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06 Magical Mays Don’t think that those mayflies are the preserve only of the English chalkstreams. Dominic Garnett reveals a small water where sport is fast and furious.

12 News We take a more in-depth look at all the relevant news and reports affecting the UK’s fly fishers.

16 A Welsh Gem

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The River Usk – a once-fantastic salmon fishery – is getting back to its best. Terry Thomas looks closely at this wonderful river.

20 PostBag Share your ideas and opinions, and even any gripes. Drop us a line and you could be lucky enough to win a great prize.

24 Marvellous Mouthfuls In this month’s Match The Hatch, John Pearson and six-times English National Rivers Champion John Tyzack reveal how you can achieve consistent sport when the mayflies are on the water.

30 Some Enchanted Evening

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Do you want to be a better angler? “Try joining a boat league – you could learn an awful lot more about the sport,” advises Roger Mortimer.

34 Q&A If you have a problem that needs solving or a question in search of an answer, our panel of experts is here to help you.

NEW SERIES 37 The Academy Find out how to look after your fly rod, tie the Waterhen Buzzer, find fish in a concrete bowl and which leader setup you should use this month.

NEW SERIES 44 Steve Thornton’s Signature Flies World-famous fly tyer Steve Thornton shows you how to tie and fish his deadly little Rhyac pattern. It’s just the job for running water.

50 Keep In Control Paul Richardson unveils a deadly technique for fishing nymphs and buzzers, which he demonstrates to deadly effect on a visit to Lincolnshire’s Toft Newton Reservoir.

56 The Shucks Olive

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Russ Dyer is a bit of a tinkerer when it comes to fly patterns, and spooning a trout a couple of seasons ago brought to light a nymph he just had to tie – but will it work?

60 Fly-Tying Masters II Yet again there have been some wonderful flies sent in to us for this competition. This month, see which CDC patterns made the top three.

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62 Small But Perfectly Formed Scottish fly tyer and fisherman Martin Smith gives his new ‘miniature’ buzzers a soaking. Are they the key to catching those tricky resident fish?

69 Comp

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Win a luxury two-day break for two at The Lake At Cleveley Mere, the fantastic Lancashire fishery where you can experience fabulous fishing in beautiful surroundings.

70 ClickandFish Challenge We have a new sponsor for our popular big-fish challenge. Are you one of the lucky ones who have caught a target fish and won a distinctive badge?

72 Subscriptions Don’t miss your chance to subscribe to TFF and receive two free fly lines into the bargain.

75 Used & Abused Steve Cullen gives Guideline’s Fario 9ft 5-wt fly rod a workout on the river.

76 Total Tackle We review some of the fantastic new fly fishing kit that’s available from some of the top manufacturers out there.

78 Used & Abused This time Snowbee’s Prestige rod, Geo reel and XS line get the Cullen treatment.

80 Reconnaissance Reaps Rewards Put the time and effort in during your first visit to any fishery and you’ll catch more trout next time out. Howard Croston thinks so anyway, and sets about proving his point.

90 Silver Springers

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Sven Nedved dreams of catching big, silver spring salmon, and in his opinion there’s only one place to do it… Norway’s Gaula River.

98 The Problem With Parton After fishing from boats for years, Steve Parton now reckons there’s no better way to catch trout than from a float tube.

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