CONTENTS

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AUGUST 2011

Contents

6 Try Something Different

COVER STORY

England international Ben Bangham reveals why his river fishing tactics can pay off big-time on small stillwaters too.

12 Trout On Terrestrials Dominic Garnett believes that a short rod and a selection of terrestrial patterns will keep you catching on midsummer rivers.

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19 News All the relevant news and reports affecting the UK’s flyfishers.

24 Brown Trout On Bodmin Moor

COVER STORY

Simon Kidd visits Cornwall’s Colliford Reservoir in search of wild beasties.

30 PostBag Have your say – good, bad or indifferent. Every letter printed wins a great prize!

34 Silence Is Golden! There’s now a new weapon for reservoir fishing afloat – an engine that makes no noise. Is it the answer to getting close to rising fish?

40 Q&A If you need a question answered our panel of experts will do all that they can to help.

44 Three In One Steve Cullen reveals a deadly setup that can turn a fishless session into a day to remember.

48 Thank You Bewl Water! Who won the Ladies Home International Fly Fishing Championship, and how good was the fishing?

50 Stillwater Finesse

COVER STORY

Paul Richardson has developed a two-pronged attack for surfacefeeding trout that’s almost guaranteed to catch fish. CONTENTS

57 Fly Tyer’s Guide Learn to how to tie something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.

64 What’s On The Menu?

COVER STORY

Welsh international George Barron reveals his flies to catch those tricky, yet rewarding August trout. 68 Must-Have Accessories Polarising sunglasses are essential for flyfishers, offering eye protection and amazing fish-spotting opportunities.

70 Go With The Flow River experts John Tyzack and John Pearson tackle a small tailwater and find that it offers exceptional fishing.

76 ClickandFish Challenge Is your fish featured in this special TFF challenge?

80 Total Tackle We review some of the hot new fly fishing gear in your local tackle shop.

85 & 86 Subscriptions Subscribe to TFF and receive some wonderful fly lines, or get three issues for just £3!

87 Diary Of A Novice Our newbie angler, Jonathan Dooley, finally finds out what ‘the hang’ is all about, then puts it to very good use.

90 Mixing Traditional With Modern

COVER STORY

By combining old fly patterns with up-to-date lures you’ll increase your catch rate, says England international Simon Robinson.

97 Greys £1,200 Competition

WIN!

We have three sets of Greys GRXi 10ft 7-wt rods and GX500 reels, along with a case of Ultrathon Insect Repellent to be won in this great competition.

98 Parton’s Parting Shot “A bad workman blames his tools, a good one can’t!” says an enlightened Steve Parton as he talks tackle.

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