Trout & Salmon

Trout & Salmon magazine has been the voice of fly fishing since 1955. Every issue, the world’s most respected writers and experts in salmon, trout and sea-trout fishing contribute inspirational articles, along with beautiful photography from the world’s finest game-fishing destinations. Learn from expert fishermen who describe the latest tactics and flies that are bringing success. Read our guides on the UK's best game fisheries. See what's being caught with our authoritative record documenting the state of Britain and Ireland’s wild game fisheries. And decide on your latest kit purchase with the best comparison tests in fly fishing.

Editor’s welcome • The voice of game-fishing since 1955

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Trout & Salmon

First cast • What’s happening in the world of game-fishing

Gallery • Caught a memorable fish? Send your pictures to: troutandsalmon@bauermedia.co.uk

PARADISE ISLAND

HEAVYWEIGHT FROM THE TAY

A SILKEN TOUCH • Chris McCully fishes with timeless tackle on the celebrated Broadlands beat of the River Test

Factfile

A life on the river • Landing a salmon can be as nerve-racking for the gillie as it is for whoever holds the rod, explains Dani Morey

MISSING LINKS

LETTERS • Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

CONGRATULATIONS, KARL

YOU JUST HAVE TO ASK • Lifelong friends Roger Woodhams and Bob Forsyth share their knowledge of the highly regarded Ellerdine Lakes in Shropshire with Peter Cockwill

OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Factfile

THE WATER BARREL • Stan Headley ponders the perennial puzzle: is pattern more important than presentation?

PRICE HIKE • Simon Cooper asks if we’re paying too much for modern tackle

FIGHTING FIRES • Too many people are failing to follow rural rules, says Bob White

MY FISHING LIFE • The tackle and companions that shape an angler’s time on the water. This month, Essex fly-fisher Dean Doyles

RHAPSODY IN BLUE • Paul Procter celebrates an upwinged fly that brings joy to fly-fishers all summer long

STEWART-STYLE B-WO SPINNER

SNOWSHOE SHUTTLE-EMERGER

BWO PARA-SPINNER

NO SMALL MATTER • Tying tiny flies is a speciality and necessity for Rocky Mountains fly-fisher Michael Gula

SECONDARY STONEFLY STIMULATOR

BULLET-HEAD TAN CADDIS

TIE THE STONEFLY STIMULATOR

SIPPER MIDGE

CRIPPLE THOR PMD

ATHERTON NO. 5

SMOKE JUMPER

THE BREATHLESS AIRE • Andrew Flitcroft visits club water on the River Aire in Yorkshire and witnesses an unorthodox but successful hot weather method

Factfile

BACK FROM THE BRINK • Steffan Jones sees silvery signs of life after pollution on the beautiful rivers Mawddach and Wnion in North Wales

BLUE WIDOW

Factfile

WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX? • Mick Connor, one of Rutland Water’s most successful bank-anglers, shares patterns that have caught him big fish this season

PLOP, SENSE, SEE, WALLOP! • Jim Coates chats to rock entrepreneur, fly-tyer and Baltic salmon aficionado Jay Bartlett about Scandinavian and British styles of fishing

THE KNOWLEDGE • Expert advice and seasonal solutions for better game fishing

GAME FISHERS’ SURGERY • Need some tactical advice? Ask our panel of problem-solvers

LOVE A DUCK • Rob Denson suggests artful ways to make the most of flank feathers

PREPPING

THE DRY-FLY DILEMMA • Andrew Flitcroft simplifies the conundrum of how many dry-flies to fish on your stillwater trout cast

SIX APPEAL

LOADED GUNN • Stuart Foxall suggests ways to fine-tune the tying and fishing of a much-loved hairwing salmon fly this...