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.

TROUT&SALMON • The voice of game-fishing since 1955

Trout & Salmon

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

WADING IN YOU KNOW WHAT

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

SCOTLAND'S FIRST

A SWEET SPOT IN SPRINGTIME • Gloriously peaceful and a haven for hefty wild brown trout, the Brocklerigg beat of the River Annan casts its spell over Andrew Flitcroft

Factfile

A season in the North Country • A single olive dun lifts Matt Eastham’s spirits as he experiences the ups and downs of early spring fishing

KEEPING IT TIGHT

LETTERS • Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

SOMETHING HUGE • Historic Linlithgow Loch is home to challenging rainbow trout, writes Finlay Wilson, but in its deeps lurk leviathans

Factfile

DID YOU KNOW? • Simon Cooper invites you to cast for American trout on Dutch-made rivers

COMMON GROUND • The freedom to roam is leading to conflict, writes Dani Morey

MY FISHING LIFE • Retired police officer Alan Jackson’s fond memories and favourite angling items

NEVER TOO EARLY, NEVER TOO LATE • After 30-odd years, Jim Coates decides its finally time for a casting lesson and settles on the wonderfully talented Eoin Fairgrieve to start unpicking his bad habits

SHOT, ARROW AND FLY

TWO HOUSES AND A BUS • Jon Beer tells a tale of wartime derring-do on Shetland

Factfile

GOING DUTCH • Six tried-and-tested trout and grayling patterns from the vice of Jan de Haas

MEN ABOUT TOWN • Don Stazicker and Kieron Jenkins seek an urban hatch of March browns

BRECON BEACONS NATIONAL PARK

THE RIVER USK

Factfile

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

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

BODY HACKLES • Rob Denson explains their influence on how a fly moves, floats and is seen

QUICK REFERENCE

A NEW KIND OF BUNG • Former individual world fly-fishing champion Howard Croston introduces an indicator of his own design that has proved lethal on stillwaters

WHERE DID IT COME FROM?

THE DUFFER'S GUIDE • Simon Sinclair takes a lighthearted look at fly-fishing with some serious stuff thrown in. This month: boat fishing (part one).

SPECIAL CORMORANT • Sometimes there’s no substitute for bling, writes Stuart Foxall, who recommends a Stillwater fly for spring

WHICH SALMON ROD? • Clive Mitchelhill runs the rule over a dozen shorter rods — 12ft 9in to 13ft 7in — for all-season fishing

GEAR GUIDE • The latest rods, reels, lines, clothing and accessories for an exciting new season

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