-
Trout Tips: Arrow tube? Or rod tube?
Years ago, I was fishing the Cardiac Canyon stretch of the Henry's Fork over Father's Day weekend, thanks to the able boatmanship of well-known guide Rod Patch. I'd never fished this stretch before, but rod put me and my fishing partner on fat and happy Henry's Fork rainbows all day. It was epic. Rod set…
-
Local community helps improve streamside habitat on the Willowemoc
Volunteers help plant trees along Willowemoc Creek at the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum and Center. By Tracy Brown In celebration of the stunning Catskill fall, volunteers from the communities of Livingston Manor, Roscoe and Walton, N.Y., along with members of Trout Unlimited, recently gathered on the banks of the Willowemoc River to plant trees. "Fall…
-
Local communities improve streamside habitat on the Willowemoc
By Tracy Brown In celebration of the stunning Catskill fall, volunteers from the communities of Livingston Manor, Roscoe and Walton, N.Y., along with members of Trout Unlimited, recently gathered on the banks of the Willowemoc River to plant trees. “Fall is the perfect time of year for planting,” explained Jeff Foster, president of the local…
-
A little girl’s big impact in TROUT Magazine
Lyla Blue Guymon in a battle with a brown trout captured by her father Matt Guymon. Matt Guymon photo. By Matt Guymon Our 7-year-old daughter, Lyla Blue, has been on the water her entire life. In fact, she spent quite a bit of time wading while still in utero. Summer, her mom, and I have…
-
Local community helps improve streamside habitat on the Willowemoc
By Tracy Brown In celebration of the stunning Catskill fall, volunteers from the communities of Livingston Manor, Roscoe and Walton, N.Y., along with members of Trout Unlimited, recently gathered on the banks of the Willowemoc River to plant trees. “Fall is the perfect time of year for planting,” explained Jeff Foster, president of the local…
-
Voices from the River: Working for trout in West Virginia
By Jessica Bryzek I recently started working with Trout Unlimited as the West Virginia Volunteer Water Quality and Stream Restoration Coordinator. Out of all the places I have worked, I have never felt so spoiled as I do here in Thomas, West Virginia. Surrounded by miles of primitive trails, wild mountain streams, and blue forests,…
-
Voices from the River: Deadbeat dams
Photo by Eric Booton By Eric Booton In the summer of 2015, I spent a week with my family on the Olympic Peninsula. We hiked in Olympic National Park, fished for humpies in the salt, and took a field trip to check out the recently liberated Elwha River whose dam had been re moved and…