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CONTENTS Total FlyFisher
July ‘07
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08SNOWBEE CHALLENGE Caught any good fi sh recently? Why not enter your catch picture to win a coveted enamel badge and maybe even some great Snowbee kit!
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THE APPRENTICE Hywel Morgan takes reader Rob Evans on his second trip, this time to west Wales’ Garnfrwwd Fishery. Hywel helps Rob to get among the trout when there are buzzers on the menu.
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THE HUNT FOR A PERFECT 10 Join Steve Parton on his mission to land the brown trout of a lifetime from a Midlands stillwater. With leadcore lines, rudder and fi shfi nder at the ready, it’s time to hit Rutland Water.
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POSTBAG Your news and views on the world of fl y fi shing, plus we ask the question: “Is the stocking of brown trout really necessary in UK rivers?”
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HATCH, MATCH, CATCH The sight of the electric-blue damselfl y is a sign of summer. It’s also the sign of some fantastic trout fi shing!
tyer’sguide
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50GETTING STARTED With evening buzzer and sedge hatches being highlights of July on our large waters, why not learn to tie the perfect dry fl ies to make the most of the hatches? It’s easy when you use our step-by-step beginner’s guide to fl y tying.
TYER’ SGUIDE
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DESERT ISLAND FLIES This month, competition-scene regular and Rutland Water specialist Craig Barr reveals the three fl ies he simply couldn’t be without for stillwater fl y fi shing.
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34CJ’S SECRETS OF FLOATANTS There are tons of different fl oatants on the market. Charles Jardine tells us the differences and the right one to choose for YOUR fi shing.
JOHN BAILEY MEETS… Where does your rod-licence money go? Well some of it goes to pay guys like Rob Jones, who spends many long nights behind a night-vision scope on the hunt for salmon poachers.
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DEADLY KILLERS Taking to the water this month, but need some inspiration in that fl y box? Tie three top fl ies by following our step-by-step instructions and boost your chances of a bonanza day out!
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TYING CHALLENGE Reckon you’ve got the booby pattern that outfi shes all others? Enter the Tying Challenge and you could be the winner of some seriously smart tying kit!
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TYING SHOP TFF checks out four new products to help you give those home-tied fl y patterns the edge.
Tying Challenge, p59.
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72THIS MONTH WE’VE FISHED… Keep your ear to the ground for those fi sheries that are hot, and those that are not, with TFF’s venues review pages.
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CLASSIC WATERS Loch Leven has shaped the way we fl y fi sh. Read how it all started, and why recent changes aim to take it back to the good old days…
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Fight To The Finish, p46.
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DREAM HOMES Moving house? Wouldn’t it be nice to cast a line in the garden before going to work? These hot properties will get any fl y fi sher’s pulse racing.
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RATED OR SLATED? The TFF team took a day trip to not-so-sunny Derbyshire to sample classic English river fi shing in the footsteps of angling’s forefathers. Does the River Dove and the Izaak Walton Hotel really deserve their hallowed reputations?
Dream Homes, p77.
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HOT VENUES Looking for a new water to try? These three venues should be fi shing their heads off by the time you read this!
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42ASK THE PANEL Our expert anglers solve your fl y fi shing frustrations in TFF’s question-and-answer pages.
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FIGHT TO THE FINISH In a one-on-one competition, two of Scotland’s most respected anglers battle it out on the Lake Of Menteith. With six hours to land the heaviest bag, who will be crowned the winner of Fight To The Finish?
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URBAN ANGLER Dave Egginton explores those fi sheries that most of us would never have dreamt hold some seriously good fl y fi shing. This month sees Dave stumble over a secret stretch of the River Frome, smack bang in the centre of Gloucestershire’s Stroud.
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£5,000 TACKLE COMPETITION! Here’s your chance to win one of fi ve £1,000-plus outfi ts, as provided by those kind folks at Vision!
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86GAME GEAR TFF checks out a dozen of the latest products about to grace the tackle-shop shelves…
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ON TEST: FLOATING LINES The one line the angler cannot live without is the fl oater. TFF puts them through their paces to fi nd the one that suits YOU.
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ALL YOU NEED FOR… SEA TROUT Midsummer means the peak of the sea trout season on many of the UK’s rivers. Why not make fi shing for them all the more easy, by following our guide to essential kit.
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GREAT SUBSCRIPTION OFFER! Get in quick to take advantage of our amazing offer and receive a free limited-edition 9ft 6in 7-wt rod AND 12 issues of TFF delivered to your door!
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MY SEASON Charles Jardine continues his diary, this month talking of the trials and tribulations of tackling some huge stillwater trout that have proved a mystery!
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THE FIVE-MINUTE INTERVIEW: SIMON KIDD TFF chats to one of England’s most respected fl y fi shers in the fi rst instalment of a new quick-fi re interview series.
All You Need For... Sea Trout, p96.
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