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Winter Fishing Tips and Best Practices for Trout After Spawn
By Cameron Akers Where legal, winter can be a great time to get on the water, if you’re adequately prepared. Trout are hungry after spawning, but low, clear water can make them a challenge. First and foremost, if you see a redd, which is a trout’s nest, stay off it! Redds are areas, typically near riffles, that trout clear out to lay their eggs. These eggs can…
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Photo of the week – cowboys
Across the country, river champions have diverse backgrounds and numerous reasons for their work in conservation. Cowboys and ranchers are tied closely to their lands and waters because if they are not in good condition, their lives and livelihoods could falter. We thank our cowboy champions. Without their dedication to landscape health, trout and anglers…
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TROUT Tip – detecting strikes
Detecting strikes while fishing with nymphs is often difficult. Strike indicators are helpful, and Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis walks us through how to use them most effectively. But don’t forget they are not mandatory as you can often watch the line for a strike as well. Give both methods a try depending on the water…
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Photo of the Week – Be a champion
Trout Unlimited has a new tagline: “Every River Needs a Champion.” And while we would like to think it describes an organization that has grown from one grassroots chapter in Michigan to a national operation with outsize impact on conservation, really the tagline is about the people of TU, all the hundreds of thousands of…
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Trout Tip – selecting nymphs
Now that dry fly season is pretty much over, it’s time to fish under the surface. Watch this week’s tip video from Orvis on how to select nymphs, which kind of trout food they imitate and how to pick the right fly. See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Fishing Video Lessons
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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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