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EMERGER TACKLE £1,000 COMPETITION Here’s your chance to get your hands on some great new rods and reels, thanks to Emerger Tackle.

MY SEASON Undergoing surgery means that Charles Jardine is ‘lefthanded’ for a few weeks. Will this handicap stop him connecting with a winter rainbow?

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BIGGER IS BETTER Lyn Davis discovers huge brown trout in a secret venue that will pull your arm off. What’s more, there are plenty of them.

NEWS We have all the news you need to help keep you up to speed with everything’s that happening in the world of fl y fi shing.

BEAT THE BAN Shane Jones looks at some new patterns that will allow you to fi sh Booby-style tactics but without the Booby.

ASK THE PANEL Our experts are here to answer all your fl y fi shing queries and quandaries.

CJ’S SECRETS Charles Jardine gives you all the information you need to keep you catching during the cold snap.

THE PERFECT PREDATOR The zander is becoming a top target for the more adventurous fl y fi sher. Simon Everett fi nds out more!

TALKING TO A LEGEND Tony Pawson was the fi rst British angler to win the Fly Fishing World Championship. Here we get up close and personal with him.

COVER STORY

SNOWBEE CHALLENGE We’ve given England international Simon Kidd 12 months to win every badge in this great competition. First up is ‘River Trout & Grayling’ on the River Test.

A TO Z We take a closer look at the mayfl y, fl ies that can make even the most hardened angler shake with anticipation when there’s a hatch.

COVER STORY

THINGAMABOBBER It’s big, it’s bright and it’s now over here. This is the indicator that will help you put more fi sh in the net.

LETTERS Here’s your chance to get in touch if you need to get something off your chest!

SNOWBEE CHALLENGE Check out this month’s catches from all over the UK. If you qualify you’ll receive a badge and possibly some great prizes!

venues venuesguide guide

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RECENTLY WE’VE FISHED… Receive all the latest information with our readers’ and TFF contributors’ reviews of popular fi shing venues.

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UK AND IRELAND FISHERY ROUNDUP We have all the prospects and contact details for some of the most popular fi sheries out there. Look here before you do anything else.

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FLY-TYING MASTERS Our unique fl y-tying league gives all you fl y tyers the chance to win a share of the £10,000 prize fund.

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DEADLY KILLERS This month we take a closer look at that early season favourite… The Pitsford Pea. You can also check out the Czech Red Tag, a supreme grayling bug.

BETTER BUZZERS Gregg White, the man who brought us DH Blobs, gets technical with some outstanding new Buzzer patterns.

DESERT ISLAND FLIES Robert Murray, Scottish Rivers Champion, shows us the three top fl ies he always keeps close to hand. BIGGER IS BETTER 08

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