Total FlyFisher Magazine - October 2017

In this issue

Armchair Fly Fishing England international angler Steve Smalley shares the excitement of catching trout from his
tube, The Melvin Monster Tom ‘Doc’ Sullivan relives the story of a huge Melvin brown caught this summer while practising for the Anglian Water fly fishing competition.

Armchair Fly Fishing

Destination fishing, big fish and exotic locations are on most fly anglers’ bucket lists. England international Steve Smalley had float tubing on his and shares the magic of armchair fly fishing.

5 mins

Flies For All Season - The Lite - Brite Hedgehog

Richard Garbett brings you a dry that floats all day and the trout find hard to resist… the Lite-Brite Hedgehog.

2 mins

Don't Let Them Of The Hook!

GAIA instructor and regular river angler Trevor Heyliger explains how to get more fish in your net when out on the river.

9 mins

Under Pressure

TFF editor Andy Taylor recounts how the trout in his parents’ small stillwater fishery have reacted to the weather, flies and angling pressure throughout the summer months.

9 mins

Pegged Back

Fresh from his gold-medal-winning performance in this year’s rivers international, Kieron Jenkins gives the lowdown on fishing a pegged river section and explains how we can apply this to our fishing.

6 mins

Diary Of An Everyday Angler - Testing Times

Jem Packer drives a Bentley to the River Test, is one of the first to use a brand-new state-of-the-art rod and lunch is prepared by an award-winning chef; not your normal day’s fishing.

5 mins

Big Perch On The Fly

Dick Walker described the perch as “the biggest fish of all.” David West Beale shares the tactics and flies that have seen him catch numerous specimen stripeys.

7 mins

A Cast That Covers It All

Snowbee’s Simon Kidd heads to Burrator Reservoir where he employs a tactic that covers all the depths to tempt its stubborn summer residents.

8 mins

Deadly Dries

Autumn can bring exceptional dry-fly fishing on our small stillwaters. Ben Bangham provides useful pointers to target fish off the top.

5 mins

Bring Back The Cane: Part Two

Clark Colman revisits a favourite moorland beck to see how an old faithful in his split-cane fly rod collection compares to a modern arrival from bespoke rod builders Tom Regula.

8 mins

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Total FlyFisher Magazine Description:

Total Flyfisher magazine is aimed at the progressive fly fisher. It caters for the still water angler and those that aspire to catch a whole lot more on the fly.
Here at Total Flyfisher we are at the forefront of what’s really happening out there on the water. We have all the new, cutting-edge techniques, tackle and of course successful new flies from the vices of some of the country’s top anglers. No matter what species you’re after, whether it’s in still or running water, TFF has all the information you need to become a more successful fly angler.