Trout Magazine

  • Tarpon, of course

    Last week, TU's Kirk Deeter posted a simple photograph (above), and asked you tell us what he was fishing for in this water. The answer is tarpon. And the winner of the TU-embossed HydraPak is Sam Lawson, who was one of many who answered "baby tarpon," but the only one lucky enough to have his…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Handling fish responsibly

    Handling fish once you've caught them has become a touchy issue (pun intended), and rightly so. The #KeepEmWet movement has been great for educating anglers on proper fish handling and release techniques, and now, as you'll see below, the fly fishing industry is getting involved in the effort to promote responsible handling and release of…

  • Voices from the river

    Voices from the River: It’s almost time

    By Nelli Williams Saturday winter mornings in our house are usually jolted into motion by a bright-eyed toddler and not-so sleepy Kindergartener shouting, ”C’mon mommy play!” with flapping arms and mini-dances of excitement. Despite a long week at work, I give in with little resistance. In the mind of a 3-year-old, play can’t wait for…

  • The Lodge at Green Cove

    Tellico. It’s kind of a mysterious word. The Cherokee wrote it “Talikwa” and used it in the names of several of their towns in the Great Smoky Mountains. They say the actual meaning of the word was lost in their language. It’s possible that it’s origin isn’t Cherokee at all, but Muskogee. The Muskogee say…

  • Climate change amplifies stressors, stresses PA’s state symbols

    Pennsylvania's native brook trout already face stessors. Climate change is making those stressor more accute. Photo by Chris Hunt. By Brian Wagner On March 27, I attended a program titled, “Roundtable on Climate Change: Effects on Fish, Wildlife and Forests,” at Wilkes University in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The program was put together by Ed Perry,…