Trout Magazine

  • Advocacy

    A lot on the line for America’s most prolific Salmon Forest

    Productive fish and wildlife habitats in the Tongass are the backbone of Southeast Alaska

    For many Americans, Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage and Tongass National Forest is a dream destination.  Nearly 3 million visitors come every year to see the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest and its towering old-growth trees, dramatic mountains rising from the sea and tidewater glaciers.  The Tongass has 13000 miles of salmon streams Right now, there’s an incredible opportunity to help maintain the prolific…

  • Photo of the Week

    Photo of the week – Grandeur

    fly fishing grand canyon trout unlimited photo of the week

    The Grand Canyon nearly defines the word grandeur.  Its enormity, length and height, history and general impressiveness make it a sight to behold.     Protect the Grand Canyon Watershed Help protect this important watershed of the nearby Grand Canyon National Monument where opportunities galore exist for fishing and hunting.  Take Action >

  • Snake River dams

    A step in the right direction for salmon on the Snake River

    floodgates open at monumental dam on snake river at sunset

    After decades of litigation, delay and dwindling salmon runs, the federal court has once again stepped in. And this time, the urgency could not be clearer.  Without urgent intervention, salmon will disappear from the landscape  In his February 25, 2026 opinion, Judge Michael H. Simon did not mince words. For more than 30 years, he wrote, “the abundance of these salmonids has…

  • The True Cast Trout Talk

    The True Cast – You have a friend in me… 

    friends hiking in the mountains to go fly fishing

    What I value most from a lifetime association with fishing for trout aren’t the fish I’ve caught, nor even the beautiful spots I’ve experienced along the way (although it’s very true that trout seldom live in ugly places).   It’s not the photographs nor paintings hanging on the wall nor the books on the shelf. It isn’t the heirloom bamboo rod or the other gear and gizmos. The ultra-chic and forever trendy wardrobe I’ve accumulated over the years—from the plaid…

  • Advocacy Government Affairs

    Back to the future for the Boundary Waters 

    canoe on pristine boundary waters at sunset

    I was just a boy when I first heard about the Boundary Waters.   Back in the 1980’s, ESPN’s Saturday morning fishing shows were must-watch TV, with The Fishin’ Hole anchoring the lineup. During one episode, Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight joined show host Jerry McKinnis for a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, outside Ely, Minnesota. Canoes, camping, catching smallmouth bass on poppers, shore lunches of…