Trout Weekly

  • The True Cast Fishing

    Finding the right fly rod for you

    fly rod

    People ask me all the time if I could recommend a fly rod. Sure, I say, but there are many variables to consider, and what works for me might not necessarily be your cup of tea.  Let’s start with the basics.   Fly rods are categorized by length and “weight,” which doesn’t mean the actual weight of the rod…

  • Fishing Restoration

    A valid question; How’s fishing after restoration projects?  

    fishing golden trout habitat

    An angler might wonder; what will one of Trout Unlimited’s restoration projects do to the fishing?   It’s a valid question.   At times we work with contractors to add numerous logs (or even full trees) and woody debris in a stream to make the habitat more complex.   We break up long, straight riffle sections with j-hook rock structures to slow down the flow and create deeper holding water.   TU…

  • Restoration

    Busy field season ahead for Driftless Area

    Trout Unlimited’s Driftless Area Restoration Effort’s has another busy field season ahead of it for 2026.   Work started in January, when we started construction on the partnership project on Fancy Creek.    In conjunction with the landowners, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mississippi Valley Conservancy, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesz, Pheasants Forever, Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Richland County Conservation District, U-W Madison, and others, the project has been designed…

  • Conservation

    Five years of healthier fish and forests in Idaho’s Panhandle 

    little north fork wide shot of creek

    In Northern Idaho, TU and the Forest Service are working together to restore native trout habitat, support local jobs, and improve wildfire resiliency  In North Idaho, TU’s Panhandle Chapter has been active for several decades, but Trout Unlimited didn’t have full time staff in the region until Erin Plue was hired as a project manager late in 2020. Plue led TU’s partnership with the Idaho Panhandle National Forest (IPNF) until…

  • Conservation Restoration

    18th Annual Driftless Symposium draws robust crowd

    More than 115 participants recently connected at the Stoney Creek Lodge in Onalaska, Wisc., for the 18th annual Driftless Area Symposium..    Held in late February, the event featured presentations on a wide variety of topics, including trout genetics, stocking activities, stream restoration permitting, outreach strategies, beavers, springs and more. There were more than 30 presenters, including nine students who shared their research activities.    The event…