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  • Fishing

    TROUT Tip – downstream takes

    Watch these tips from Orvis on how to properly set the hook for a downstream take.

    Here’s the scenario: You see a trout rising continuously just across a slight current near the far bank; it’s eating bugs that are drifting towards it from the upstream foam line; you cast and it turns to follow your fly downstream; it takes and you set the hook, but it doesn’t stick. Ugh. We’ve all…

  • Photo of the Week

    Photo of the week – a helping hand

    TU and friends plant trees across the country to the benefit of rivers and their fish. Trout Unlimited conducts many tree plantings across the country each year, and without the help of volunteers, we wouldn’t make a dent in the need. Trees along streams provide healthy riparian habitats, help to shade streams and create opportunities…

  • Fishing Trout Talk

    TROUT Tip – refusals

    There are times when you present numerous flies to rising trout without success. This can be frustrating indeed, so watch Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis explain what might be happening and what to do about it. Next time you’re on the river and are getting refusals, don’t leave dejected; give Tom’s tips a try. See All…

  • Photo of the Week

    Photo of the Week – BDAs

    By now you’ve likely heard of BDAs, or beaver dam analogs. Trout Unlimited has been creating them for a few years across the country, up high in watersheds. They serve a few purposes: they keep cold, clean water higher in the system for longer in the season; they improve and expand habitat for trout along…