September ’07

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08THE APPRENTICE Hywel Morgan heads for Clywedog Reservoir in midWales to show a novice fl y fi sher the basics of boat fi shing.

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SNOWBEE CHALLENGE Caught something special? Here’s your chance to win some great prizes in TFF’s awesome catch competition

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FIGHT TO THE FINISH Persuade a couple of angling friends to compete against each other. Set them loose on a wild brown trout water and the one that catches the most fi sh in the allotted time instantly becomes world famous.

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POSTBAG Your views, news and general rants, picked from our postbag at the TFF offi ce.

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NEWS We take a peek at all the latest stories and gossip from the world of fl y fi shing.

tyer’sguide

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50GETTING STARTED Do you want to tie your own deadly fl ies? This series looks at the basics of fl y tying so that anyone can have a go. You’ll also learn to tie some top patterns along the way.

TYER’ SGUIDE

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26HATCH, MATCH, CATCH September’s often your last chance for some serious dry fl y sport. The fi sh’s target? Those gangly daddy-longlegs.

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HUNT FOR A PERFECT 10 Catch up with ‘big-fi sh hunter’ Steve Parton as he tries to land that fi sh of a lifetime from the depths of a Midlands’ reservoir. 32

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DESERT ISLAND FLIES One of the most respected competition anglers in the country, Graham Pearson, shows us the three fl ies he couldn’t live without.

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DEADLY KILLERS Follow the step-by-step instructions to tie some top-drawer patterns that we guarantee will put those wily fi sh on the bank.

Hunt For A Perfect 10, p32.

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TYING CHALLENGE We want to see the results of those fl y-tying skills. Tie us a fl y or fl ies, send your entries in and you could be in with chance of winning some awesome materials courtesy of Lakeland Fly Tying.

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Deadly Killers, p54.