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2025 TU Sweepstakes Winners Announced!
Our grand prize winner of the “Ultimate Montana Fishing Adventure”, Adam D. of Kansas, won a 4-day/5-night trip for winner and a guest at Healing Waters Lodge in Twin Bridges, Montana. Located in the heart of Ruby Valley, surrounded by incredible angling choices, our winner and guest will fish iconic rivers and streams that hold big browns, rainbows, cutthroats, and more. Led by experienced and personable guides, they will float and fish beautiful blue-ribbon fisheries…
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TROUT Tip – how to get a fly rod unstuck
It’s almost time to pack the fly fishing gear away for the season, unfortunately. That means breaking down the rods for storage. At times, the rod sections get stuck at the ferrules and getting them apart proves difficult. In this week’s tip, learn how to get stuck rod sections apart without breaking your rod. Tom…
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Photo of the week – matchy, matchy
Trout matching its background perfectly.
Often, trout colors change depending on the color of the water they are in to better camouflage themselves. While that is amazing, we love nothing more than when trout match the background of the river, and there’s nothing better than a brown trout matching fall colors on the shores.
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Win a trip to Patagonia & amazing fly fishing gear
Fly Fusion’s Trout Tour + Land the Brands Sweepstakes
Fly Fusion’s Trout Tour + Land the Brands Sweepstakes Fly Fusion’s Trout Tour is back for its second epic season! Join us for an unforgettable night of fly-fishing films featuring monster trout, breathtaking cinematography, and stories that fuel the obsession with the sport. Watch the sizzle reel and film trailers. To celebrate, we’re excited to…
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Photo of the week – spooky
Not blood, just another TU River Champion hard at work on a restoration project No, that’s not blood from a barbed hook wound on his waders. It’s just a drawing in red marker of a river restoration project in progress. Just another of TU’s River Champions hard at work.
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TROUT Tip – parachute and pile casts
It’s always nice to have more tools in your casting arsenal to present a fly effectively. That is certainly true when fishing the tails of pools, where you’ll often find big trout holding and feeding. Of course, these casts also come in handy in numerous other situations, so watch this week’s tip video to learn…
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TROUT Tip – mastering the reach cast
The reach cast is a critical piece to add to your quiver of casting tools to smoothly deliver a fly and help ensure a drag-free drift. After all, that’s what we’re aiming for when tricking a fish to take our fly. Pete Kutzer with Orvis walks us through the why’s and how’s of mastering a…
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