James Ogden - a successful Cheltenham tackle dealer, Ogden was at the cutting edge of the development of floating patterns in the mid-nineteenth century. Find out more about the man, his times and his favourite pattern.

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Alfred Ronalds - the man who changed the way anglers thought about insects and who paved the way for the development of modern fly fishing - yet instead of becoming rich and famous, ended his days as a market gardener on the far side of the world. Find out more about this enigmatic, yet revolutionary thinker.

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Dame Juliana Berners - Fly fishing nun or cute medieval legend? We don't have an answer, but her name is associated with the first book on fishing printed in the English language and all the patterns recommended in it still work, half a millennium later. Find out more about the Dame and these classic flies.

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