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.

04 TOTAL FLYFISHER

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.