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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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08 Today’s flyfisher September 2006 16> Jim’s Small-Water Secrets You can catch like a cormorant thanks to a sneaky look into a Scottish stillwater ace’s fly box. This month, Jim interbreeds some traditional fish killers with one of the hottest modern patterns – the Cormorant. What he comes up with is a series of patterns that imitate nearly everything trout regularly feed on. Is this the new ‘when all else fails’ family of flies?

50> Stopwatch Head-To-Head! It’s a face-off as two seasoned Scottish anglers take on the buzzer challenge. Each faced with only a few hours to tie flies and catch 10 rainbows before their adversary, who will claim this month’s prize? If you and a fishing pal fancy tackling the headto-head challenge, get in contact today. It’s time to see who can walk the walk; oh, and it’s bloody good fun too!

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<40 Life’s A Beach We head for the deeps this month, following a charter-boat rebellion that’s seeing the bait rods binned in favour of big flies, fast sinkers and heavy fly gear. The target? That lover of deep water, kelp and trying to break anglers’ spirits – the pollack. Read on to hear how to tackle the depths and take on a saltwater species that makes UK freshwater game fish look like sissies.

<71-81 Tyer’s Guide Our monthly, 10-page tying section will not only help you improve your skills at the bench (Tying Tricks) and reveal THE patterns of the moment to put you ahead of the pack (The Flies To Catch Fish), but you could walk away with a top cash prize by entering the imitative competition (Tying Challenge). It’s all there and more in TFF’s Tyer’s Guide!

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