CONTENTS

6 The Hare’s Ear Habit

COVER STORY

England international Craig Barr believes that the humble Hare’s Ear Nymph has to be the ultimate get-out-of-jail fly for any angler.

13 Nice One, Ed England’s new Loch-style captain Ed Foster is red hot on major reservoirs but can he be as successful on his own small water?

20 News We take a good look at all the relevant news and reports affecting the UK’s flyfishers.

24 A Labour Of Love England Ladies international Martha Thomson tackles a ‘traditional’ small-water venue – Oxfordshire’s delightful Barnes Lakes.

30 PostBag The letters pages allow everyone to have their say, whether it’s good, bad or indifferent. If we print your letter, you win a great prize.

34 Good Things, Small Packages

COVER STORY

Hardy & Greys academy member Mark Roberts tackles some tricky river trout by fine-tuning his tactics and thinking very small indeed.

40 Q&A If you’ve a question that needs answering simply get in touch with our panel of experts – they’ll do all that they can to help.

44 In High Spirits With Jack Damsel

COVER STORY

Take two of today’s well-known and successful competition anglers and give them a pattern from yesteryear… will they still catch?

50 Bank On It

COVER STORY

Welsh international Scott Graham believes anyone can catch just as well from the bank as they can from a boat, and here he reveals the secrets of his success.

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Contents

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

64 What’s On The Menu? Welsh international George Barron reveals his favourite fly patterns for the month of July, when the trout can be dour!

68 Join Us At The CLA Game Fair! There’s plenty for flyfishers to enjoy at this year’s event – and we’ll be there too!

70 Go With The Flow – An Invite From Percy River fishing experts John Tyzack and John Pearson pass on their knowledge, so that you too can enjoy the pleasures of running water and catch more fish.

76 ClickandFish Challenge Are you one of the lucky ones that have their fish featured in this special TFF challenge?

80 Total Tackle We review some of the hot new fly fishing gear that can now be found at your local tackle shop.

85 & 87 Subscriptions Don’t miss your chance to subscribe to TFF and receive some wonderful fly lines, or get three issues for just £3!

COVER STORY

90 Bring On The Bass Dominic Garnett explores the lure of craggy coastlines and hard-fighting fish in search of saltwater action.

95 £500 Cortland Fly Lines Competition

WIN!

We’ve been lucky enough to get our hands on £500 worth of stunning new Cortland fly lines. Enter our competition and you could be winning some.

96 Diary Of A Novice Our novice angler, Jonathan Dooley, takes to the big-water scene and is just as surprised as us by his instant success.

98 Parton’s Parting Shot Steve Parton is convinced that the golden days of big, grown-on trout are well and truly over!

A large, resident brown trout cruises above the weeds, picking off olive nymphs.

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