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Trout Tips: See your fly better
Tying parachute-style flies can help anglers see the dry flies they're fishing. This time of year, particularly on backcountry streams or during prolific big-bug hatches (think big salmonflies, for instance), it's often just as important for you to see your fly as it is for the fish you're after to track your offering. As I've…
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Voices from the River: Return to No Name Creek
By Chris Hunt In early summer, No Name Creek is Irish green. It boasts a flourish of grass and bright yellow balsam root. Wild iris and sticky geraniums add color to the mix, but mostly, it's just impossibly emerald green. There's a spot on a little plateau that overlooks the creek, where native Snake River…
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Fly tying: SBR Light Cahill Nymph
Fly fishers on the East Coast are likely familiar with Cahill nymph patterns. From the Housatonic to the Delaware, the Cahill patterns, both nymph and dry, are go-to flies in the late spring and summer. Video of SBR Light Cahill NymphAbove, Tim Flagler ties his version of the SBR (South Branch Raritan) Light Cahill Nymph,…
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A 5 Rivers Odyssey: The pursuit of wild salmon
The Tongass National Forest. It is that time of the year again. Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited is sending four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. Starting July…
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TU has big presence for World Fishing Day
World Fishing Day is Saturday, June 23, and, with the help of FishingTV, Trout Unlimited will be a big part of the 24-hour live webcast. TU will be on hand for two live webcasts, starting at 3 p.m. MT in Denver, where host Corinne Doctor of Rep Your Water will examine the great improvements in…
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Voices from the River: Water wolves
By Eric Booton I hear the dark call of a common loo n behind me as I cast and can’t help but recall the family trips in Wisconsin and Minnesota where the song of a loon was as important to my grandma Betty as catching a fish is to me. Just one loon or one…
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Angler scientists make a difference
Trout Unlimited's culture of volunteers who step up to care for their home waters — getting their hands dirty to protect, reconnect, and restore trout and salmon habitat — is a pillar of the organization. Those within the TU family know the value of these types of efforts, but it's also gratifying when they are…
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