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.

The voice of game-fishing since 1955

TROUT & SALMON

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

A GOOD READ

Gallery

SHARPE’S FISH OF THE MONTH

MASK’S MARAUDERS • Andrew Flitcroft experiences electric sport in his pursuit of the great lough’s elusive daphnia-feeders

TRY YOUR LUCK

Factfile

Hebridean diary • It’s a busy April on the croft but Colin Macleod finds time for a cast between cutting turfs and lambing

FUEL FOR THE FIRE

WADING IN YOU KNOW WHAT

LETTERS • Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

AN EARLY START • The river trout season is about to begin, but are you ready and willing? Don Stazicker provides a pep talk and much sound advice to help you enjoy the colder weeks

PREPARATION CHECKLIST

WHEN DOES THE SEASON START?

WONDERFUL WHITE • The final leg of Stan Headley’s journey across the spectrum of loch fly colours

STRANGE BEAST • Simon Cooper explains why the Animal Sentience Bill could change everything

ON THE RECORD • Female salmon anglers don’t always get the recognition they deserve, writes Dani Morey

Cockwill’s Conundrum • Should small fisheries stock very large trout?

GROWING PAINS

MY FISHING LIFE • One of the UK’s leading fly-casting instructors Eoin Fairgrieve shares fond memories of his angling possessions

FREEDOM TO FISH • Jim Coates talks to salmon addict Art Merk about how he balances work, home life and fishing, as well as the inspiring return of salmon to his local rivers

FISHING PHILOSOPHY

CALADAIL CALLING • It’s a marriage made in Heaven: one of the most beautiful lochs in Scotland, home to a stamp of wondrous wild trout, as Finlay Wilson discovered

SMOO CAVE

Factfile

Nos. 4 & 5 HEARTBREAKERS & THE OAKS • Some trout pools haunt our thoughts, writes Paul Procter

FINER POINTS • It’s all about the detail for Irish fisherman and fly-tyer Peter Driver

HOW TO TIE THE MICRO JIG STREAMER

WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX? • Young Derbyshire angler Jack Westbury shares a trio of his best river trout patterns

REDUCE LUGGAGE

MEET THE TEAM

WATERSIDE WISDOM • Our panel of expert anglers offers advice for better fishing this month

FULL STRETCH • Rob Denson explains how to tie better flies with Flexi-Floss

PREPPING

ONE FOR THE SWINGERS • John Gray explains how to make a simple knot guard for use with a free-swinging tube-fly hook

THE RABBIT • Stuart Foxall recommends a lure that’s deadly on small trout fisheries

HOW TO TIE THE BLACK AND RED RABBIT

MATERIALS

THE DUFFER’S GUIDE • Trout are simple creatures. But fishing for them rarely is. So this month Simon Sinclair starts a lighthearted series with some serious stuff in it. First up, Buzzers

TACKLE • The latest gear for discerning game-fishers

Smoother operator

14FT SALMON RODS • Clive Mitchelhill casts ten powerful tools, ideal for spring sport but eminently fishable all year

GEAR GUIDE...