Trout and Salmon is 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 inside this special issue, courtesy of the ‘Contents’ page:
GILLIES’ SPECIAL
Creatures Of Legend
Tom Quinn’s take on the history of gillies.
After The Pull
Those first seconds of contact are critical. Find out how gillies react to the take of a salmon.
Master Craftsmen
Ross Macdonald interviews Dee gillie Colin Simpson, who is one of the last of a school of fishers taught to tie fully dressed salmon flies by hand.
Our Most Common Mistakes
The gillies observe, advise and occasionally despair…
Happy Landings
So you’ve hooked a salmon – what next? Scott MacKenzie explains how to play, land and release a fish.
Catch-And_release
The gillies’ views on this increasingly common practice.
A Flair For The Job
Matt Harris meets Blair Banks, one of the youngest gillies in Scotland, whose enthusiasm leaves its mark on all the rods he helps on the Spey.
Favourite Flies And Hooks
The gillies name theirs.
50 Years A Gillie
Crawford Little talks to the Helmsdale’s Johnnie Hardy.
The Future
Trout & Salmon’s gillies predict what may become of our sport, for good or ill.
The Wisdom Of Gillies
Sandy Leventon talks to Lionel Main, head gillie at Castle Grant on the Spey, and often hailed as the greatest gillie in Scotland.
Gillies’ Memorable Fish
The special salmon that stick in the minds of those who have seen it all.
FEATURES & TACKLE
Designed For A Dry-Fly
Floods and cold winds conspire to ruin Mike Weaver’s June trip to Ireland – but a surprisingly clear river near Macroom comes up trumps in the shape of madly rising brownies.
Wild Trout 1,000 Feet Up
Red of face and with heaving chest, Jon Beer arrives at two remote hill lochs – and finds the rewards far outweigh the effort of getting there.
Rods, Cones And Snell’s Circle
Brian Jakins (ably assisted by the writings of Professor L.T. Threadgold) explains why trout get the hots for flies the colour of a tangerine.
Go With The Flow
Beware of control-freakery in riverbank management, warns Paul Gaskell of the Wild Trout Trust. In many cases, Mother Nature knows best.
Best Of Times, Worst Of Times
Buzzer hatches can be infuriatingly disappointing or wonderfully productive. Stan Headley guides us through the different stages of the process.
Roving Up The Tees
Paul Procter combs classic broken water, winkling out trout and grayling from pockets, runs and dubs.
One Man’s Meat…
Two contributors from opposite camps review a new book by Peter Gray and Michael Charleston.
Casting About
Fine stuff that peppers this game-fishing life.
REGULARS
NewsReel
The latest from the world of game-fishing.
Letters To The Editor
Your views on game-fishing matters.
Property Watch
Derek Bingham on houses with fishing.
Salmon-Fisher’s Surgery
Crawford Little answers readers’ queries.
Fly-Tying
Trout & Salmon’s pick of the best new fly-tying materials and gadgets.
What’s New?
The latest tackle reviewed.
Next Month
What’s in store for Trout & Salmon readers in October
Fish Of The Month
Catch a memorable fish, win a Sharpe’s rod.
Prize Crossword
Win an Abel reel and Sharpe’s rod.
Last Cast
Giles Catchpole tells the tale of how a gillie’s love was scuttled.
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