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Contents September 2006

Today’s flyfisher Next month’s issue on sale September 14th

Today’s flyfisher Next month’s issue on sale September 14th

8In The Loop Catch up with the latest stories, rumours and inside info on fly fishing.

12Letters Is there really any advantage to using more than one fly? Check out a selection of readers’ letters.

16Jim’s Small-Water Secrets Scottish star Jim Crawford tinkers with traditional patterns to give them a lethal modern twist.

22Agent X Reputedly one of West Wales’ most popular waters, our undercover reporter takes a short break to stay at Garnffrwd Trout Fishery.

28Q&A Rack the brains of TFF’s advice panel and glean the answers to your fishing problems…

33 To 39Used And Abused A selection of rods and a hot, new reel get the thumbs up after months of field testing from the TFF team.

40Life’s A Beach Deep-water fishing, from a charter boat, with a fly, in the UK? You’d better believe it!

44Ladies Home International 2006 TFF’s Sue Shaw gives us all the highs and lows of this year’s prestigious ladies event…

46Tackle Monster Here’s our monthly roundup of 16 new products that should be hitting the tackle-shop shelves soon…

50Stopwatch Head-To-Head! Watch the race for victory in our one-on-one buzzer competition!

56Subscription Offer Save the trip to the newsagents and get a great free gift too…

58End Of An Eden Summer Glyn Freeman takes to his local River Eden in Cumbria to show what lies in wait for the dusk ’til dawn angler…

64Troubleshooter Charles Jardine spends a day on the Wye explaining exactly what ‘guiding’ is all about.

69Reader Review It’s your chance to join the privileged ranks of the TFF review team!

72The Flies To Catch Fish At the end of summer, look forward to some great sport. Make the most of it with these top patterns.

76Tying Tricks Make tying flies less stressed by following some simple top tips to success!

80Tying Challenge Who’s the daddy? Here are the winners from the last competition, and details on how to enter the new one.

83£1,000 Stonefly Competition It’s your chance to grab a massive haul of tying kits and quality luggage, thanks to Stonefly!

86Competition Scene The man with Scotland’s most ‘menacing’ moustache, Stuart Fraser, with the latest from the match scene.

92Diary Of A Restless Angler What makes an international team tick? John Bailey finds out in Slovenia.

9825 Quick Questions The godfather of UK fishing steps up to face the challenge of the TFF interview.

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