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Small yet significant
A volunteer helps expand Alaska’s Anadromous Waters Catalogue I felt bad for the fish. The fry were darting back and forth in a stagnant pond that was only a few inches deep, their infancy spent oblivious to the pristine waters for which Southeast Alaska is known. But that’s just me assuming what is beautiful to…
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Another milestone in Eel River restoration
Strengthening protections for Eel River tributaries to help recover native salmon and steelhead California’s Eel River got its modern name from the swarms of Pacific lamprey that once plowed up and down its length, but it’s more famous for its wild steelhead and salmon –– and, unfortunately, for the dramatic decline in those fisheries over…
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When checking your phone while fishing is acceptable
The weather was perfect, fish were rising, we had the whole day to fish, and yet my mind was elsewhere. I watched from the bank as my good friend Andy lengthened his cast to cover the top of the run he was fishing. The white post from his Parachute Adams suddenly appeared in the roughest…
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Tip – how to fish spring creeks
Are you ready for some technical fishing? Spring creeks can offer just that. Simon Gawesworth from Far Bank Fly Fishing school teaches us what spring creeks entail, gear and tackle that’s ideal to use on them, best practices and casts and some advanced techniques. We hope these tips help you the next time you find…
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The True Cast – Can you judge a magazine by its cover? We sure hope so!
They say you cannot judge a book by its cover, and I believe that. But I think it’s a whole different ballgame when it comes to magazines. Granted, that game is changing in this era, but when it comes to printed periodicals, covers still matter. As an editor, I can tell you that the cover…
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Tip – fishing from a drift boat
Fly fishing out of a drift boat is a great way to cover water, but it requires some different techniques from wade fishing. Watch Far Bank Fly Fishing School’s Simon Gawesworth walk through how to more effectively fish from a drift boat. He goes over tackle, casting requirements, fishing from the front or the back…
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Busy as Beavers
Trout Unlimited hosts youth from around the country to restore Flaming Gorge watersheds Years of volunteer work have led to a $1.5 million investment through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Last week, Trout Unlimited completed one phase of its multi-year restoration effort work along Sage Creek near Greater Little Mountain. Sage Creek and its tributary Trout Creek, part…