We bring people together to protect and restore rivers, sustain and recover trout and salmon, and in the process, make communities healthier.
We bring people together to protect and restore rivers, sustain and recover trout and salmon, and in the process, make communities healthier.
Last week, Tightline Productions’ Tim Flagler taught us the CDC (cul-de-canard) basics—we know that the feathers come ducks or geese, near their preening glands. These feathers have lots of surface area, which helps them trap air and keeps the afloat quite well. Above, Tim shows us how various CDC feathers are used in common fly…
I don’t know about you all, but I’m about “Zoomed” out. I will say, however, that the upside of virtual meetings is that I haven’t worn dress slacks in over a year. I’ve even taken a shine to wearing T-shirts that make subtle statements, depending on whom I’m meeting with online. Top choices now include some old…
Welcome to my world of adventure and passion for the great outdoors! Born and raised amidst the rugged beauty of Alaska, my love for hunting, fishing, and conservation was cultivated in the wilds of the Last Frontier. Now calling Montana home, I’ve seamlessly transitioned my enthusiasm to the majestic landscapes of Big Sky Country. You’ll…
A fly fisherman searches the water of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho waiting for the elusive tug on the end of his line from a steelhead. Josh Duplechian/Trout Unlimited As a conservation officer with the Idaho Fish and Game Department, Eric Crawford’s work was largely reactive. “I could make a great…
TU has magic when it comes to attracting great people
Christy Fischer was born and raised on California’s central coast. Some of her “earliest and happiest” memories involve public lands.
Five rural communities across the country are staking their futures on conservation Contact: Resources: Link: Conservation Towns Landing Page Link: Philipsburg Photo Album Link: Conservation Towns Film Link Arlington, VA – Trout Unlimited (TU) is recognizing five rural communities around the country as “Conservation Towns”—communities that are successfully incorporating their unique cultures and landscapes, their rivers and streams, and their hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities into long-term blueprints for economic success. These communities provide unique examples of innovation, civic engagement, and collaboration that provide a model for rural communities navigating change across America. “America has hundreds of ‘resource dependent’ towns…
By the Seedskadee Chapter Board of Directors Trout Unlimited does many great things across our country, but also faces many challenges moving into the future. One brought up often at state council meetings in Wyoming—and likely across the country—is the age and diversity of the board of the local chapters. Let’s face it, many of…
When you think of massive, trophy brown trout, the South Island of New Zealand might come to mind. Or the Rio Limay of Argentina might be on your list. But a small, Appalachian freestoner in Blue Ridge, Ga.? No. No way. Well, the makers of the video above are living proof that you can visit…
Trout Unlimited is happy to welcome new Business Member Fisher Guiding. They’re a great business and excited to become a part of TU’s conservation tradition. Fisher Guiding is a new marketplace for anglers to discover and book fishing guides, and a tool for guides to promote and manage their bookings. Fisher Guiding was founded with…
Do you love guessing games? I’ll admit I do. My love of guessing games might have been renewed because of my kids addiction to them recently. Our bookshelves are haphazardly lined with all sorts of guessing games and books. I’ve gone so far as to try to guess rivers while flipping through pages in a…
Most of the land around Texas’ great fishing rivers is owned by individuals. Public lands are few and far between. But, in West Texas north of the town of Del Rio, there flows a river that’s part of a state natural area and accessible to everyone. And it’s an amazing smallmouth and largemouth bass destination.…
With a good 80 percent of the country feeling like a deep freeze these days, it’s a good time to be talking about winter fly fishing. And winter flies, of course. Video of JC's Electric Caddis Larva Above, Tim Flagler walks through the process of tying John Collins’ Electric Caddis Larva, a great wintertime searching…
For anglers who like to use double-nymph rigs, particularly in winter and spring, a good “anchor” nymph is vital to ensure the rig rides deep enough in the water. Below, Tim Flagler ties a good anchor nymph that’s a lot of fun to tie. Video of DPD Nymph Notice a couple of more complex “moves”…
The venerable Hendrickson, the fly tied to imitate the famous hatch that’s well under way on rivers in the East, is more than just a match-the-hatch pattern. Here in the West, we use the Hendrickson as an attractor mayfly pattern starting in spring and early summer, because it does a serviceable job imitating one of…
Fly fishing lends itself to great images. And, as Orvis Ambassador and photographer Becca Skinner points out in the short film below, only a portion of those images have to do with actually fishing. Many, if not most, of the images collected from a fly fishing adventure have to do with the journey and the…
Here’s a good one from the Catch Magazine vault—Todd Moen dusted it off recently for us all to enjoy. It depicts my favorite kind of fly fishing—waking up somewhere new in the confines of the camper and taking the fly rod down to the creek to see what’s hitting. Video of Bass, Carp & Trout…
I’ve never been a big fan of super glue in my fly tying, and not because it doesn’t work—it most definitely does. I don’t like it because, after a few uses, the bottle seizes up and I invariably end up wasting much of the product inside because it simply becomes too much of a pain…
When finishing tied flies to get rid of any stray materials or to simply make the fly look better, it’s important that you don’t just “free hand” it. Not all of us are Cool Hand Luke—we need a little help to be precise when we go after small fibers with a pair of tying scissors…
Perdigon-style nymphs are great for anglers who need to get deep, and get deep quickly. Tied with lead-free wire and finished with a hard-finish UV resin, these flies drop like stones and don’t push too much water, which minimizes drag. Above, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions ties his Sulphur Perdigon Nymph, just in time for…