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FRY! Essential flies & tactics for catching bigger fish close in
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MODERN WETS
Old favourites...new twists
RESERVOIRS
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Late-season hotspots
ADVENTURES
ARGENTINA
Golden dorado on the fly!
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Contents
BE INSPIRED
62 How to...
COVER STORY TF contributors recall their memorable catches on the fry. Plus 20 killer tips
66 Snowbee advice
TACTICS
FLY-TYING
Iain Barr and Dave Shipman target Grafham’s shrimp feeders in just a foot of water
COVER STORY Follow Peter Gathercole’s step-by-step to a top fry pattern
Use floatant on dry flies
Cover image by: Peter Gathercole
6 Early morning fry-up
12 Shrimpy shallows
70 Flymasters
24 Long live wets
74 Flybox fillers
28 How to fish a just-opened water
TACKLE
TF discusses the current status of traditional wet flies and their modern twists COVER STORY
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Follow our guide to dealing with a newly-opened venue – in this case Turnaface Fishery in Ireland
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FOCUS ON... 34 Size matters
Rob Edmunds reveals his new hybrid pattern that’s proving deadly on hard-fished waters COVER STORY
WHERE TO FISH 41 UK waters
Four top fisheries to visit this month
an-up Our Bankside Cle Campaign Clean-up campaign continues to gain momentum with more fisheries asking for the poster and creating their own bins for discarded leaders. Spread the message…we can do this.
Peter Cockwill visits Brick Farm Lakes and finds a fishery set for a bright future
50 Spotlight on...
Esthwaite Water in the Lake District
52 Gold rush COVER STORY
in Argentina
Dave Lewis hunts for golden dorado
TF’s panel of experts answer your questions
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77 New gear
COVER STORY Robbie Winram reviews the latest gear including jackets, rods, waders and accessories
Spotlight on picric-dyed materials, a buggy dubbing and a mini hair stacker
OPINION & NEWS 84 News
What’s new on the trout scene plus Scottish news
85 Cockwill
A big fan of the single fly, Peter Cockwill can also see the logic in multiple fly set-ups
Trout Fisherman readers have their say on all manner of subjects
88 Troutmasters
Are you among this month’s badge winners?
92 Sportfish Team Championships Team Airflo reveal their winning tactics
95 Match news
Iain Barr’s report from the Autumn Menteith international
ADVICE
58 Advice squad
Russ Symons ties a Rough Buzzer
86 Letters
44 Sussex charm
COVER STORY
Your small fry patterns are judged by Peter Gathercole who also sets a new tying challenge
82 Fly-tying products
32 Back-end fry bash
How to catch a late-season fry-feeding trout plus seven top fry patterns
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67 Polar Fry
19 Coping with conditions
How to cope when everything seems to be going against you. Jeff Prest visits Parkview fishery
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98 Angling legend Lefty Kreh Jeff Prest takes a look at the main man
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Exciting, explosive and visual, fry-feeding time offers the kind of sport worth getting up early for. TF contributors recall their memorable catches
HE editor’s first few outings as a fledgling fly angler saw him fishing from Rutland’s Fantasy Island on an autumn day. It didn’t matter that he couldn’t cast far. All that mattered was that the fish were on fry and nomatter how he presented that Minkie, he had
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incredible takes – ferocious in fact as hungry rainbows battered into his offering. So it doesn’t matter whether you’re experienced or a newcomer, you too can savour magical sport right now. How many times has a relative beginner caught a huge trout at fry time?
Countless times. Just beef up your tackle, set the alarm for 4am and get down to the reservoir. When you’re there enjoying the solitude you’ll never regret it. Turn the page to read some of our contributors’ memorable fry-feeding sessions. OCTOBER 11 - NOVEMBER 7 | TROUT FISHERMAN 7
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Shrimpy SHALLOWS Grafham shrimps are a main attraction in autumn. Iain Barr and Dave Shipman enjoy a dawn raid in around a foot of water...
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Long live WETS
As autumn winds gather pace, TF discusses traditional wet flies and their modern twists...
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Words: Rob Edmunds Pictures: Peter Gathercole
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SIZE MATTERS Rob Edmunds’ experiments have created a small Booby/FAB hybrid that’s perfect for spooky fish and hard-fished waters...
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