Total Fly Fisher - Snowbee Challenge

Snowbee Challenge. See if you are triumphant...

We're rewarding you for your special catches. Meet the targets, win the prizes and find fame in the pages of Total FlyFisher!

We know how good it feels to get that special fish in the net. That's why we've teamed up with Snowbee to bring you a fantastic series designed to reward your catches and give you something to remind you of your best fish for years to come.

The TFF Snowbee Challenge sets you six targets. Meet just one target and you'll be sent a classy enamelled badge to display on your hat or waistcoat. There's also the chance to win some great Snowbee tackle every month. Even better, the photos and stories behind the most noteworthy captures will be printed.

With categories from Small Water Rainbow to Big Water Brown, Salmon & Sea Trout and everything in between, there's a target to hit wherever you fish. The 'Snowbee Challenge Angler Of The Month' will be picked by us. You don't have to catch the biggest fish to win; it could be an exceptional specimen for the venue, a first fish, a personal best or an unusual capture.

To enter online please fill in the form below

To enter by post please click here to download the form

Dorjee
River Brown & Grayling

This is an absolutely wonderful grayling, and as you can see by his smile Dorjee is more than happy with the fish.
He caught the fin-perfect, 44cm - long, personal-best specimen from the River Itchen in Hampshire on a home-tied fly. Well done Dorjee, and keep up the good work!

Andy Bragg
Small Water Rainbow

The shocked look on Andy Bragg’s face shows that this personal-best rainbow really took him by surprise. The 7lb 8oz fish was caught from Coltsford Mill Fishery, in Surrey, and was taken on a size 10 short-shanked black-and-green Montana Nymph with a slow, figure-of-eight retrieve.

Gareth Taylor
Small Water Rainbow

Wakefield-based Gareth Taylor managed to tame this specimen small-water rainbow on a Cat’s Whisker while fishing at Wansford Trout and Coarse Fishery, in East Yorkshire. Gareth saw fish topping and tailing so he cast his fly out past the waiting fish and was rewarded with a 10-minute battle and this personal-best 10lb 4oz fish.

Joe Quinn
Maynooth Fisheries in Co Kildare played host to Joe Quinn who managed to tempt this fine rainbow, estimated to be around 14lb in weight. A Green Buzzer on a floating line did the trick for Joe, who looks as pleased as any one would with a fish of this size.

James McMenamin
James McMenamin visited Rib Valley Fishing Lakes in Hertfordshire and came away with this impressive 8lb 2oz rainbow.
James used a Cat’s Whisker to lure the fish – great work, James!

John Ferris
Bankhouse Fly Fishery near Lancaster, in Lancashire, proved to be a successful venue for John Ferris, who used a Black Zonker on a sinking line, coupled with a slow, twitching retrieve, to tempt this stunning 15lb brownie.

Richard Allen
Richard Allen managed to hook up with this very fine 5lb 1oz brownie at Woodington Trout Fishery. Richard used a Damsel on a floating line to catch this personal-best fish, using a slow, jerky retrieve..

Small Water Rainbow

Joe Quinn	14lbs	Maynooth Fishery, Green Buzzer

James McMenamin	8lbs 2oz	Rib Valley, Ware, Cat's Whisker

Gareth Taylor	10lbs 4oz	Wansford Trout &

Andy Bragg	7lbs 8oz	Coltsford Mill, Montana

Tom Brookes	9lbs	Lechlade, Damsel

Rory Evans	12lbs	Lechlade, Home Made Lure

Ross Macaulay	8lbs 4oz	New Howood Trout Fishery, Home Made Lure

Big Water Rainbow

Bob Ramshaw	11lbs	Leighton Res, Pink Fritz

Bob Ramshaw	11lbs 14oz	Leighton Res, Damson Olive

Ryan Alderson	7lbs 8oz	Barrow No. 3 Bristol, Damsel

Small Water Brown

James Moore	13lbs 13oz	Exe Valley Fishery, Goldhead Sunburst Blob

Big Water Brown

Paul Weight	5lbs 2oz	Chalk Springs, Green rubber legged daddy g/h

River Brown & Grayling

Dorjee	1lbs 5ozs	River Itchen, Billy

Salmon & Sea Trout

Lloyd McCook	6lbs	River Bush, Silver Shrimp

Adam Jenkins	6lbs 4oz	River Towy, Ally's Shrimp

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Competition Rules

Each entry must be sent using the form on this page (Or a form from TFF) and include a photograph of the catch, preferably of the angler holding the fish. Entries sent in with no photograph will be deemed null and void.
Photograph MUST be 2 megapixels minimum in size, and saved in the jpg format (File extensions can be .jpg or .jpeg). Larger the image, the better for magazine printing. No phone pictures.
Each entry form must include the name and contact details of an independent witness.
Each badge can be awarded only once to any one person – there are 6 to aim for.
You must send in the form within two months of the capture of the fish.
Badge awards are subject to entries being approved by the TFF team. The editor's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
DHP takes no responsibility for lost or mislaid photographs.

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I have read, understood and agree to abide by the above rules.

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