Trout Magazine

  • Speaking up for monuments

    Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, on the Oregon-California border.American sportsmen have long been advocates for strong habitat conservation policies and designations on public lands. This stems from the fundamental principle that every seasoned outdoorsperson understands: good fishing and hunting opportunity requires productive habitat—and for habitat to remain productive it must be kept largely undeveloped.This advocacy has extended,…

  • Voices from the river

    Voices from the River: The boat guy

    Photo by Mike Sepelak By Chris Hunt FOLKSTON, Ga.— I've never been a boat guy, choosing instead to find my best fly fishing using my two feet, usually after driving to the end of the road, and then wandering on a bit farther to the water few others bother to reach. It's a preference thing.…

  • Gear test: Redington Crux

    Mike Sepelak casts to Okefenokee bowfin with the Redington Crux. I'm not shy about my affinity for Redington. Over the last decade or so, I believe the fly-fishing gear manufacturer has taken more chances than any of its competitors in its class. Yes, its affiliation with Farbank (and Sage, in particular), certainly helps Redington's optics,…

  • Sport organizations tell potential Pebble investor to look elsewhere

    "Wrong mine, wrong place." That's the message delivered today by 50 fishing and hunting businesses and organizations to First Quantum Minerals, the Canadian mining company currently deciding whether to sign an options agreement with proposed Pebble Mine backer, Northern Dynasty Minerals. In the letter entities including The Orvis Company, the American Fly Fishing Trade Association,…

  • Conservation

    Remembering Don Garvin

    Three great West Virginia conservationists (from left to right): Don Gasper, Don Garvin, and Larry Harris. It was with deep sadness that I learned of Don Garvin's passing. Don was a true giant of conservation; and a real hero of Trout Unlimited. In addition to being one of the original founders, Don served as a…