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Dory Land | a film presented by OARS
A couple of weeks ago something came across the usual wintertime feed scroll. Full disclosure, I’ve had Idaho on my mind since I moved over 14 years ago, and this video adds a bucket of kerosene to the fire. Wooden dories, whitewater, big canyons, and great people make this video the perfect solution to anyone’s…
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Conservation in Cow Country
In New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains, TU and ranchers are working together to keep streams healthy and improve range productivity. On our way to inspect his grazing allotment, Manuel Lucero and I pull over next to a tree where some campers have left their trash in a neat and organized pile of boxes and tied up…
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Behind the Cover with Al Quattrocchi
Editor’s note: Shortly after the delivery of every print version of TROUT Magazine, the photographer or artist who crafted the cover photo or illustration shares the story of how the art came to be. This quarter we sit down with Al Quattrocchi, who has deep roots in fly fishing but even deeper roots in commercial…
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Missoulian Angler caps boat days to limit ‘guide footprint’
Bold move to self-regulate in the face of unprecedented angling pressure I pulled into the town of Craig Saturday morning to meet my buddy Richard some time after I’d told him I’d be there. The thick layer of ice and snow caked on the front of my boat from my trip over the pass was…
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Update: Raindog Boatworks’ Two-Person Dory Build
A few weeks ago, we introduced you to a radical drift boat design from Justin Gallen over at Raindog Boatworks. Today, we have an update from Justin on how the prototype boat is progressing. From Justin… When we left off last, the boat was still on the strongback. You build a form with cross members…
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Clearing the way for wild steelhead on the Carmel River
TU restoration leader on California’s Central Coast takes his steelheading, and steelhead conservation, very seriously. Few anglers have fished more successfully for steelhead than Tim Frahm, TU’s Central Coast Steelhead Coordinator. For six decades on famous steelhead waters such as the Trinity, Klamath and Gualala Rivers, fishing exclusively with a single swung fly, Frahm…
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On mining cleanups, it’s long past time
A “Good Samaritan” bill in Congress would make it easier for conservationists and partners to tackle abandoned mines polluting Western waters About two decades ago, the New York Times ran a story about TU’s Ted Fitzgerald, introducing him as “a rangy 59-year-old who was raised in a coal mining family.” The newspaper described Ted’s role…