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TROUT Tip – using small flies
At times big flies can spook fish, especially on calm waters. These tips from Orvis walk you through using longer, finer leaders and smaller flies to catch those wary trout. See All Orvis Learning Center Videos
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Iowa to survey trout anglers in 2026
Iowa DNR is surveying 2025 license purchasers using an angler diary approach. If you received the early invitation, please participate, It’s a great way to help Iowa represent angler activity. There will be a more conventional, end of year survey in November, so you may receive an invitation later this year. Rebecca Krogman, the new DNR Biometrician, shared this cool map (link) showing the locations of license purchases from 2025. …
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Highlights from the 2026 Western Regional Rendezvous
Nearly 200 Trout Unlimited staff, chapter representatives from across the West and sponsors gathered in Montana for the 2026 Western Regional Rendezvous, a working retreat for the future of coldwater conservation. The weekend kicked off the way all good TU gatherings should: on the water. Anglers spread out across the Bitterroot, Clark Fork and Rock Creek, chasing trout…
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TROUT Tip – Choosing the right nymph
So what bugs are trout eating under the surface of the water and how do you find out? This video takes those questions into account, so give it a watch to learn more about how to pick the right nymph for the fishing scenario you’re facing. See All Orvis Learning Center Videos
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The True Cast – Thanks to the great Chris Santella
In this True Cast, Kirk Deeter, reflects on his late friend, Chris Santella, one of the very best to ever write about fly fishing. His spirit will always live in the fly-fishing world and well beyond.
I recently sat at my desk, to work on a presentation I made at Ladybird Books in Charleston, S.C., in support of my new book (written with Matt Supinksi) called A Fishable Feast; Fly Fishing and Eating Your Way Around the World. Exciting times and I am happy. In times like these, an author thinks about the many… many… people who support a book project…
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Places worth protecting: George Washington/Jefferson National Forest
The George Washington/Jefferson National Forest is 1.8 million acres of outdoor mecca in Western Virginia, and a Brook trout fishing heaven.
Gnats! Of course there would be gnats. It wasn’t even April, yet here they were; swarming around my head as I sat on my truck’s tailgate lacing up my wading boots before a hike into one of my go-to native brook trout streams. Sometimes you have to take the bad with the good, and fortunately…
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TROUT Tip – Nymphing in deep pockets
Chances are good that a trout or two is living in a deep pool below plunge pools or other similar lies. It can be difficult to fish for these trout and know when a take has happened, so watch this Orvis video for some tips and give them a try next time you find yourself…
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