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New license plate means happy trout in South Carolina

by Jeff Wright | November 12, 2019 | Community, Conservation, Fishing | 0 Comments

Making your own hackle-folding tool

by Chris Hunt | November 12, 2019 | Fishing, Fly tying, Video spotlight | 0 Comments

Tying in hackle that faces rearward can be a bit tricky at times, particularly if you’re using small hackle and small hooks. But, for some patterns—many small soft-hackle recipes come to mind immediately—this is a necessary step in tying the fly. Above, Tim...

Fishing for recovery and love

by Kara Armano | November 12, 2019 | Fishing, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river, Women | 0 Comments

I’m certain there’s nothing glamorous nor fun about breaking your knee. Yes, your knee. In college, I shattered my knee (tibial plateau) while skiing in Canada. After two major surgeries, I was on the slow road to recovery, which meant getting super buff crutching...

We fish here so you can fish there

by Chris Wood | November 7, 2019 | Advocacy, Conservation, Fishing, TROUT Magazine | 0 Comments

“We fish here so you can fish there.” So read the note that I sent to all of TU’s staff on Christmas Eve several years ago. The note included two photographs. One showed my colleague, Keith Curley, standing on a shopping cart and casting into a tributary of the...

Students Adopt-A-Trout to Learn Science

by Brett Prettyman | November 7, 2019 | Advocacy, Community, Conservation, Diversity, Science, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river, Youth | 0 Comments

By Diana Miller The anatomy lesson is always one of my favorite parts of the Adopt-A-Trout program. Students tend to divide into two groups: those enthralled and those grossed out. The Adopt-A-Trout program in Wyoming is a partnership between Trout Unlimited and the...

Bristol Bay’s newest ally: Katie Couric

by Meghan Barker | November 7, 2019 | Community, Conservation, Travel, TROUT Magazine, TU Business, Women | 0 Comments

Over the course of the last few weeks, Bristol Bay and Trout Unlimited’s efforts to stop the proposed Pebble mine have found a new ally- Katie Couric.

Rural Idaho struggles as fish don't show up

Guides, outfitters and the businesses that depend on the recreation economy fueled by consistent salmon and steelhead season are looking at an unknown future with dismal fish returns in Idaho.

At home on the Tongass

New challenges face America’s largest national forest as the Trump administration looks to roll back the Roadless Rule.

Conservation

New license plate means happy trout in South Carolina

by Jeff Wright | Community, Conservation, Fishing

Nov. 12, 2019, will go down as a historic day for coldwater conservation in South Carolina. After a monumental effort by the Mountain Bridge, Saluda River and Chattooga River Chapters, a brand-new South Carolina Trout Unlimited license plate was unveiled. Designed by homegrown artist, Jay Talbot of Columbia, S.C., the tag features a striking native Southern Appalachian brook trout in all its colored-up glory. New funding for conservation Getting this beautiful plate is not just a way for South Carolina anglers to display their TU pride. Each purchase contributes directly to the conservation...

Fishing

New license plate means happy trout in South Carolina

by Jeff Wright | Community, Conservation, Fishing

Making your own hackle-folding tool

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Fly tying, Video spotlight

Fishing for recovery and love

by Kara Armano | Fishing, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river, Women

We fish here so you can fish there

by Chris Wood | Advocacy, Conservation, Fishing, TROUT Magazine

Steelhead days

by Sam Davidson | Conservation, Fishing, Science, steelhead, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river

Among the many charms of autumn is the advent of steelhead runs in many rivers. Where I live, on the central California coast, most streams aren’t yet connected to the ocean—until the rainy season begins in earnest, the sandbars that have set up over the summer...

Voices from the River

Fishing for recovery and love

by Kara Armano | Fishing, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river, Women

Students Adopt-A-Trout to Learn Science

by Brett Prettyman | Advocacy, Community, Conservation, Diversity, Science, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river, Youth

Steelhead days

by Sam Davidson | Conservation, Fishing, Science, steelhead, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river

Fitting it all in before it snows

by Kara Armano | Voices from the river

Fall beauty in southern Colorado Fall means trying to do a little bit of everything before the snow flies: the last mountain bike rides on dirt, climbing peaks to glass for elk, leaf peeping before they turn brown and litter the ground and of course,...

That guy…

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river

We’ve all been there. It’s summer. We’re headed somewhere fishy and the sooner we get there, the sooner we can assemble the 4-weight and hit the water. We’ve squeezed a weekend’s worth of beer and grub into the back of the SUV, and we’re ready to stand knee-deep in a...

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Trout Tips

Casting into the wind

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Trout Tips

The wind is considered by many to be among the biggest challenges fly fishers face on a consistent basis. And, to some extent, that’s entirely accurate. A strong headwind can turn an otherwise perfect day on the water into something significantly less enjoyable....

Hanging with the pros

by Chris Hunt | Community, Fishing, Fly tying, Getting started, TROUT Magazine, Trout Tips

Dave Kielar felt like he had to pinch himself. There he sat, surrounded by what amounted to fly fishing glitterati, at a dinner table at TroutHunter in Island Park, Idaho. Earlier in the week, he got to rub elbows with the venerable Craig Mathews, who for years owned...

Everyone needs a tune-up

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Trout Tips

Most of us who have fly fished for years–decades, even–are likely self-taught casters who have learned the craft over many moons of trial and error. Casting becomes an intuitive activity, with alterations done to meet certain requirements on the water. ...

Set your fantasy fly lineup

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Fly tying, TROUT Magazine, Trout Tips

‘Tis the season. Over the weekend, my buddy and fellow TU-er Kirk Deeter and I faced off in fantasy football. We’re both underachieving this year–it seems we both have the bad fortune to play the highest-scoring opponents in the league every week this season, so...

Ode to the Olive

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Fly tying, TROUT Magazine, Trout Tips

It’s a tiny little bug, but it — and its many variants — might be the single-most important fly of fall. The venerable Blue-winged Olive, the vise-borne imitation of the tiny baetis mayfly, is the dry-fly king of autumn, even though it rarely materializes on the...

Making your own hackle-folding tool

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Fly tying, Video spotlight

Hank Patterson’s Fish-cation from Hell

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine, Video spotlight

“Whoa, whoa, whoa … Joel? Let’s not waste any blood on a nymph.” Yeah, it’s a bit late for us to post the trailer for a Halloween fright-fest film—even if it’s a trailer to a film that doesn’t really exist. But Hank...

Colorado small streams

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine, Video spotlight

As a son of Colorado, I can attest to the wonder and beauty found high in the small waters of the Centennial State’s mountains. Chasing trout in off-the-grid creeks is, to this day, my favorite fly-fishing pastime. Above, Todd Moen of Catch Magazine, teases us...

Tying in the dreaded bucktail

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Fly tying, TROUT Magazine, Video spotlight

The bucktail wing is one of the elementary ingredients in a number of popular flies, from Clousers to Coachmen … even some caddis patterns call for bucktail. But, man, can it be hard to work with or what? I’ve always struggled with bucktail—I either lash...

Tying quill bodies

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Fly tying, Video spotlight

If flies were measured by their appearance, quill-bodied mayfly patterns would take Best in Show honors every single time. Sleek yet buggy, streamlined, yet high-floating, quill-bodied flies are stylish and functional. Tim Flagler shows us how to tie the perfect...

Bristol Bay’s newest ally: Katie Couric

by Meghan Barker | Community, Conservation, Travel, TROUT Magazine, TU Business, Women

Over the course of the last few weeks, Bristol Bay and Trout Unlimited’s efforts to stop the proposed Pebble mine have found a new ally- Katie Couric.

Hank Patterson’s Fish-cation from Hell

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine, Video spotlight

Adventure among Patagonia’s estancias

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine

It was quite the juxtaposition, honestly. Not exactly what I had in mind for my first fishing trip to Argentina, but then, the whole experience had been somewhat surprising. There I was, casually sitting in the back seat of a Toyota Hilux next to a waifish equestrian...

Colorado small streams

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine, Video spotlight

That guy…

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river

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Making your own hackle-folding tool

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Fly tying, Video spotlight

Fishing for recovery and love

by Kara Armano | Fishing, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river, Women

We fish here so you can fish there

by Chris Wood | Advocacy, Conservation, Fishing, TROUT Magazine

Students Adopt-A-Trout to Learn Science

by Brett Prettyman | Advocacy, Community, Conservation, Diversity, Science, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river, Youth

Bristol Bay’s newest ally: Katie Couric

by Meghan Barker | Community, Conservation, Travel, TROUT Magazine, TU Business, Women

Over the course of the last few weeks, Bristol Bay and Trout Unlimited’s efforts to stop the proposed Pebble mine have found a new ally- Katie Couric.

Steelhead days

by Sam Davidson | Conservation, Fishing, Science, steelhead, TROUT Magazine, Voices from the river

Hank Patterson’s Fish-cation from Hell

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine, Video spotlight

Renewable energy and planning for the future

by Shauna Stephenson | Conservation, Government Affairs

Photo: U.S. Department of Energy Act today to support PLREDA By Corey Fisher While the political climate in Washington, D.C. may seem hyper-partisan, there are some issues that bring people together from across the political spectrum. Earlier this year Congress passed...

Adventure among Patagonia’s estancias

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine

Sportsmen celebrate Congress moving to protect the Grand Canyon

by Kara Armano | Advocacy, Conservation

The Grand Canyon is worth protecting permanently The Grand Canyon is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular places in the United States, and the recreation opportunities it affords abound. Rafting, hiking, fishing, hunting and more bring millions of visitors a year...

Idaho rural economies struggling without salmon and steelhead

by Shauna Stephenson | Conservation, steelhead, Uncategorized

Middle Fork of the Salmon River Guides, outfitters and the businesses that depend on the recreation economy fueled by consistent salmon and steelhead season are looking at an unknown future with dismal fish returns in Idaho. During a panel discussion, Our Fish, Our...

Hunting for conservation

by scott.willoughby | Advocacy, Conservation

CORE Act hits its target as Colorado Rep. Neguse leads public lands legislation to success in Congress Shooting a skunk on the eve of elk hunting season could hardly be considered a good omen. But the unsavory stench wafting in the air as I pulled into my hunting...

Shenk’s Minnow

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Fly tying, TROUT Magazine

As baitfish imitations go, Shenk’s Minnow might be the most fun to tie. While other patterns, like Norm Zeigler’s Schminnow, might actually be a little easier to craft, no other simple baitfish patterns calls for baby-blanket yarn in order to put it...

TU, partners aid brook trout with NY dam removal

by Mark Taylor | Conservation

Native brook trout have gained improved access to 3 miles of quality coldwater habitat in Sullivan County, N.Y., thanks to a multi-organization project that removed an old dam that was blocking the stream. Trout Unlimited teamed up with U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

Restoration tour attracts big crowd in Driftless Area

by Mark Taylor | Conservation

For a decade, hosting a bus tour of project sites has been is a popular annual tradition for the folks running Trout Unlimited’s Driftless Area Restoration Effort. This year’s tour in Wisconsin in October drew nearly 75 people for a busy day of walking...

Loving the Eklutna Valley

by Eric Booton | Advocacy

The Eklutna area is an increasingly favored quick getaway for staff in Trout Unlimited’s Anchorage office. TU’s increased involvement in the efforts to restore the Eklutna River to a healthy and productive state have us spending additional time in the region with zero complaint and we are eager to recommend it to others.

Notes from the Hill: Bristol Bay heads back to DC

by super_admin | Advocacy, Community, Conservation, Government Affairs, TROUT Magazine, TU Business

Alaska Program Director Nelli Williams recaps last week’s trip to DC to advocate for Bristol Bay with industry reps and local lodge owners.

No shame

by Mark Taylor | Fishing

A couple weeks ago a buddy posted on social media a picture of himself holding a large brown trout with a brief caption: “No shame.” No additional information was necessary. The other prop in the photo, the one in addition to the gorgeous 22-inch brown, was a...

Colorado small streams

by Chris Hunt | Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine, Video spotlight

Her place in the history of the West

by Brett Prettyman | Community, Diversity, TROUT Magazine, Women

TU’s Hillary Walrath has inspired Wyoming women to connect with rivers Before she was old enough to attend kindergarten Hillary Walrath knew she would end up working in rivers. So, it was no surprise Walrath went right from grad school to working for Trout...

The Chugach National Forest caught up in roadless mess

by Jenny Weis | Advocacy

Although Alaska Governor Dunleavy’s main target is the Tongass National Forest, where he hopes to revitalize and greatly expand the outdated practice of industrial clear-cut logging of old-growth forest, the Chugach National Forest is also now caught in the crosshairs. (Take action today!)

Fitting it all in before it snows

by Kara Armano | Voices from the river

Tips for urban angling

by Eric Booton | Fishing, TROUT Magazine

Several streams draining from the mountains that enhance my urban viewscape snake their way through Anchorage, paralleling urban trails, bordering neighborhoods and sometimes disappearing underground for blocks at a time. While the aesthetics...