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Share your #ResponsibleRecreation posts and win a fly rod
Everything is a little different these days, thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and how and where we fish should be different, too. That said, fishing can be perfectly safe if we take the right precautions, and we're encouraging all TU members and supporters to get outside and go fishing, but to do so using…
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Fishing in Yellowstone will be a little different this year
There will be some changes to fishing in Yellowstone this summer, at least at the beginning of the season.
Opening day for angling in Yellowstone National Park is traditionally the Saturday before Memorial Day (this year, it falls on May 23), and that's not changing in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. But, according to Linda Veress of the park's public affairs office, only rivers and streams in the park's southern half will be…
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The Chuck Caddis
Watch as Tim Flagler ties the simple, yet elegant, Chuck Caddis
It's that time of year on a lot of western trout streams — the annual "Mother's Day" caddis hatches are upon us, and it's time to start throwing dry flies at hungry trout. Caddis patterns come in all shapes and sizes — some are a little more artsy and impressionistic, and others appear more practical…
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Prepping for high-country angling
For backcountry anglers, now is the time to make sure your gear is ready
One quick glance at the high peaks of the Caribous is all any backcountry trout angler in my neck of the woods needs to come to the realization that it’s going to be a while. Snow cornices still grace the tops of Red Ridge, and Fall Creek is running dirty. Getting up high to the…
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TU launches #ResponsibleRecreation campaign
Trout Unlimited, along with a host of conservation partners, today launched the #ReponsibleRecreation campaign, an effort to encourage anglers and other outdoor recreation enthusiasts to get outside and enjoy America's great outdoors, but to do so wisely and with great caution as the country continues to endure the COVID-19 pandemic. TU, of course, is focusing…
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Blue lines and social distancing
Learning solid fishing skills on small water helps you with all angling situations
A lot of anglers look at small water and turn up their noses. The fish aren't as big, they might opine. It's just too easy, others might say, opting instead for the "challenges" posed by big rivers. Truth is, fishing small water makes anglers better, more accurate casters who have developed innate tools to work…
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Art for guides
Helping guides through license-plate art.
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lock-downs and stay-at-home orders are hitting the fishing industry particularly hard, and guides might be taking the biggest hits of all. Cancelled outfitting bookings translate into cancelled guide trips. With no work, there's no money, and it'll be tough for a lot of guides to make ends meet.…
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