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Trout & Salmon

First cast • What’s happening in the world of game-fishing

Gallery • Caught a memorable fish? Send your pictures to: troutandsalmon@bauermedia.co.uk

SPARKLING FLOORS • Imagine every cast as Finlay Wilson takes you down one of the most sought-after beats in Scottish salmon fishing

Factfile

A life on the river • Marina Gibson does her bit to attract newcomers to fly-fishing — soon the Yorkshire Dales will echo to the sound of a gong

FISH AND BE HEALED

CALLING TROUT-FISHERS

LETTERS • Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

CRIPPLED GOAT • Few trophy trout can resist the charm of Rob Denson’s leggy wet-fly

TYING TIPS

TIE THE CRIPPLED GOAT

FINDING GOLD IN NORFOLK • Chris McCully visits a pair of attractive trout lakes run by an admirable forward-thinking club

Factfile

GREEN SHOOTS • Simon Cooper examines how Covid is affecting the fly-fishing business

ALL ABOARD • Bob White hopes for a spirit of cooperation on the Tay

MY FISHING LIFE • River Wear fisherman Frank Bell shares fond memories of chasing salmon and sea-trout

SURE-FIRE FLIES • Icelandic guide Guðmundur Atli Ásgeirsson shares six successful patterns for waters large and small

HOW TO TIE THE YELLOW KRAFLA

A WINTER’S TALE • Jon Beer recounts an extraordinary fishing trip to the Highlands

THE FISH

THE DARK SIDE OF THE LUNE • Paul Procter searches for trout in the shade on a less-explored river in Cumbria

Factfile

THE STILLWATER ANGLER • Your monthly guide to trout fishing on lakes and reservoirs

IN SAFE HANDS • Peter Cockwill goes back to his Cornish roots to meet Innis Trout Fishery’s long-time owner David Johns

Factfile

TROUT FISHERS’ SURGERY • Our select team offers advice for improved sport on reservoirs and smaller stillwaters

WHAT’S IN YOUR BOX? • Invicta FFC member Joan Russell, from Northamptonshire, selects three of her favourite flies

A CUT ABOVE • “Ten per cent of anglers catch 90 per cent of the fish”. Andrew Flitcroft explains why this well-known saying is probably true

MINGLE WITH THE BEST

“THERE ARE NO RULES IN SALMON FISHING… • … just guidelines.” Jim Coates talks to West Highland fisher John MacIsaac about the gillie’s perspective and the joy that fishing has given him and his family

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONS

RESERVOIR REVIVAL • Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor is making a comeback under new management, as Toby Coe discovered

Factfile

EANY TAILFIRE • An Irish fly offering movement and stability, recommended by Ross Macdonald

MATERIALS

LET IT SLIDE • Don Stazicker fishes on the lovely Derbyshire Wye and tries a novel nymphing technique developed for bank fishing

HOW TO MAKE THE INDICATOR

Factfile

TACKLE • The latest gear for discerning game-fishers

A CLOSER LOOK

HOW IT WORKS

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