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Short casts: Farewell, Lefty; School of Trout; Idaho trespassing; flies for spring
Lefty Kreh. Photo courtesy of Temple Fork Outfitters. For most fly fishers living today, Lefty Kreh was omniscient. He was everywhere. He seemed to be at every sportsmen's show, every expo. His books are shelves at every fly shop. His articles appeared in scores of magazines. If you haven't used a fly casting tip from…
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Fly tying: Ed Engle’s Bubble-wing BWO emerger
This is a real treat. Below, Tim Flagler narrates as Ed Engle ties his Bubble-wing BWO emerger, a pattern based very strictly on an actual baetis mayfly life stage. As Ed describes the fly, it's essentially an emerging nymph. Video of Ed Engle's Bubble Wing BWO EmergerOf course, the real treat is watching as Ed…
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Voices from the River: It’s a twin thing
There’s an infamous story from my youth. I don't remember the finer points of the event, or any of the details really, just the "do you remember that one time" stories that my dad likes to throw in my face when the Booton family is together on the river. On a family vacation to Avalanche…
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Montana TU and Logjam Presents stay the course on the Blackfoot
This summer, live music will benefit Montana’s famed Blackfoot River. That’s because Montana Trout Unlimited and Logjam Presents, owners of Missoula’s new KettleHouse Amphitheater, on the banks of the iconic Blackfoot River, are partnering to raise money to continue improving the health of the Blackfoot. For more than a hundred years, the confluence of the…
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Fly tying: Tying parachute posts
I love parachute dry flies—patterns that feature a horizontally tied hackle around a "post." The parachute hackle helps the fly's body sink a bit deeper into the surface film, and it gives the fly a bit more surface area, allowing it to float a bit better and represent more than just a single life stage…
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Caption contest: Write the best one, win a fly box
Write a funny caption for this photo, win an heirloom TU fly box. Please check out the next issue of TROUT magazine, which should be arriving in your mailboxes any day now. We’re proud, as always, of our mix of essays, from the likes of John Gierach and Chris Camuto. We have a neat photo…
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Video spotlight: The non-slip mono loop
In recent years, the non-slip mono loop has become my favorite knot for tying flies to tippet—I use it for trout, for carp and just a week or so ago, I used it on Chetumal Bay for bonefish. I'm rarely disappointed in its performance, and it's just as easy to tie as other traditional knots.…
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