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ISSUE 513
LEARN HOW TO
▪ Fish Sedges ▪ Tackle upland lakes ▪ Exploit springs ▪ Catch deep down DESTINATIONS
FIRE & ICE
River browns from Iceland
RESERVOIRS
EYEBROOK
Dry flies for corixa feeders
WHERE TO FISH
LADYBOWER
Late summer tactics & flies
FLY -TYING
SEDGE PUPA
Tie a deadly summer fly
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Contents
BE INSPIRED
FLY-TYING
Peter Gathercole and pals enjoy the newly-opened West Ranga’s wild browns
COVER STORY Peter Gathercole’s step-by-step instructions for a late summer fly
6 Jet off to Iceland COVER STORY
TACTICS 12 Cool springs
COVER STORY Peter Cockwill takes advantage of Bigwell Fishery’s cold water on a scorching hot day
18 Bring me sunshine
COVER STORY Nick Halstead’s tips on how to catch in the heat on small waters
24 Catch corixa feeders
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Phil Dixon picks his top September fly patterns
70 Flymasters
Peter Gathercole judges your terrestrial imitations and sets a new fly-tying challenge
COVER STORY Robbie Winram reviews the latest gear including Daiwa Wilderness rods and Vision Vibe line
COVER STORY
10 top tips to beat fish taking short
32 Cast down the line
Target brown trout lying along the edge of the weed line at an upland water COVER STORY
The stages to imitate and top patterns
75 New gear
80 Fly-tying products
Cam-lever vices, threads and feathers
OPINION & NEWS 74 Book reviews
Jeffrey Prest reviews two recent additions to the fly-fishing library
WHERE TO FISH
82 News
Four top trout fisheries to visit this month
84 Letters
39 UK waters
42 Dry fly, Italian style
Latest news from the trout scene
Trout Fisherman readers have their say
Central Italy’s Nera river is a classic dry fly stream well worth investigation
86 Cockwill
46 La Cascade
87 Junior Troutmasters final
A newly-established fishery in northern France
50 Spotlight on... COVER STORY
Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire
ADVICE
52 Advice squad
TF’s experts answer your fly-fishing questions
56 How to...
Beat the heat on rivers
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68 Fastmail flies
30 Taps to takes!
COVER STORY
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY
Russ Symons ties an Elk Hair Caddis, one of the most popular adult sedge imitations
TACKLE
37 Sedge
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64 Flybox fillers
COVER STORY Gareth Jones catches free-rising trout on dries at Eyebrook Reservoir
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Why we should respect our fish farmers A full report from Thrunton Long Crag and the excellent standard of the youngsters taking part
91 Troutmasters
Are you among this month’s badge winners?
95 Iain Barr
The importance of the Booby-Basher sinking line
98 Wading in
Jeff Prest’s funny observations from the Junior Troutmasters final
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THIS MONTH’S WINNER
An 8lb 4oz rainbow from Avington. Sent in by Anthony Hill
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Guide Gummi plays a strong fish off the West Range river.
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Jet off to ICELAND
Not much more than two-and-a-half hours from the UK you can enjoy some incredible wild brown trout sport. Peter Gathercole investigates...
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Words: Peter Cockwill Pictures: Peter Gathercole
COOL SPRINGS Peter Cockwill visits Bigwell Fishery on a scorching hot day to take advantage of its cold water and quality trout ...
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Peter Cockwill quickly shows off a stunning 14lb rainbow from Bigwell.
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TACTICS SMALL WATERS Words & pictures: Jeffrey Prest
Bring me SUNSHINE
The papers might be full of HOTTER THAN BENIDORM! headlines but that doesn’t mean the fishing’s stone-cold. Just pick your time and place…
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Don’t write off that sweltering millpond. There may be more going on down there than you think...
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TACTICS RESERVOIRS Words: Gareth Jones Pictures: Peter Gathercole
Airflo’s Gareth Jones enjoys some of Eyebrook’s frantic surface action.
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Catch corixa FEEDERS
Gareth Jones enjoys a bumper dry fly session catching free-rising trout at Eyebrook...
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TACTICS UPLAND WATERS Words & pictures: Mike Thrussell
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Mike Thrussell adopts the roving approach, fishing along weedbeds.
CAST DOWN THE LINE Mike Thrussell catches wild browns along the edge of the weed line on a Welsh upland water...
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