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.

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Trout & Salmon

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

Gallery

DOUBLE FIRST

HEBRIDEAN HEARTBREAK • Finlay Wilson hunts for trophy brown trout on the wild machair lochs of South Uist

FLYING FISH

Factfile

A life on the river • With many salmon-fishers enjoying their first success on the Spey this summer, it’s been a delightful time for Dani Morey

RAMPANT CROWFOOT

LETTERS • Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

SAME BUT DIFFERENT

ASPECTS OF LIGHT • Stan Headley explores the importance of fly colour from a trout’s perspective, and puts the spotlight on red patterns

CARDINEAL

RED STUART

SOLDIER PALMER (VARIANT)

CLAN CHIEF (VARIANT)

BIBIO

CLAN GOAT

CATCH A WHIFF • There may be something in the water, suggests Simon Cooper

HOT TOPICS • Low water poses problems for Bob White

MY FISHING LIFE • The objects and people that have shaped an angler’s time on the water. This month, renowned salmon-fisher Ian Gordon

MEGS’ SEA-TROUT • Rob Hardy finds lovely water for the swinging fly on an unsung beat of the River Tweed

SIR WALTER SCOTT

SWIMMING GALA

Factfile

SWEDISH ALL-SORTS • Johan Klingberg introduces a box of motley flies proven on rocky rivers and lakes of the high plateau

WINGED BUZZER

MEDALLION STONE

HOW TO TIE THE WINGED BUZZER

BUSEN

SUPA’R PUPA

DOUBLE DAMSEL

GREY ZONKER

THE ROAD • Andrew Flitcroft shares his favourite cast at Rutland Water

ENRICH YOUR RUTLAND EXPERIENCE

LOOK UP

WHAT’S A GIRL TO DO? • Jim Coates talks to Glenda Powell, one of fly-fishing’s trailblazers, about her inspirational achievements and what’s around the next bend in the river

SODA FARLS AND SEA-TROUT

WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX? • Malcolm “Mac” Douglas, experienced angler and instructor on the River Tweed, shares three of his favourite salmon patterns

LIGHT AND DARK • Paul Procter pits nymph against dry-fly on a prestigious day-ticket water in Derbyshire

NYMPH VERSUS DRY-FLY • Paul’s flies for the Wye

GET ’EM OFF

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

MEET THE TEAM

SEAL APPEAL • Rob Denson explains how to exploit a fur that gives flies the illusion of life

PREPPING

HAPPY LANDINGS • Don Stazicker explains how to use tapered leaders to present dry-flies and light nymphs on rivers

WHAT THE X?

CUT BEFORE YOU CAST

SUPER SEDGE • Stuart Foxall explains how to pep up your tying of the wonderful Elk Hair Caddis — and offers advice how to fish it, too

VARIANTS • Template: vary the hook size and material colours of the Egg-Laying Caddis to match the sedge hatches on your local rivers.

BUYING ADVICE

TYING THE EGG-LAYING CADDIS • Hook Size 12-20 down-eyed dry-fly (Partridge Patriot Barbless...