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TROUT Tip – beyond trout… and fly fishing
As mentioned throughout this hot summer and extreme drought, focusing on other fish is often the best bet for the health of our beloved trout. It’s also a good bet to get new anglers hooked (pun intended), as bluegill and crappie make more willing participants. In addition, when teaching a new angler, don’t get hung up on just using fly fishing gear. That can be…
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Photo of the Week – Camping
The time to get in your last camp trips of the summer, with fishing included, of course, is nearing its end. Luckily, August is a great time to get out to explore our incredible public lands. So grab your tent, sleeping pads and bags, pack a cooler, and don’t forget your fishing gear to enjoy time spent under the stars and sun. We’ll see you out there.
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Ahhh… the cat days of summer
When sultry summer weather starts pushing some of our favorite trout waters beyond temperatures at which it’s ethical to fish for our beloved salmonids, many of us move on to other targets. Chasing smallmouth bass with streamers is fun and great practice for trout fishing. Or cast surface poppers for fun topwater hits from bass…
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The True Cast – Teach me how to fish; don’t tell me how to fish
If I’ve learned anything from 30 years of writing about fishing for a living, it’s that folks absolutely love being taught how to fish, and they hate being told how to fish. Understanding the subtle difference between the two is what separates the contenders from the pretenders, especially when it comes to writing, working as a filmmaker, guiding, running a fly…
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Video of the Week – The Kids are Alright
The Costa 5 Rivers Ambassador Summit is an annual event hosted by Trout Unlimited, Indifly and the Wind River Game & Fish Department in Wyoming. Each year, college students from clubs across the country gather for a week of conservation work, fishing and community building. In “The Kids are Alright”, you’ll feel their passion and learn how that drives the work, excites local…
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TROUT Tips – Stack the Deck
When introducing someone new to the sport of fly fishing, set it up so success comes early and often. What does that look like? Rig the rod, reel, line, and terminal tackle for them and have them watch and learn Take them to a stocked pond This could be a pond stocked with trout, but bluegill, sunfish, and bass…
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Reconnecting the Moose for brookies
Oscar Wilde’s famous quote “No great deed goes unpunished” might be a bit more cynical of a philosophy than we like to believe here at Trout Unlimited. In fact, when replacing old culverts and removing barriers to fish passage, we’re far more likely to be blessed than cursed for the work. We smile brightly at the sight of a…

