First cast

All the latest news from our local experts. The only monthly record of catches and news from the major fisheries of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

Today’s staunch game-fisher has good reason to thank yesterday’s stolid coarse angler, writes Mike Handyside

We need to adapt our fishing to the warmer seasonal temperatures

Caught a memorable fish? Send your pictures to: troutandsalmon@twsgroup.com

Paul Procter attends a beautiful trout stream in the Scottish Borders

PART FIVE: DOWN-UP OR UP-DOWN?