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Gear test: Sage SPECTRUM MAX reel
Heavy duty fly reels, particularly for saltwater angling, need to perform in some intense situations. Bigger and stronger fish violently pull line from reels, and in hot, humid and salty conditions, a big-game reel needs to be able to withstand the elements, too. Most anglers who've ventured to the salt to chase anything from bonefish…
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TU in Action: Stream restoration in Pennsylvania; fish passage on the Weber; brookies back in Tennessee, and more
TU is working with conservation parnters in Tennesee to reintroduce native brook trout in Little Stony Creek. Editor's note: TU volunteers are in the news every single day. Here are just a few examples of how TU's volunteers are making fishing better this week. The Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited in Pennsylvania is about…
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Video spotlight: Last Call
For most anglers, the Yellowstone River through Paradise Valley is a mythic body of water—a dream to float and fish and experience, and for most, the chances to do so rarely come along. It's sweeping bends, deep pools and tailouts that collect spent mayflies and create a buffet worthy of the river's storied trout are…
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A dog’s life
Pheobe checks out a backcountry bull trout caught on public lands in Idaho. I've had the good fortune of fishing with some great dogs over the years, and while sometimes it can be a burden, a good fishing dog is about the best companion an angler can have on the water. My old mutt Phoebe…
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Video spotlight: Creeking
Of all the types of fly fishing, from the flats of the tropics to the steelhead and salmon rivers of the coastal north, my favorite is what I've always called "blue lining." I love small mountain streams on public lands—places where anyone can visit with a fly rod and, often, not see another angler for…
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Weighted flies? Or a sinking line?
Pike will do real damage to your flies. Check out the thread damage to the fly on the left, which is weighted with dumbbell eyes. I just got back from an epic adventure in northern Manitoba—my son and I spent eight days chasing pike and walleye on McGavock Lake at Laurie River Lodge. I love…
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Video spotlight: High Country Cutthroat
Featuring Heather Hodson of United Women on the Fly, this great new Todd Moen film shows why those of us who live in the West absolutely love native cutthroat trout. These are the fish that always seem to be looking up, always seem to be hungry and, when we're chasing them, the wallpaper is pretty…
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