What I’m about to say might bother some people and as a professional photographer for over 20 years I can’t believe I’m even thinking about saying it.
It’s time to stop taking photos of our fish while in the boat.
Lifestyle
Playing the numbers game isn’t a sustainable strategy
If we don’t at least talk about how anglers pressure fisheries, is habitat work just window dressing? Numbers. That’s the word that pops to mind when I see this image. I asked you all what you thought yesterday. Many said “bobber.” (OK. I think most of can agree...
The 11th Annual Colorado Wooden Boat Float set for September
When I sheepishly asked the Colorado Wooden Boat float organizer, Mark Hilbert what was an appropriate vessel to bring to the 11th Annual Colorado Wooden Boat float this coming September, dory or drift boat? He replied, “I don’t care if you bring rubber. It’s all welcome!”
Being more than ‘a trout guy’
“New Mexicans have been here on this land for more than 400 years,” Mitchell said. “You can’t come in with a ‘trout guy’ perspective. These are age old relationships that we have to foster and work together with to build trust.”
Everything you wanted to know: Rio Grande cutthroat trout
Rio Grande cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis) Species status and summary: Rio Grande cutthroat trout (RGCT) were first discovered in 1541 by Francisco Coronado’s expedition in the upper Pecos River, although they were not formally described until 1856....
Toughen up your small dry flies with UV resin
I took to finishing these small flies with the smallest dollop of thin UV-reactive resin I could squeeze out of the bottle
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Go higher to beat the heat and catch wild trout
Brook trout are wild in many western high-country streams. When water temperatures start to rise in the summer, most of us know to stop fishing. And if you didn’t know before, you do now. Rivers across Colorado have voluntary closures and hoot owl restrictions...
Just say ‘yes’ to opportunities that spring up out of nowhere
An impromptu trip to Bristol Bay to remind us why we should always say “yes” to fun invites and taking action for special places that need permanent protections
TU Tested: Five items every boater should consider this summer
Did you know that most sunglasses don’t float? Seriously. I can count on three hands how many I’ve lost to the river. Why are Dragon’s Mariner X LL’s awesome? Because they float. Period.
Wild or hatchery? Idaho fisheries managers want to know
A rainbow trout from the Snake River. Roger Phillips photo. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game wants to know if the rainbow trout that swim in the Snake River between two eastern Idaho impoundments are wild or if they’re hatchery fish that have migrated...
Collaboration and compromise restore trout almost lost in Colorado
By pack mule and on foot, the Forest Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife members went in to save the previously thought-to-be extinct lineage. Less than 100 individual trout were removed and taken to the Durango fish hatchery for safekeeping and possible brood stock development.
Yellowstone National Park closes fishing after 2 p.m.
Effective Saturday, July 24, Yellowstone National Park’s rivers and streams will close to fishing in the afternoon and evening due to high-water temperatures and unprecedented low stream flows
Five reasons you should be fishing lakes today
Fishing stillwater for trout is so good for you, and good for your game, on so many levels. But many anglers don’t bother. Here are five reasons to go jump in a lake (or at least fish from the shore 1. Knowledge You learn things you don’t often learn on the river. ...
Everything you wanted to know: Colorado River cutthroat trout
Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus) Species status and summary: The Colorado River cutthroat trout (CRCT) historically occupied most cool water habitats of the Colorado River watersheds in Colorado, southern Wyoming, eastern Utah,...
Finding trout ‘hiding’ in plain sight
Oftentimes, working hard to get to remote fishing areas can help us find less pressured fish. But sometimes we can find great action right under our noses, even if it means we have to put up with some inconveniences, including noise.
‘Anglers Driving Change’ highlights the passion for wild rivers
I’m gonna deviate today slightly from the boat rhetoric and throw something out there that is important, incredibly powerful to watch and features one of TU’s own. I think we can all agree that “fly fishing is about so much more than pulling on fish” like Kirk Deeter says or rowing a boat (hard for me to admit).
Invest in a simple rod holder and stop breaking fly rods
I didn’t start really breaking rods until I got a boat. Sounds funny but it’s true.
Excuse me… just slamming through
The Utah Cutthroat Slam consists of a challenge to catch the four unique cutthroat trout subspecies in their respective native historical ranges within the state
Everything you wanted to know: bonneville cutthroat trout
Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) Species summary and status: The State Fish of Utah, the Bonneville cutthroat was historically found in the Bonneville Basin, including suitable habitat within Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada. Although...
The most over-the-top drift boat ever?
While this might be a slight exaggeration, it might not be either… Over the weekend my buddy sent me a link to a boat over on a group we belong to on Fakebook called Drift Boats Unlimited. In the posting a gentleman named Grant Brown had about 25 images of a boat he was wanting to sell.
Why fly fishing is like pizza
Stick with me here, because the analogy works for fly fishing (at least in my twisted mind). Great fly fishing prowess is also ultimately built from four key elements—the cast, reading water, presentation and the flies you choose
Chasing the Green Drake all the way to the Arctic
The Green Drake. Chris Hunt photo. Five years ago, I drove from my driveway in Idaho Falls all the way to Dead Horse, Alaska, where I caught a glimpse of the Arctic Ocean, and then back again. It was a 10-week journey, and, when it was all said and done, I put about...
Chill out and let others enjoy the river, too
I once observed a school of trout whacking away at PMDs have a canoe float right over them. How long do you think it took for them to turn back on?
What are fences good for?
In New Mexico, fences protect trout habitat and livestock It feels great to get out again on TU field projects. A few weeks ago, we journeyed to the Gila to take some stream measurements, and last week we went to the northwestern Jemez...
Nothing beats the heat like a Bimini
This year I custom fit a stainless, Sunbrella material version from River Sombrero to my drift boat of all things
Chasing the Wyoming Cutt-Slam and keeping the wolves away
Looking back, I saw Sweet, who had coyly picked a honey hole on a backwater around a small island I didn’t even notice, who was looking upriver at me and grinning ear to ear. At that moment, I remember thinking he resembled a child showing off his hard work.
Plying the Andean flats for giant browns
Chris Hunt photo. A distinctly tropical experience in a distinctly trouty wonderland Imagine gliding over that stereotypical, crystal-clear Caribbean flat in search of bonefish or permit, your Spanish-speaking guide doing his best to meet you on your side of the...
TU and Kinross Fort Knox team up to take military personnel fishing
Chris Hunt photo. In fall of 2019, 13 veteran or active-duty members of the Armed Forces in Alaska congregated in the scenic and quiet community of Cantwell to explore and fish Denali State Park. The all-expense-paid trip was...
One salmonid for the rest of my life? I choose Dolly
You can try to time the silver run or the king run, and maybe you’ll get lucky and hit it just right. Odds are, you’ll time your date with Dolly perfectly — she’s rarely a no-show
TU tested: the Tornado Anchor
The design idea was to create an anchor with more edges so that the anchor had more opportunity to grab the river bottom. This theory lead to an anchor design of a series of stacked plates. The concept being that it would create a ribbed surface and more exposed edges. The anchor evolved quickly with the realization that these stacked plates could also be allowed to rotate independently.
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