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

Gallery

SHARPE’S FISH OF THE MONTH

WALKING THE WALK

SECRET OF THE SPEY • The River Avon, flowing through the famous Ballindalloch estate, captivates Rob Hardy

FROM ON HIGH

Factfile

Hebridean diary • Colin Macleod must deal with a drawback of island life as his salmon season gets underway

THE BEST TIME

NET LOSS

LETTERS • Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

THE LOCH NEAR LEICESTER • Scot Steve Cullen feels right at home on pine-fringed Thornton Reservoir in the English Midlands

Factfile

THIS JUST IN • Simon Cooper writes a press release for the Environment Agency

TELL THE PARENTS • Fishing tuition is an opportunity to share the conservation message, says Dani Morey

Cockwill’s conundrum • Is fishing an indicator on stillwaters an acceptable technique?

KEEP IT SIMPLE

MY FISHING LIFE • Discover the tackle and ephemera that has shaped an angler’s time on the water. This month, Professor Mike Bibby

CASTING FOR CLUES • Paul Procter turns detective to catch finicky brownies in the clear waters of the Wiltshire Avon

CDC HUMPY BEETLE

FOAM BEETLE

Factfile

SIMPLE PLEASURES • Jim Coates asks Ayrshire expert Bill Gracie how he manages to catch salmon so consistently and what fun challenges he has set himself this season

MARCH 17, 2006, PARK BEAT, RIVER DEE

WHAT S IN YOUR BOX • Clyde rod David Park shares three of his most successful river dry-flies

WIND • Don Stazicker examines the airy stuff that surrounds us: how it affects water, why it moves trout and the enormous influence it has on our fishing prospects

JUMPERS ON ARRAN • Stan Headley searches for the Scottish island’s unsung run of sea-trout

Factfile

KEEP IT CLEAN

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

SYNTHETIC DUBBING • Use a little and you’ll achieve a lot, says Rob Denson

BIG FISH ON LIGHT TACKLE • Rob Edmunds explains how scaling down your rod and line increases your chance of catching trophy-sized stillwater trout

THE DUFFER S GUIDE • Trout are simple creatures. But fishing for them rarely is. Each month Simon Sinclair takes a lighthearted look at the subject with some serious stuff in it. This time, upstream nymphing

MONNOW MAYFLY • Stuart Foxall selects a pattern to match the freshly hatched dun

TACKLE • The latest gear for discerning game-fishers

THE TEN-HOUR PROCESS

FLY-TYING • Our pick of the best tools and materials

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

A TROUT FLY TO TRY THIS MONTH

PROPERTY • Derek Bingham reports on houses with fishing for sale

GOING RETRO • Giles Catchpole continues his...