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

Gallery • Caught a memorable fish? Send your pictures to: troutandsalmon@fieldsportspress.com

BLOWN AWAY AT KILDRUMMY • Rob Hardy finds the perfect recipe of outstanding trout fishing and hospitality on a windswept Aberdeenshire Don

A season in the North Country • As the curlews cry on the fells, Matt Eastham casts for his first trout of the year

LETTERS • Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

WHAT'S IN YOUR BOX? • Chris Bobby, England Ladies team manager and one of Grafham Water's top rods, shares three of his most successful patterns

BRIEF ENCOUNTER • Finlay Wilson ends his Shetland odyssey with a short blissful cast on Loch of Houlland

AS FADS GO… • …rewilding is one of the worst, writes Simon Cooper

CROWDED OUT • Spurious claims about safety are being used to stop angling, writes Dani Morey

CHANNELLING COMMANDER SWANN • Jim Coates shares the experience of one of Scotland's wildest West Coast spate streams - the savagely beautiful Kirkaig

MY FISHING LIFE • Yorkshire fly-fisher David Nieveen shares fond memories

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT • Catching a basket of plump trout is possible at Toft Newton in Lincolnshire but, warns Andrew Flitcroft, you'll need your wits about you

TIED IN THE USA • Six trout and bass patterns from the vice of Texan Jeff Rowley

LITTLE PINKIES • Are our rivers about to be invaded by hordes of foreign salmon? asks Colin Duffy. And if yes, is that such a bad thing?

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

{ MATERIAL OF THE MONTH } LEGS • Long and lovely or short and spiky, they should be irresistible, writes Rob Denson

PREPPING

{THE METHOD} MASTERING THE DRIFT • Part two of stillwater maestro Rob Edmunds' guide to the fundamentals of boatcraft on wild lakes and reservoirs

WHAT DO YOU DO….

NEVER DO THIS!

{FLY OF THE MONTH} GROOMER • When buzzers are hatching, try this scintillating Cruncher, writes Stuart Foxall

THE DUFFER'S GUIDE • Simon Sinclair takes a lighthearted look at fly-fishing with some serious stuff thrown in. This month: pocket water

TACKLE • The latest gear for discerning game-fishers

Wet and wild

The next generation

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

Thin's a winner

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

Pablo Mullings

TROUT MASTERS CHALLENGE • Europe's largest fly-fishing competition

FISHERIES TO TRY THIS SEASON

CROSSWORD • Solve the puzzle for a chance to win a Mackenzie NX1 trout rod

WIN Win a Mackenzie NX1 9ft 5wt trout rod • PRIZES WORTH £399

A LOT ON THE SIDE • We should heed the warning signs on our...