Tips & Advice
Latest articles
-
Conservation
How to photograph your catch
Don Stazicker explains how best to photograph fish. This guide provides essential techniques for capturing stunning photos while ensuring the fish's well-being and minimal stress.
By Richard Baker
-
Stillwater
How to become a better fly angler: lessons from the best
Andrew Flitcroft suggests ways you can become a better fly angler on stillwaters by observing top fisherman, adapting strategies, refining presentations and improving your waterside efficiency.
By Richard Baker
-
Salmon
Get to know a salmon beat
New to salmon fishing or a river? Ian Gordon reveals how to get to know a salmon beat with expert tips on permits, local insights, and reading the river to your advantage.
By Richard Baker
-
River trout
How do you catch trout during a heavy hatch?
Don Stazicker explains how trout feed during heavy hatches and how to adapt your fly choice, presentation and strategy to improve your catch rate when fish get ultra-selective in dense insect hatches
By Richard Baker
-
Tackle
More ways to cut the cost of buying tackle
Save money on fly fishing gear with expert tips on warranties, secondhand buys, adaptable tackle and smart shopping – plus advice on customs rules, forums and how to make your own kit
By Richard Baker
-
Tips & Advice
Drying a dry fly
Leading UK trout-fisher Paul Procter shows you how to dry and revive sodden CDC and hackled dry flies using an elastic band, powder desiccant and Mucilin for perfect floatation
By Richard Baker
-
Tackle
How to save money buying tackle
Save money on fly fishing tackle with smart buying tips. Learn how to avoid overpriced gear, spot quality, time your purchases, and bundle for discounts. Discover secondhand deals, online auction advi...
By Richard Baker
-
News
If only I remembered to…
Jim Coates shares 40 wily ways to make your salmon sport more successful.
By Trout & Salmon
-
SalmonTips and tricks for catching spring salmon
Follow this expert eight-point plan for early season success
By Trout & Salmon
-
News
The time to call a halt
From our archive: an impassioned editorial from 1960 that might have been written about the threats anglers face today
By Trout & Salmon
