Summer-holiday salmon – Grilse know-how and little gems for low summer flows courtesy of Joe MacDonald.
Nymphs on the swing – Charles Jardine explains the stillwater angler’s art of ‘odging’.
Fish finder – On holiday? Looking for new waters or new fishing experiences? Peter Lapsley has the answers.
Sewin masters of Wales – The favourite sea trout patterns used by the locals on Wales' top rivers, including a Dan's Butcher for the Aeron (Dan Evans) and a Macrel Coch for the Conway (JO Jones).
The coast is clear for bass – How and where to tackle them.
Crisis? What crisis? – Is the call for total catch-and-release of springers a panic measure?
The wild trout’s wish list – Neil Patterson’s flip-over fly that solves the flippin’ sippin’ trout problem of summer evenings.
Bob’s your uncle... – ... and trusted friend. Geoffrey Bucknall's top-dropper flies are the most potent of them all.
Sandison’s Scotland – Lochs to fish before you die; Clyde anglers counter quarry; Good news for Glendoe; Wise old trout fooled.
Going the distance with heavyweight flies – David Wolsoncroft-Dodds has advice for casters of large, bulky pike and tarpon flies.
Textbook Tying – Mick Huffer demonstrates how to tie and fish the Gorgeous George, the current darling of Irish lough fishing.
Fly of the Month – Charles Jardine ties his improved General Emerger.
Trout in the Tuscan heat – Tim Griffiths finds excellent trout and grayling sport in the interior of Italy in August.
Knit your own waders – Mike Harding says Archimedes was right.
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NEIL PATTERSON says it’s time we knew about a small fly that solves a whole load of flippin’ fly-tying problems
Find out what Neil will be looking out for in July which will prompt him to tie on a Patterson Flipper. Also, follow his tying instructions and the crucial stage of the tying process in the July 2009 issue of Fly Fishing and Fly Tying. |