Voices from the River: No pain, no gain

By Chris Hunt The thermometer on my dash read a cold 33 degrees. The calendar claimed it was June 13. Sadly, both were accurate. Welcome to Yellowstone. As I topped Craig Pass heading north, snowbanks still lined the Grand Loop Road, and more was falling. My wiper blades could keep the the white stuff off

Fly tying: The Flying Squirrel Nymph

I love “mash-up” flies—inventions at the vise that work on trout for no particular reason at all. Just this week, I tried a simple wet fly pattern I “created” at the vise a couple weeks ago for Firehole River trout, and I was rewarded with some of the most aggressive brown trout takes I’d ever

Trout Tips: Think like a fish

Rachel Andona of Emmett, Idaho, casts to brown trout in a fishy taiilout on the Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park. Editor’s note: The following is experpted from TU’s new book, “Trout Tips,” available for next-day delivery online. When you are out fishing and are on new water, trying to find fish, remember that fish are

West Virginia chapter hopes game cams deter poaching

Mike Sayre, president of the Ernie Nester chapter in West Virginia, presents a Spy Point camera to David Hylton, a state conservation officer. Hylton will use the camera to deter poaching on the catch-and-release-only section of Paint Creek in Fayette County. (Photo courtesy of Mike Sayre.) By Mark Taylor Glenn Nelson isn’t one of those

Voices from the River: Go East, Young Man

Fish like this stout wild Pennsylvania brown trout have helped TU staffer Chad Chorney’s transition from the West to the East. By R. Chad Chorney “What? You’re moving from Idaho to Pennsylvania? Why would you ever do that?” I can’t tell you how many times I received that reaction from friends and colleagues when I