is no more lovely country than Monmouthshire in early spring. Nowhere do the larks sing quite so passionately, as if somehow inspired by the Welsh themselves. There is a blackbird on every thorn and a cock chaffinch, a twink as they call him there, on every bush...... It moved me profoundly. I had been spared to see another spring, and I thank God for it.”

Oliver Kite
“A Spring Day on the Usk”
A Fisherman’s Diary

Well done Stuart

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Dave Wiltshire

River Fly Box

Well done Skippy!!!!

A thoroughly nice chap, well done Stuart.

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

Well done, Stuart. Those who have met you would say that you aren't just a clever chap, you are modest with it, and of a nice disposition. TerryC

He gave a talk and fly-tying demo to our club a couple of weeks ago, which I was very disappointed to have to miss. (Wedding anniversary? Pah!) I'd only heard good things about him anyway, but it sounds like I really did miss out.