Trout Fisherman Issue 532 (Digital Sampler)

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ISSUE 532

TROUTMASTERS TROU MASTERS FUN FACTS FACTS ABOUT UK'S BIGGEST FLY-FISHING FLYLLYY-FISHING COMP

HOOK A BIG

RAINBOW Winter tactics that'll bag you a beauty!

RIVER SKILLS

STILLWATERS

DESTINATIONS

FLY-TYING

Fred Bainbridge's tips

How to hit deep-lying fish

Dream trip with Matt Harris

Tie a Krystal Cat Tadpole

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Contents I SS U E 532

Cover image by Peter Gathercole

BE INSPIRED

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6 Your first

Readers share stories of their fly-fishing firsts

TF MEMORIES

Russ Symons ties a Glister Minkie

We pick eight of our favourite front covers

64 Flymasters

10 Who took the helm?

Your subsurface CDC patterns come under the scrutiny of judge Peter Gathercole

A look at Trout Fisherman’s editors over the years

11 Thrown in at the deep end...

TACKLE

The lengths an editor is asked to go to

71 Gear on test

12 Fishing – isn’t that a bit dull?

COVER STORY Robbie Winram reviews wading boots, rods, clothing and accessories...

Jeff Prest remembers some stand-out features

18 Tight lines

Contributor quotes about the final issue of TF

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19 Signs of the times

TACTICS

Dave Malpas gets to cross a Scottish salmon and sea-trout loch off his wish-list

Peter Cockwill and pals fish Dever

78 News

26 Convenience fishing

World Champs report and Scottish news

Grayling sport from Ilkley town

80 Letters

31 New Year resolute - part 2

TF readers have their say

More problem-solving tips from our experts

FOCUS ON...

Floating versus sinking line

ADVICE

38 Advice squad

TF’s experts answer your questions

42 How to...

Fish a river. Top tips from expert Paul Procter

WHERE TO FISH

47 UK waters

Five top trout fisheries to visit this month COVER STORY

82 Book reviews

OFFER

34 Up or down?

50 Divine Providence

Tying with Stretch Worm Chenille, Disco Zonker strips and 3D Fritz

56 Catch memories

20 Final mission

COVER STORY

76 Fly-tying products

OPINION & NEWS

How the TF logo changed over the years

COVER STORY

COVER STORY Peter Gathercole’s step-by-step tying sequence to a highly mobile winter lure

60 Flybox fillers

8 Uncovered!

COVER STORY

FLY-TYING

57 The Krystal Cat

Fly-fishing in the Seychelles

70 Reader offer The Daiwa wading waistcoat is packed with storage options and is yours for only £24!

Three more offerings get the Prest treatment

84 Cockwill

A new era beckons for one of Trout Fisherman’s longest serving contributors

85 Troutmasters

Are you among this month’s badge winners?

90 Troutmasters 40th

Join in the celebrations as we look back at 40 years of the competition’s milestones

96 Iain Barr

Remembering when Blobs first hit the scene and tips on finding the right depth

98 Wading in

Jeff Prest’s final farewell deals with the highs and lows of his career.

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THIS MONTH’S WINNER

Shot of the

MONTH

“Fingask Loch at the end of the day”.

Sent in by Tom Taylor. The fishery is run by Blairgowrie Rattray & District AC and Tom said they always get some super sunsets from the boathouse during the autumn.

Published photographers receive a landing net from Sharpes of Aberdeen.

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TACTICS G R A Y L I N G Words & pictures Jeffrey Prest

Convenience FISHING Grayling at your feet; food and shelter just behind you, and opportunity even when the water's lively.

Welcome to the civilised face of urban fishing...

Fred Bainbridge and a Wharfe grayling.

TACTICS

TACTICS S M A L L W A T E R S Words Peter Cockwill Pictures Peter Gathercole

Our final mission Peter Cockwill and friends try for a trophy fish at Dever Springs

Tom Baker nets a 17lb Dever rainbow that took a Blue-flash Damsel.

TACTICS F I N A L F R O N T I E R S

New Year resolute: Part 2 Which fishing skill frontier would you finally like to cross in 2020, we asked readers. The replies kept coming‌

ADVICE F I R S T T I M E O N R I V E R S Learning to read the water leads to success on rivers.

Paul Procter Expert angler at home on rivers or lakes in the UK & abroad

HOW TO...

Fish a river Paul Procter offers top advice for those fishing a river for the first time

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ENERALLY speaking, most flyfishers begin their fishing journey on stillwaters rather than rivers. Not because reservoirs or lakes are any easier to work out than rivers, it’s more to do with them being accessible, which makes perfect sense.

42 Trout Fisherman January 29 - February 25

However, at some stage those who religiously frequent stillwaters have a yearning for something different in the form of moving water. Here, a general overview allows us to see what is involved and any pitfalls to avoid. www.troutfisherman.co.uk

WHERE TO FISH S E Y C H E L L E S Words & pictures Matt Harris

Great mates Dom Quinlan and Matt Harris (right) show off a bohar snapper and bluefin trevally caught from the flats of Providence.

DIVINE

There are so many species to catch on fly,

PROVIDENCE you’ll struggle to know where to start, says Matt Harris

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