A quick look at the February 2011 issue

Another cracking photo on the cover of the latest Trout & Salmon magazine – what else would you expect?!

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 inside the February 2011 issue, courtesy of the ‘Contents’ page:

HIGHLIGHTS

Trout & SalmonIn Search Of 20-Pounders
Michael Shortt fishes an Irish river renowned for its trout and fast becoming notable for its bigger-than-average- salmon.

Tips From The Tops
Chris McCully enjoys a Yorkshire masterclass from two celebrated grayling-fishers.

Tricks For Tyers
Stan Headley offers some timely advice on fly-tying based on his own experience, rather than handed-down dogma.

A Step Too Far
Water safety expert Dave Horrocks explains how to reduce the risks when wading.

Trout At The Click Of A Mouse
Jon Beer searches the internet – and comes up with some remarkably useful stuff.

Sea-Trout Over Sand And Shingle
Malcolm Russell celebrates the return of fabulous fishing on the Orkney archipelago.

Prize Crossword
Two days of guided chalkstream fishing on the Test and Avon await one lucky winner.


FEATURES & TACKLE
Casters, Pinks And Fry
Phil Jones joins in the eccentric business of the Usk Valley Casting Club.

A Crime Against Prosperity
The Norwegian government has the dubious distinction of implementing the worst salmon policy in the world, claims Orri Vigfusson.

Pollution By Any Other Name…
Allan Sefton spells out what must be done to reverse the slump in salmon and sea-trout numbers in the River Lochy.

The Viking Day

Iain Ogden explains why Nordic salmon-fishers are a breed apart.

The Specialists
Why do the daphnia-feeding brown trout of loughs Corrib and Mask take a wet-fly so readily? Paul MacCormaic examines some theories.

A Question Of Sport
In a prescient extract from his book My Way With Salmon, published in 1957, former T&S editor, the late Ian Wood, reveals the difference between trout- and salmon-fishers.

Cooking Your Catch
Amanda Robin serves pea soup with chunks of pan-fried salmon.

A Cure For Cold Smokers
Digby Lewis reckons his methods will give Fortnum and Mason’s best smoked salmon a run for its money.

A Voyage Around My Fly-Box
Ruaridh Nicoll enlivens the icy close season with some reminiscences.

My Favourite Pool
John Maitland sings the praises of Allan’s Stream on the North Esk.

Nelson’s Victory
Emily Barrow reveals a fly that is quickly making a name for itself on the Solway and Border rivers.

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

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

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

Property Watch
Derek Bingham on houses with fishing.

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

What’s New?
Trout & Salmon’s pick of the best game-fishing tackle.

Next Month
A preview of the March issue of T&S.

Last Cast
Giles Catchpole concludes that a fly adorned with human flesh may be the answer to a salmon-fisher’s prayer.

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