Trout Magazine

  • Fishing Fly tying

    Fly Tying: Major Woody

    Don't get any untoward ideas. This fly gets its name from all the wood duck materials used in the tying process, and not from, well, anything else. And, it's a great wet attractor pattern for all kinds of mayflies, ranging from green drakes to sulphers. Video of Major WoodyAs Tim Flagler shows above, it's also…

  • Video spotlight

    Video Spotlight: The Bighorn: River at Risk

    When is too much water a bad thing for a river and its economy? Montana's fabled Bighorn River is struggling these days thanks to a flawed water management strategy that is having a serious impact the wild trout fishery below Yellowtail Dam. There's simply too much water in the river, almost all the time, and…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Rockport Resilient

    There's a great little redfish flat situated behind the airport in Rockport, Texas. A few years back, I did a strange dance with an 8-foot gator on that flat, working back to the shore from about 100 yards out in the mostly clear water as the reptile eyed me from an increasingly close distance. When…

  • Fishing Fly tying

    Fly tying: Neat heads

    For new fly tiers and even for some of us seasoned at the vise, tying the perfect head on any fly can be a real challenge. Oversized heads look weird, mess with the balance of a fly and and make it tough to change flies quickly on the water. Video of Neat HeadsIn the video…

  • Voices from the river

    Voices from the River: Ivy Van

    If you're on social media, I'm confident you have noticed that #vanlife has swept the nation. Powered by social media, modern day van life is inspired by the romantic excursions of previous generations who loaded up VW Westfalias and Transporters to chase down their favorite musical acts, post up at the river in a trout…