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In This Issue | September 2010

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Cracking damsels

The Spanflex-legged Damsel Nymph, a new fly to tempt feeding trout in a heavy hatch of damselflies.
Local 'Worthy

Alex Jardine guides us around Dartmoor's Fenworthy lake and reveals his own Bobby-style pattern for such wild waters.
Winging it

Interchangeable Templedogs for all salmon situations.
Rabbit on the menu

How to tie the rabbit-based Tarpon Bunny, which has the silhouette and movement to fit the bill for all predatory species, including fry-bashing trout.
Rick 'n Roll

The Rolling Ricky, Neil Patterson's miniscule Caddis Pupa and tactic for when sedges show at the surface - but no fish rise.
"If the fish aren't rising, change the loch!"

Uncovering the best of Shetland's 300 waters.
Why do they bite the Bullet?

Chris Sandford's new dry fly imitates nothing in particular, but is proving popular with trout on both river and stillwater, so much so that it takes the fun out of fishing!
Popping for perch

A chance discovery in a local gravel pit led Herman Broers to use Poppers for perch.
Doing a Wegg

A visit to South Uist has broadened Mike Harding's vocabulary ...
A View from the Chalkstreams

Gordon Mackie considers the disposition of the grayling and tells us how this can help us catch them.
Tactical flies

The Hopper. Jeremy Lucas gives his tactical tips and fly dressing tweaks to get the best late-summer sport from the stillwater super-fly.
Off the coast

Contacting bass, mullet and even sea trout on fly in the recent heatwave.
Rain favours

After the drought, Irish rivers are reporting great catches of salmon and sea trout.
Abbot's Barton reborn

The famous fishery is rejuvenated, and has a promising future ahead.
My World Cup Diary (second half)

Malcolm Greenhalgh continues his football-free fly-fishing festival visiting the Ribble, Lune, Hodder, local reservoirs and estuaries all the way to the final.
Quiz

Your chance to win the Scott Mackenzie DTX salmon rod of your choice.