CONTENTS

06 Go Deep With Buzzers

COVER STORY

Shane Jones visits Llandegfedd Reservoir in Wales and shows why depth is crucial to catching with his lethal White Head Pupas.

12 News We take a good look at all the relevant news and reports affecting us fly fishers in the UK.

16 After Office Hours Take your rod to the water as the sun goes down and you’ll be in for a nice surprise, says Gary Turner.

20 PostBag Drop us a line about anything fly fishing related and you could be lucky enough to win some great prizes.

24 Q&A If you have a question that needs answering, then get in touch with our panel of experts, who’ll do all that they can to help.

26 Signature Series Expert fly tyer Steve Thornton unveils another of his deadly little secret patterns – the Stone-Clinging Mayfly Nymph. Learn how to tie and fish with it.

30 Sweet Little 16

COVER STORY

Northeast dry-fly expert Chris Guthrie explains why small dry flies are nothing to be afraid of. In fact, you could catch more than you bargained for.

35 Desert Island Flies Kieran Jenkins, Welsh international and one of the UK’s top young anglers, reveals his top three flies.

36 Take A Punt Being in a punt is very much like fishing from your very own floating platform. Malc Randall and Ray Cramp use one to their advantage at Packington Trout Fishery.

40 Ladies Of The Stream Dominic Garnett enjoys fantastic sport with sizeable grayling on Devon’s tiny River Lyd.

47 Howard’s Way – Upstairs, Downstairs To target tricky trout you need to scale down your tackle and your fly patterns. Howard Croston shows you how.

53 The Academy Find out how to make your own shooting heads and tie the Black Emerger, and discover which leader setup to try during September to catch surface-feeding fish.

60 The Ultimate Seduction

COVER STORY

Martin Smith hedges his bets with a new setup for stillwater trout.

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66 Summer Secrets

COVER STORY

– Picking Pockets ‘Pocket water’ in rivers can hold a lot of fish in low-water conditions. John Buckley shows how to catch in these testing times.

71 Comp

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Win an amazing new Aquanova sinking line from Mullarkeys.

72 Subscriptions Subscribe to TFF and receive two fly lines.

75 Used & Abused Hardy brings its rods within the grasp of mere mortals with the new Uniqua range, but are they worthy of the Hardy name?

76 Total Tackle Some of the fantastic new fly-tying and fishing kit that’s available out there.

78 Used & Abused Fly reels have come a long way, but will Guideline’s new Haze go the distance?

80 Bringing Your Flies To Life John Pearson and six-times English National Rivers Champion John Tyzack look at how we fish our flies and what we can do to make them more attractive to trout.

84 ClickandFish Challenge Are you one of the lucky anglers to have their fish featured in this special TFF challenge? Turn to these pages to find out.

92 Crafty Carp Carp on the fly really are something special. Paul Richardson sings their praises and tells us how catching them is easier than you might think.

98 Parton’s Parting Shot Why is it that Mr P no longer fishes out of the front of the boat? It seems that if you want to catch big fish then you need to try something different.

Casting a tight loop to deliver a dry to a rising trout under the far bank.

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