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FLIES & BOX

Lures • Dries • Wets • Nymphs L

SMALL WATERS

BIG BROWNS Where to find a giant

MEDIUM WATERS

Combo kits, clothing & lines on test

TECHNIQUES

BEAT THE WIND BLUE & WHITE Casting tricks to try now

Try the Wednesday fly

FOCUS ON

SIMPLE TIPS...

To make your gear last

BE INSPIRED GROW OUR SPORT Words: Paul Richardson Pictures: Paul Richardson & Peter Gathercole

Paul (right) on a successful feature day where he encouraged a TF reader.

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12 MONTHS, 12 RECRUITS? Last year, Paul Richardson made a New Year resolution to get 12 people to take up fly-fishing. He shares lessons for us all to follow…...

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Words: Russell Hill Pictures: Peter Gathercole

Peter Gathercole battled against the elements to catch.

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Action in a HEADWIND

TACTICS Beat th

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Getting distance and turnover into a headwind can make a world of difference, especially if fish are localised and far out. Peter Gathercole explains…

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tactics small waters Words: Craig Barr Pictures: Peter Gathercole

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It’s time for BIG BROWNS Get ‘down and dirty’ with the right fly and you too could be holding a winter fish like this. Craig Barr explains...

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tactics BOOBIES Words & pictures: Steve Cullen

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If there’s one fly that reigns supreme when it comes to winter sport, it has to be the Booby. Steve Cullen explains…...

The versatile Booby is a top winter pattern. It can be fished at any depth.

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Words & pictures: Russ Symons

MAKE YOUR GEAR LAST! Russ Symons’ tips will prolong the life of your fishing gear

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E find ourselves in a ‘throw-away society’ these days. If something breaks, throwing it away and buying new can often be cheaper and more convenient than getting it repaired. But we anglers must guard against this. We can easily become attached to a particular rod because our individual casting style will rely on knowing exactly what that rod is capable off.

It’s the same with fly lines, we often stick with a particular brand and model because it suits us. Our favourite reel is www.troutfisherman.co.uk

perhaps an exact counterweight to that rod and line. If something breaks, wears out or gets lost, then that is often a cause for some genuine consternation – you know it’s true!

I have a friend who spends a lot of money on his fly tackle because he wants that tackle to be reliable and long lasting.

But he puts his rods away wet in their tubes and the rings rust, the reel fittings jam with grit and earthy bits and he claims: “they don’t make them like they used too!”

In truth, there are very few poor rods in the UK market place today. The off-the-

shelf quality is so high and the marketing so ferocious that poor quality rods died a death a decade or more ago.

But we all know that 99% of anglers will put their rods away and only think of them again when the urge to go fishing manifests itself.

If the rod is one of the lucky ones it will get a ‘birthday’ treat maybe once a year, when perhaps there’s snow on the ground or winter gales rattle the windows. Then it is a time to reflect, perhaps it is even an act of faith, when you spend the time to sort your gear out ready for the new season.

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