FREE UK & IRELAND STILLWATER GUIDE FIRST FOR TACTICS, TACKLE & WHERE TO FISH
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ISSUE 497
HONEST GEAR REVIEWS ● Scierra Memento rods ● Hodgman jackets ● Alfa fly reels
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Big hits on
DAMSELS Best flies & retrieves revealed GETTING STARTED
EASY SET-UPS
Simple ways to catch trout
SMALL WATERS
BUZZER TIPS
50 years of fly evolution
RESERVOIRS
LLYN BRENIG
Guide to hotspots & flies
WHERE TO FISH
SAN JUAN
Catch city tarpon on fly
Contents
BE INSPIRED
ADVICE
Paul Procter samples sport at Esthwaite which has gone ‘brown trout only’
TF’ss panel of experts answer your questions on Buzzer fishing, knots and beads
TACTICS
66 How to...
Phil Dixon suggests what to do when trout have seen the same old flies
69 New series: Snowbee advice
18 Too many set-ups?
FLY-TYING
Cover image by: Peter Gathercole
6 Esthwaite goes native
62 Advice squad
Get the best from your hooks
12 Avoiding group-think
Nick Hart reminds us not to spend too much time changing tactics
Simon Kidd on how to choose a floating line
71 How to tie a Damsel Nymph Peter Gathercole provides a tying sequence
24 Eyebrook’s new buzz
OFFERS
Iain Barr enjoys a cracking Buzzer session at an in-form Eyebrook Reservoir
74 Flybox fillers
30 Two simple ways to catch
78 Flymasters
COVER STORY
Try these easy set-ups and catch your
first fish!
36 Buzzer evolution COVER STORY Peter Cockwill examines how buzzer imitations have changed over the last 40 years
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WHERE TO FIND US...
TACKLE 83 New gear
COVER STORY Latest gear reviews including Scierra’s Memento rods and Hodgman jackets
Rob Edmunds explains why anglers need a selection of Snake lures in their armoury
90 Fly-tying gear Robbie Winram looks at ostrich plumes, hair patches and a new UV-cure resin
FOCUS ON... 44 Damsels
88 Reader offer
Peter Gathercole judges your Damsel Nymph patterns and sets a new tying challenge
40 Deadly new Snakes 48 Subscription offer Subscribe to Trout rout Fisherman magazine this month and receive a competition fly case
Russ Symons ties an Olive Cruncher
COVER STORY Hatch facts and top imitations for you to try out this season
OPINION & NEWS 92 News
All the latest “happenings” on the trout scene
WHERE TO FISH
95 Cockwill Highlighting the “sod’s laws” of fly fishing
51 UK waters
96 Letters
Five fisheries from Cornwall to Ayrshire to visit this month
Trout Fishermann readers have their say
98 Troutmasters
54 Spotlight on...
This month’s badge winners plus a gallery of your latest catch pictures
COVER STORY Llyn Brenig – a guide to the mid summer hotspots for boat and bank
103 Match news Iain Barr comments on the current match scene
56 San Juan lagoons COVER STORY Dave Lewis and friends hunt for tarpon in the shadow of a bustling city
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106 Wading in Jeff Prest on the idea of hookless flies!
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Words: Paul Procter Pictures: Alamy/Rod Calbrade Esthwaite’s stunning scenery in summer: the perfect place to cast a fly in England.
ESTHWAITE GOES NATIVE
Paul Procter samples sport at this Cumbrian water which is now ‘brown trout only’
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BE INSPIRE D Stunning p la to cast a fl ces this summ y er
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Phil Dixon returns a rainbow at Chester’s Meadow Fishery.
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TACTICS Catch m
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Avoiding GROUP-THINK
When your local small water has been hammered with the usual suspects, what fly do you go to in order to break the monotony? Phil Dixon’s answer comes in threes…
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TACTICS RESERVOIRS Words: Nick Hart Pictures: Henry Gilbey
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Too many SET-UPS?
Nick Hart tries a little too hard in a tough session at Clatworthy...
Nick Hart warns us not to chop and change too much in a session.
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TACTICS RESERVOIRS Words: Iain Barr Pictures: Peter Gathercole
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Eyebrook’s NEW BUZZ Iain Barr enjoys terrific Buzzer fishing on a revitalised Eyebrook reservoir...
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TACTICS BUZZERS Words: Peter Cockwill Pictures: Peter Gathercole
Buzzer EVOLUTION Peter Cockwill fishes his favourite Black Pennell and highlights the evolution of the Buzzer...
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WHERE TO FISH PUERTO RICO Words & pictures: Dave Lewis
SAN JUAN LAGOONS
Dave Lewis & friends hunt for tarpon in the shadow of a bustling city…
You soon forget that you’re close to a busy city. The fishing takes over.
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