Local Knowledge by John Beaton Part V: in the "Tight Lines" poetry series. The Willow Pool is coming now. The tide is slipping back and cruising schools of sea-trout hang upon its ebbing lip. He marks a seal; it gulps a fish then slides back through the slack that still envelops Farley's Ford where fly-fed finches dip. Riffles now precipitate where the pool-head sickles down and downstream of their winking crests he spies a sipping rise. He kens this time of day and year, then tries a small March Brown and soon he's landed five or six, respectable in size. "Here comes a bloody tourist. Hell!"  I saw you land one, man. "A seal has just disturbed the pool. It's made the fishes wary." How many have you caught, all told?  "They'd scarcely wet a pan." So what's the secret fly you've found?  "A hefty Hairy Mary." Hatches Magazine Subscription Price: $6.95 for each issue The Premiere issue is ready for shipping & the Fall 2008 issue will be available September 1st.