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TROUT Tip – roll casting
Get tips for making an effective roll cast and learn about it's many practical use cases in this week's trout tip.
The roll cast is a critical tool to have in any anglers’ arsenal. Not only will you frequently find yourself with an obstacle (a tree or bush or even a cliff wall) behind you that prevents the traditional overhead fly cast, but there's another reason it’s imperative to have a good roll cast; if the trout you’re fishing to are spooky, an overhead…
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Protected: Salmon and Farms: Restoring Wallowa Lake’s Lost Sockeye Salmon
In Northeast Oregon, tribes, irrigators, and state agencies are working together to repair the Wallowa Lake Dam and add fish passage, an effort that will protect regional water supplies and restore a historic salmon population that’s been missing for over a century Since time immemorial, the sockeye salmon that returned to Northeast Oregon’s Wallowa Lake were critical to the culture, traditions, and subsistence of the Nez Perce Tribe and Confederated Tribes…
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Protected: A Ridgetop-to-Ridgetop Approach to Aquatic Restoration and Active Forest Management
The Sheep Creek Stewardship Project In Northeast Oregon, Trout Unlimited, the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other partners are leading an innovative, interdisciplinary effort to restore fish and wildlife habitat, enhance recreation opportunities, support local economies and improve wildfire resilience. The Sheep Creek Stewardship Project Project overview Connecting the valley and uplands Sheep Creek's…
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A champion for one of the Lahontan cutthroat’s last native holdouts
After 5 miles of mountain biking, I rigged up my fly rod, observed my surroundings, dapped a parachute Adams onto the surface of the 2-foot-wide creek and pulled a 15-inch Lahontan cutthroat into my net. The mountain bike wasn’t mine. I borrowed it from Dave Sarazin. He also supplied the maps, the fly recommendations and numerous teaser photos in the leadup to my trip to the…
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The True Cast – The 5 questions you should ask about fly fishing product reviews
We live in a brave new world when it comes to buying things like fly rods, reels, jackets, waders and boots. “Brave” because it seems like everyone has the courage to step out and offer an opinion—especially in the digital realm, and even more especially when they can turn a buck by doing so. It seems like everyone is…
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Video of the Week – Lifeblood
As the West lives through an extensive drought and the Colorado River is in dire condition, we look back at Lifeblood. This is a story of Trout Unlimited’s work on a small tributary in Wyoming that hosts four native fish species, including the Colorado River cutthroat trout. Muddy Creek contributes water to the Upper Colorado River Basin, so learn how water projects…
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TROUT Tip – think like a bug
Since the name of the game is fooling trout into thinking your fly is a natural bug they would eat, it pays to think like a bug. Take your time and be observant to the bug life that surrounds the river. Does your caddis look similar to the ones flying or crawling on the shore vegetation? Watch…
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