Trout Magazine

  • Fishing The True Cast Trout Talk

    The True Cast: In fly fishing, failure IS an option… (and that’s just fine).

    I’ve found that the most dedicated anglers tend to be those who relish challenges, even simple ones like, “how am I going to trick that creature, hiding behind that rock, to eat this fly?”

    While I was fishing the Delaware River with him several years ago, my friend, author Monte Burke, summed up the entire fly-fishing experience with succinct aplomb: “At the end of the day,” he said, “it’s really just about problem solving, like putting pieces of a puzzle together.” How true! And I’ve found that the most…

  • Advocacy

    Carrying your voice in Washington

    Trustees launch the Trout Unlimited conservation agenda in the halls of Congress  With a new Congress convened and members sworn in, Trout Unlimited is carrying your voice to Washington to stand up for healthy trout and salmon, clean rivers and streams and protected public lands.   First to walk the halls this year: members of TU’s…

  • Dam Removal Conservation

    Listen now: Lessons from the Klamath Dams

    TU’s Brian Johnson joins The River Rambler podcast for a conversation about dam removal, coalition building and what comes next on the Klamath Basin On the new episode of The River Rambler podcast, TU’s California Director Brian Johnson joins artist, angler and conservationist Richard Harrington for a wide-ranging conversation about the historic effort to reconnect…

  • TU Costa 5 Rivers Youth

    TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Sewanee

    TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Sewanee: The University of the South Fort Lewis College Bucknell University Sewanee: The University of the South Washington and Lee University We recently chatted with Zoë Mihalas, a former TU Teen Leader, recipient of TU’s Distinguished Service Award for Youth Education, and current president of the Sewanee 5 Rivers…

  • Fishing The True Cast Trout Talk

    The True Cast: “Replace Yourself.”

    Especially when I fish, I think about all the mentors I’ve had, and I am grateful.

    I’ve been very fortunate to have had many mentors as I waded into the wide, wild world of fishing and writing. My parents unconditionally supported the fascination I had with fish, even though they weren’t themselves into fishing. My father-in-law was probably the person most responsible for teaching me how to fly fish, and more…