Total Flyfisher

October 2006

Features:

• 0Agent X Our fishery spy’s not a happy lad this month after he drops into Sheephouse Fishery.
• 8In The Loop All things new in the world of fly fishing.
• 2Letters The pick of the correspondence from TFF’s bulging postbag.
• 6Jim’s Small-Water Secrets Small-stillwater ace Jim Crawford reveals a lethal new tying material to trick those trout!
• 210 Things To Do In.. OctoberExpand your angling mind with suggestions forimproving your skills this month.
• 4Troubleshooter Charles Jardine takes to one of the leading concrete bowl fisheries for a real challenge.
• 0Q&A Our panel of leading lights takes time out to solve your trickiest fly fishing problems.
• 4Tackle Monster TFF takes a glance at 16 of the latest gadgets and gizmos about to hit the shelves.
• 9Reader Review Here’s how you can get hot new gear for free!
• 7Used And Abused The latest four products that get the TFF tick!
• 4Mad About Minnows Many large stillwaters hold masses of minnows– trout love ’em. Howard Croston talks tactics.
• 8Subscription Offer! Take advantage of this awesome deal and get TFF delivered right to your door every month!
• 0Life’s A Beach Austen Goldsmith nips across the pond to experience the world’s finest saltwater bassing
• 4Stopwatch Head-To-Head It’s a brown trout challenge this month. Can young Cameron Neil make the grade?
• 0Fighting Vikings We reveal how you, too, can enjoy a bargain trip to one of Norway’s finest trout rivers.
• 6The Flies To Catch Fish Follow the step-by-step tyings of four flies to boost your catch rate this autumn.
• 0Tying Tricks Learn these secret skills and improve your favourite patterns.
• 2Tying Challenge The latest results and all the details you need to enter the next challenge. Get tying for a chance to land some great cash prizes!
• 5£1,000 Shakespeare Motor Competition Forget rowing and travel in style! We’ve got four fab electric outboard motors up for grabs!
• 6Conservation Matters It’s England and Wales’ best sea trout river, so why is the Towy in need of help? We find out.
• 8Competition Scene TFF’s match pundit Stuart Fraser brings us his roundup of match fishing results.
• 2Diary Of A Restless Angler John Bailey talks about a trip in the pipeline that fills him with nervous anticipatio.
• 825 Quick Questions One of the UK’s top young rods steps up this month. How will Simon Robinson fare when it comes to the TFF grilling?
• > Jim’s Small-Water Secrets You would think that there couldn’t be anything new in fly tying. Well, adding to an ever-expanding portfolio of Fritz materials comes an invention from Ayr in Scotland. Jim Crawford takes a range of flies tied with the material to Tyne and Wear’s Sharpley Springs Fly Fishery where it seems the clear-water trout just can’t resist a little bit of straggly ultraviolet.
• < Troubleshooter The big boss, Charles Jardine, takes Welsh reservoir angler Mick Jones to an alien environment – the concrete bowl at Farmoor. Charles explains that seemingly featureless waters such as this hold much more than meets the eye. However, when faced with the hottest day of the year, it’s the thinking angler that will win out. It’s all about depth details, you know!
• > Mad About Minnows Stocks Reservoir is northern England’s best-loved large stillwater. However, while grown-on Rutland and Grafham trout turn their attentions to shoals of coarse-fish fry in October, what can the angler do at Stocks where there are no coarse fish? Follow the packs of minnows instead, says Howard Croston, who shows just how to tackle the resident rainbows.
• < Tyer’s Guide This month’s fly-tying section is packed full of hints, tips and tricks to help you tie better flies more easily. Check out the new breed of fry pattern that’s certain to score with autumn rainbows, the salmon fly that avoids those autumn leaves and the tips to make life simple at the vice. Why not enter our great Tying Challenge, too, for the chance to win some great cash prizes?