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The article presents the experience of the author on fishing trips redfish. The author presents the information that from Texas to the panhandle of Florida, schools of humungous redfish cruise the flats, marshes and channels. He reports that the date was January 13. Though it felt like a morning in April, the temperature was in the high 6os and a gauzy-blue, still-air morning invited dreaminess. The author and his fishing buddy, Tom Montgomery had not had time to loaf since their guide, Leland Ledet, had started poling some four hours earlier. By noon of this first day, after losing the earliest hour to low light, Ledet had put the author and his friend onto more than 50 redfish, virtually none of them weighing less than 8 pounds. INSET: Gulf Coast Redfish Guides.

Presents information on fishing for trout in the dead of winter. Trout as cold-blooded creatures with moods that change with the temperature; Changes in temperature as relative; Wading in icy waters; The Deschutes in Oregon; Utah's Green River; The Madison River; The White River in north Arkansas; Lees Ferry; The Smith River in Virginia; Contact information; More. INSET: A checklist for winter fly fishing, by Paul Quinnett..

Offers strategies for trout fishing in small streams. Using a greater variety of flies and tactics to entice the fish; Adapting to the condition at hand; Problems with d rag and how to overcome them; Tactics of fishing pools; Casts which leave no shadow; Use of the bow-and-arrow cast and roll cast to keep profile low; Use of caddisflies lure; Combining a dry fly with a wet fly and weighted nymph; Techniques; Tips; More. IN SET: Small stream fly selection. INSET: Small stream fly selection..

Reports on the plan of Steve Burgess to travel from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa to Cape Horn in South America using an amphibious Land Rover in 2004. Details of his adventure plan; Features of the Land Rover; Information on his other expedition plans; Cost of the planned travel.

Discusses the appointment of farmer Simon Taylor as the official caretaker of villages in North Yorkshire, England. Details of his assignment; Reason for appointing Taylor; Educational and career background.

Focuses on the tractors designed by Ferdinand Porsche, the designer of Porsche sports cars. Origins of the Porsche tractors; Similarities of the tractors and Porsche cars; Collection of Porsche tractors by Peter Bradley.

Reports on the grant given by the organization English Heritage to farmer Richard Howarth for the repair of the castle of King Richard III in York, England. Historical background of the castle; Amount to be contributed by Howarth for the repairs; Amenities of the castle.

Reports on the efforts of farmers in North Yorkshire to save the golden daffodils in the North Yorks Moors National Park. Influx of tourists during the blooming period; Factors that influence the decline of the daffodils.

Deals with the restoration of the Trevarno Estate in Cornwall, England. Divisions of the estate; Ways in which the farm raised funds for restoration; Information on the creation of craftsmen's workshops.

The article features the sweet shop Mennells in North Yorkshire, England. The concept of the appearance of the shop was taken from the film "Chocolat." More than 300 varieties of sweets and chocolates are stocked by owner Sharon Smallwood. One of the sweets being sold by the shop is wine gums.

The article highlights the restoration of antique horse-drawn vehicles and farm implements by couple Max and Sandra Hardcastle from North Yorkshire, England. Some old agricultural equipment they have restored are ploughs and turnip choppers. The couple had rescued a vintage milk float used in the television series "All Creatures Great and Small."

Focuses on the ploughing record of farmer John Metcalfe. Involvement of Metcalfe in ploughing competitions in Great Britain; Views of Metcalfe on ploughing; Reason behind his early involvement with a farm tractor.

Deals with the response of the residents of Ilton-cum-Pott at Yorkshire Dales, England to the possible removal of a telephone box in the town in May 2005. Comments on the importance of the phone booth to the residents of the area; Comments on the available telephone signal in the town; Remarks from Ilton-cum-Pott's parish councilor Bob Brown on the issue.

Profiles farmer Richard Kershaw. Features of an automobile created by Kershaw which he uses in off-road racing; Use of the Rover V8 engine in the vehicle; Reason behind the participation of Kershaw in off-road racing.

Discusses the problem of mediaeval churches in England regarding bats. Concern on the impact of the bat problem on Saint Hilda's Church in North Yorkshire; Protection of the bats through the Bat Conservation Trust; Efforts of Saint Cuthbert's Church in Doveridge, Derbyshire to protect them against the bats.

Presents information on "Diversifying Into the Nativity," a staging of the birth of Jesus Christ at Totley Hall Farm, situated on the outskirts of Sheffield in England. Purpose of the production; Participation of the farm owners to the performance; Admission price.

Deals with the plan of British farmer Sarah Greenwood to build a cow shed in Bosnia. Career background of Greenwood; Problems faced by the farmers in Bosnia; Significance of the cow shed to local farmers.

Provides information on a Siberian sturgeon farm owned by farmer Terry Rutter in West Yorkshire, England. Number of sturgeons in the farm; Background on how he manages his farm; Transformation of the farm into a fish farm.

Presents information on the chance offered by Brenda Green's farmhouse in Yorkshire, England, to visitors to discover their family history. Number of people who have used the farmhouse library in 2003; Titles of rare books included in the library; Expertise of Green.

Profiles sports fisherman Dennis Flack of Great Britain. Record stickleback, bleak and bitterling caught by Flack; Career of Flack as a sports fisherman.

Profiles Sam Hunt, a 14 year old kid who has built up a 44-strong pedigree herd of Dexter cattle at Thirsk, North Yorkshire in England. Number of championship trophies he got for his Dexters; Information on Dexters; Reason Hunt does not like get too friendly with his prize animals.

Provides information on York Handmade Brick business of David Armitage in England. Demand for handmade bricks in agricultural farms in the country; Details of the manufacturing process of mudstone glacial clay; Description of handmade bricks.

Highlights the horseracing event, the Kiplingcotes Derby that begun in 1519 in Yorkshire Wolds, England. History of the derby; One of the rules of the derby; Prizes at stake at the derby.

Provides information on green burials. Solution considered by the government of England in solving the shortage of space in cemeteries; Comment from John Bradfield, a conservationist and social worker, on the misinformation spread by local authorities about green burials; Remark from Labour Member of Parliament Fabian Hamilton on Gertrude's Pasture, a site for green burials.

Reports on a living sculpture depicting falconers carved from the stump of an ash tree created at Thorp Perrow Arboretum in Yorkshire, England. Description of the sculpture; Carvers of the sculpture.

Reports on a restoration work instigated by Angela Jauneika to an Edwardian rock garden in the Yorkshire Dales, England. Background on the garden; Description of the garden.

Presents information on the selection of dairy farmer Gary Rawson to handle the bottling of beers that will be sold by a company established by entrepreneurs Patrick Clarke and Graham Dunning. Background on the micro-breweries in Great Britain; Details on Rawson; Plan of Clarke and Dunning for the sale of the beers.

Deals with the need to preserve old finger posts in Great Britain that have graced the cross-roads of the country's rural highways and byways. Removal of many of the posts during World War II; Areas where the posts are still common; Problem associated with its use.

Describes the National Exhibit of Dry Stone Walling in the grounds of Shibden Hall, Halifax. Preparation for the dry stone walling; Design of the wall; Funding for the project.

Focuses on the baskets and flowers sold by farmer Richard Green together with eggs, milk and potatoes. Incident that led to his decision to sell baskets and flowers; Information on his farm; Business plans of Green.

Announces the 2003 Tulip Festival at Constable Burton Hall in Leyburn, North Yorks. Historical background of the creation of rare old English tulips; Description of the exhibition bed for the tulips; Remarks from England Tulip Society secretary James Akers regarding the tulips.

Reports on the successful reproduction of Zygodon gracilis, the limestone moss discovered by botanist John Nowell in 1866 after 135 years in Yorkshire Dales, England. Reason for the moss's rarity and its decline.

Presents information on a ceramic replica of a David Brown farm tractor of farmer Jim Espin. Overview of the tractor collection of Espin; Dimensions of the replica made by Border Fine Arts; Background of the David Brown tractors.

Discusses a fund raising project of the Dorset Wildlife Trust involving drawings or paintings of orchids. List of British celebrities who participated; Number of orchid pictures that will be auctioned; Price range of the orchid pictures.

Focuses on the economic value of several historic farm buildings in England and Wales. Contribution of several farm buildings in the Lake District for Cumbria, England's tourism industry; Advantages of reusing old farm buildings.

Discusses the conservation efforts and general management of Herdship Farm at Harwood-in-Teesdale, England. Types of livestock being bred in the farm; Amenities of the farm; Award received by farmers Maurice Toward and Kath Toward regarding their conservation efforts.

Talks about the trip taken by farmers Chris and Jane Hall to Ghana in 2002, to see how farmers cope with challenges. Experience of the couple when their livestock was wiped out by the foot-and-mouth disease in 2002; Inspiration brought by Ghana rice farmer Meiri Seidu to the couple.

Features artist Dorothy Bowser and her career in painting anything to do with farming, gardening or the countryside, in England. Types of customers; Cattle breeds she has painted on neckties; Career in painting.