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

SHARPE’S FISH OF THE MONTH

FAR AND AWAY • George Barron seeks wild trout in the remote bays of Nant y Moch Reservoir, West Wales

Factfile

A life on the river • With angling under increasing threat, involving young people in our sport is more crucial than ever, writes Dani Morey

FUTURE-PROOFING

LETTERS • Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

LONG-LEGGED DANCERS • Peter Cockwill celebrates a much-loved gangly bug that can cause mayhem on breezy autumn days

THE WAY FORWARD • Simon Cooper suggests new fronts in the battle to protect our rivers

I HEAR YOU • Job satisfaction for Bob White is when a rod heeds his advice

MY FISHING LIFE • The tackle and ephemera that shape an angler’s time on the water. This month, photographer and fisherman Rod Calbrade

AN EVENING ON THE BRUTON STREAM • The unforgettable silver shoals of Uig Sands, Isle of Lewis, cast a spell over Colin Macleod

BURIED TREASURE

Factfile

MYSTERIOUS ORANGE • Stan Headley continues his exploration of colour in loch-style flies

GOOD AFTERNOON • As temperatures cool, Paul Procter turns his attention to daytime sedge-feeders

AUTUMN BOUNTY • Gareth Jones has fun under the harvest sun at historic Blagdon Lake in Somerset

Factfile

WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX? • Dave Downie, one of Scotland’s finest-ever competition anglers, shares his favourite team of river trout and grayling nymphs

BLACK MAGIC • Jim Coates chats with Tay gillie Tony Black, who shares a few flies and tactics that are sure to put more fish in the book

BIG SPOOL

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

MEET THE TEAM

MARABOU IN MOTION • Rob Denson demonstrates the effectiveness of this highly mobile, inexpensive feather

DOS, DON’TS AND DOUBLING

BOX OF TRICKS • Don Stazicker suggests simple ways to modify your leader at the waterside to improve presentation, location, and bite detection

SIMPLE REMEDY • Stuart Foxall re-examines the shrimpy qualities of the General Practitioner and prescribes ways to fish it successfully this autumn

TYING A MODERN OYKEL GP

BUYING ADVICE

TACKLE • The latest gear for discerning game-fishers

HOW DOES IT WORK?

FISHING REPORTS • All the latest news from our local experts. The only monthly record of catches and news from the major fisheries of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

NEWSREEL

NEWSREEL

Taff Price 1934-2021

Robbie MacGregor 1948-2021

Walter “Wattie” James Burns 1951–2021

SENIOR BADGE WINNERS

JUNIOR BADGE WINNERS

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