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Contents June 2006

Today’s flyfisher Next month’s issue on sale June 8th

Today’s flyfisher Next month’s issue on sale June 8th

8In The Loop All the results from this year’s TFF tackle awards and a host of other breaking news stories.

12Letters The latest rants and ramblings from readers. All things fly fishing – and some not – are discussed in this month’s letters pages.

16 Jim’s Small-Water Secrets In his new series, Scottish ace Jim Crawford helps you catch more on small waters.

22Agent X How will Elinor fair when it comes to the TFF undercover treatment?

28Q&A TFF’s panel of prime piscators takes a detailed look at a selection of fly fishing queries.

34Life’s A Beach Austen Goldsmith hits the shore and reveals the tackle to make your sessions a success.

40Tackle Monster More new kit than you can shake a stick at is previewed in our monthly tackle pages.

45 to 51Used And Abused Here’s the latest gear to be thrown on the mercy of the TFF tackle-review team!

53 Reader Review Join our reader tackle team and tell us what YOU think of the latest fly gear on the market.

56Troubleshooter Fly fishing’s guv’nor, Charles Jardine, takes a trip to Hampshire’s Avington Fishery where he reveals the art of classic clear-water fishing.

62Mastering Menteith Menteith is undoubtedly the most popular stillwater fishery in Scotland. Let the lake’s top anglers be your guides.

69£1,000 Klobba Competition Here’s your chance to grab a set of Klobba’s latest technical clothing, in another great competition.

70Stopwatch In tough conditions, can the ‘Bronzed Adonis of Glenrothes’ beat the odds and survive the stopwatch challenge?

74Casting School Get that roll cast flying for miles. Hardy’s Steve Peterson explains all about the jump roll.

76Subscription Offer

78Devon’s Days And Nights Bob Wellard takes to the southwest’s River Lyd with the Arundell Arms’ Dave Pilkington, who reveals the Devonshire tricks for tackling sea trout day and night.

83£1,000 Powerhead Competition Powerhead gear is rapidly becoming the matchman’s choice. Get your hands on one of eight of the latest.

84The Competition Scene Stuart Fraser unveils the top rods from UK competition fishing, and events for your diary.

88The Flies To Catch Fish June sees some of the hottest action of the year, so take some hot patterns with you!

93Tying Challenge, Part Two Tie us your best sedge imitation and you could win some fantastic Distinction kit.

96Tying Tricks Have a helping hand at the vice with our selection of tips and cheats for tyers!

105£1,000 Shimano Competition Shimano’s fly reels have always been some of the most desirable around. How about getting your hands on its latest range?

107Conservation Matters Hear what happened when our man put a list of angler complaints to a group of the UK’s top stillwater fishery managers.

108Diary Of A Restless Angler John Bailey is a busy man. In his new diary series he talks of giant salmon, pike in frozen waters and the land where barbel love to see a dry fly!

114 25 Quick Questions One of the finest Spey casters the UK has ever produced, Simon Gawesworth, gets a grilling in TFF’s interview series.

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08 Today’s flyfisher May 2006 16> Jim’s Small-Water Secrets: Nymphomania Scottish stillwater master Jim Crawford shows how, by avoiding the chuck-it-andchance-it approach, the nymph angler can outfish all others on small lakes. Take 10 minutes out to discover your fishery’s features and the way trout use them to ambush prey… and half the battle is won!

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<34 Life’s A Beach UK saltwater guide Austen Goldsmith continues his popular series, explaining just what the budding seafarer requires when it comes to gear. As the sea warms, it’s really time to hit the shore and preparing for your first trip will help to avoid the headaches that this tough terrain brings.

62> Mastering Menteith Dave Downie, Jim Litster and Jimmy McBride take us on a tour of Scotland’s most popular stillwater fishery, revealing all the top drifts, fly patterns and techniques you need to know to make a day afloat a success. Menteith also produces some serious surprises each season, so there’s no excuse not to book your boat now!

<88 The Flies To Catch Fish TFF continues to bring you the step-bystep instruction for tying four patterns bound to reap rewards on your local water. In this issue we have a classic Cruncher for the nymph angler, a simple but deadly Yellow May Emerger for the thinking river fisher, a hot new variation of a salmon favourite and a little gem that’s not been seen before!