Trout Magazine

  • Conservation

    Walking under a trout stream

    /wp-content/uploads/2019/05/blog/Screen-Shot-2019-03-25-at-2.17.12-PM.png The American Museum of Fly Fishing and Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife aquarium and museum in Springfield, Mo., will give curious anglers the chance to walk under a carefully crafted trout stream and see how trout move about the water column thanks to a new partnership between two entities. In addition, a large portion…

  • Voices from the river

    Voices from the River: Resolved

    Resolutions in January are dumb. I really can't get into making any sort of rule for myself when there's only seven hours of daylight and simply getting the newspaper feels like an expedition across the arctic tundra. Leniency. Naps. Snacks. S weat pants. These are things I can get on board with in January. But…

  • Fishing Trout Tips

    Trout Tips: The Mirror Effect

    Editor's note: The following is exerpted from TU's book, "Trout Tips," available online for overnight delivery. Just like it's always shocking to hear your own voice, it can also be surprising to see what you look like when you cast. There's a reason ballet studios and music rooms have large mirrors: this is the way…

  • TU Regional Rendezvous Aftershocks: Now What?

    When organizing a day on the water, you spend time before your departure planning to maximize your time and enjoyment.  You get out on the water and enjoy the trip, reveling in the moments.  Upon your return home, you rinse, dry and organize gear while reflecting on your experience.   Just like a fishing outing is…

  • Conservation

    Bipartisan effort needed to protect Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

    By Taylor Ridderbusch   For the third consecutive year, the Trump Administration’s budget proposal looks to cut critical programs that protect and restore coldwater resources and that form the foundation of multi-billion dollar commercial and recreational fishing economies.   The proposal would significantly cut funding to the EPA and other agencies, essentially eliminating programs such as the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), Section…

  • Voices from the River: Sometime streams

    Southern steelhead country. My son and I wandered into the land of the southern steelhead yesterday. Cactus sprouted like gargoyles from the sandstone outcroppings that lined the creek up which we hiked. This winter has been profligate all across California and yet another massive cumulonimbus cloud reared up over the peaks above us. Then it…