Trout & Salmon Magazine

A brief look at the May 2010 issue

The May 2010 issue of Trout & Salmon recently lander on my doormat. Trout and Salmon is the UK's biggest selling game fishing magazine and the covers always tempt me to dive straight in!

Here's what's inside, courtesy of the 'Contents' page:

HIGHLIGHTS
Irish Mayfly
Where, when and how to find a trophy trout. By Dennis Moss.

Pick Of The Peters
Stan Headley introduces 12 proven Green Peters to tie and fish.

What Price A Salmon?
Allan Sefton examines the cost of fishing rents in the UK and overseas.

Early Sea-Trout
Steffan Jones recommends flies and tactics for the biggest fish of the year.

Which Boat Rod?
The latest 10ft seven weight models put through their paces.

Time For A Dry-Fly
Cream of the season: Paul Procter with patterns and tactics for a Maytime bonanza.

FEATURES & TACKLE
Tweed Fair
The 5th Trout and Salmon Tweed Angling Fair, Kelso

Changing Flies On The Tweed
Finlay Wilson maps the changing ecology of the Borders river and explains why vigilant trout fishers can expect to prosper.

West Coast Weeks
Sandy Leventon recalls youthful adventures with salmon and sea-trout.

A Clear Water Mayfly
Brian Jakins reveals flies developed on England's finest trout streams.

Reader Holidays
Join Trout & Salmon in Norway and at Upper Floors on the Tweed.

What's New
Trout & Salmon's pick of the latest game-fishing tackle.

A Hampshire Day
Forbes Abercombie hunts and gathers.

Brownies That Won't Break The Bank
Mike Weaver in search of wild trout on the lower River Nore.

Cooking Your Catch
Amanda Robin serves salmon Scotch eggs.

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

First Find Your Layby
John Beer sets out to prove that there are more trout in the upper Conwy than his informant would have him believe.

Blogging Is An Obsession
Richard Baker interviews Bob White, head gillie at Stanley fishings on the River Tay.

Next Month
A preview of the June issue.

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

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

Crossword Competition
Six Rovex trout kits worth £1,500 to be won.

Sharpe's Fish Of The Month
Win a salmon or trout rod.

Property Watch
Derek Bingham on houses with fishing.

Salmon-Fishers' Surgery
Crawford Little answers readers' queries.

Last Cast
Giles Catchpole wonders what politicians will do for anglers.

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.

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