-
The ultimate fishing trip hack—Forest Service cabins
If you’re like me, you love to recreate on public lands but hate paying a premium for lodging. Here’s the secret to your next getaway: Forest Service cabins. You can book these cabins, lookout towers and yurts throughout the country at recreation.gov. The best part: these are beautiful, historic properties—in prime locations—available for your next…
-
The True Cast – Hunt birds, tie flies, catch trout (in that order)
It’s hard for me to land on anything quite as fun, nor nearly as rewarding, in the whole wide world of fly fishing, as catching a wily, wild trout on a fly pattern you tied yourself. If it’s your own design, so much the better. I often laugh when I remember some of the crazy,…
-
TROUT Tip – balanced bugs for lakes
We don’t know about you, but we’re having a blast figuring out the puzzle pieces to lake fishing. With that in mind, we bring you a bit more about bugs for stillwaters. Orvis walks us through balanced bugs: leeches, streamers and the like; what they are, why they are so effective and how to fish…
-
Photo of the week – fall colors
Fall is such a magical time to fish The colors are starting to change, which means it’s our favorite time of year to fish. Visit your favorite public lands and waters area this month to celebrate those special places as the colors are starting to fade but while the fishing is still hot.
-
TU volunteers converge on Mecan River for Central Sands Celebration
Local community members and volunteers from Trout Unlimited chapters near and far turned out in a big way to care for and enjoy the Mecan River at the first annual Central Sands Community Celebration on a wet weekend this past May. The Mecan River watershed boasts some of the finest trout streams in central Wisconsin.…
-
The True Cast – The home river: until we meet again, old friend…
It’s always difficult to say goodbye. But I am grateful for these last few weeks we’ve shared together. And I’ll look forward to the next reunion. It’s going to be several months until we meet up again. But you can rest assured that I’ll often think about you, and I’ll be wishing you well in…
-
TROUT Tips – stillwater
In keeping with the “our trout waters are too hot to fish safely” theme, check out some stillwater flies to use. Some are wild looking and have even crazier names. Give them a try and see which patterns work best for you at your local lake or pond. See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Fishing…