A look at the July 2011 issue of Britain's biggest-selling game-fishing magazine

Trout and Salmon magazine has been the Voice of Game-Fishing since 1955. Every month the finest contributors in the sport deliver informative, inspirational and entertaining writing, offering sage advice on locations, tackle and tactics with beautiful photography. If you are searching for a new place to fish, Trout and Salmon’s Fishing Reports are a collectable record of the state of Britain and Ireland’s major game fisheries and have become an important archive for all fly-fishers. Trout and Salmon magazine is also a forum for debate of the most contentious issues that dominate fly-fishing today.

Here’s a look at what’s in the July 2011 issue, courtesy of the ‘Contents’ page:

HIGHLIGHTS

Trout & Salmon MagazineWind, Wave And Wild Brownies
Perthshire’s Dunalastair Loch can be the most infuriating water you’ll ever fish, but hit it right and you’ll enjoy the best wild sport Scotland has to offer, promises Finlay Wilson.

Plumbing The Depths
We all enjoy the delights of fishing with a floating line, but sometimes the fish want something a bit deeper. Stan Headley shows what to do when the trout refuse to come up.

Scale Down For Grilse
Put away those 15ft rods and heavy leaders, says Ian Gordon, who explains how a delicate approach will hook, and hold, more fish.

A New Take On Hoppers
First devised more than 20 years ago, the Hopper hasn’t moved with the times, claims Mick O’Farrell, who introduces readers to his latest versions that work their magic even when the trout aren’t rising.

High Summer On The Itchen
Richard Baker explores a gloriously secluded chalkstream beat abundant in trout and wildlife.


FEATURES & TACKLE

Keepers Of The Chalk
Graham Mole interviews Mark Sankey on the River Itchen.

Trout On The Slow-Sinking Buzzer
Andrew Flitcroft’s catches have improved after reverting to seal’s fur patterns.

No Longer A Virgin
After years of trying and several near misses, Digby Lewis finally catches his first salmon – yet not before ebduring the silent scorn and dumb insolence of an inhabitant of Middle Earth.

A Good Place To Grow Up
Paul Gaskell, of the Wild Trout Trust, explains the importance of providing a “rough” nursery habitat.

A Fly By Any Other Name…
Treacle Parkin or Terry’s Terror, James Owen’s favourite dry-fly is a workhorse for all occasions.

First, Pick Your Fly
Terrestrials should sit low in the water and yet be highly visible, writes Paul Procter, who offers four patterns to make your reel sing.

Turning Japanese

An enigmatic e-mail leads Jon Beer to a simple and elegant way of trout fishing that found its way to our shores via the internet.

The Windcheaters
A new range of silk lines, while offering a whiff of nostalgia, are just the job for modern fly-fishers faced with difficult conditions.

Book Reviews
Three of the latest reads for trout-fishers.

REGULARS
NewsReel
The latest from the world of game-fishing.

Letters To The Editor
Your views on game-fishing matters.

Salmon-Fisher’s Surgery
Crawford Little answers readers’ queries.

Subscription Offer
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Rivers In Crisis?

The S&TA discusses the dire combination of drought and abstraction.

Fly-Tying
Trout & Salmon’s pick of the best new fly-tying materials and gadgets.

What’s New?
The latest tackle reviewed.

Reader Offer
Save £29.99 on an Airflo fly-line.

Property Watch
Derek Bingham on houses with fishing.

Prize Crossword
Two readers will win a Snowbee Switch kit comprising rod, reel and line.

Fish Of The Month
Catch a memorable fish and win a Sharpe’s rod.

Next Month

What’s in store in August’s T&S.

Last Cast
Giles Catchpole is fraught with otters – and you should be, too.


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