Trout Magazine

  • Conservation

    Climate change and the future of Yellowstone

    Above, the view from the lip of Lower Yellowstone Falls. Photo by Chris Hunt. Below, Larry Harris on Indian Creek in Yellowstone National Park. by Larry Harris I have camped and fished in Yellowstone Park almost every year from 1992 to the present, enjoying weeks there with family and friends. Yellowstone Park is crowded when…

  • Conservation

    Lawmakers Urge Action to Protect the Chetco River for Second Time This Year

    Trout Unlimited applauds Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Peter DeFazio and Jared Huffman for their leadership and commitment to protecting Oregon’s fisheries and public lands from activities that could harm salmon, trout, and steelhead populations and world famous angling opportunities. Last week, these lawmakers sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke…

  • Community Youth

    Learning From the Stream by Laurie Wilhite

    The brilliant autumn colors along the riparian area at Brooks Memorial State Park provided the perfect backdrop for time in the stream. The East Prong of the Little Klickitat River flows over a mile right through this Washington State Park and travels 13 miles south through the town of Goldendale. It was a beautiful fall…

  • Voices from the river

    Voices from the River: Dry line dedication

    Promising water for dry line steelheading. Note: Nearly three-quarters of all wild steelhead populations in their native range along the West Coast and in Idaho are threatened (TU's CEO, Chris Wood, just penned this post on the recent closure of the winter steelhead season in Idaho due to low returns). TU and Wild Steelheaders United…

  • Fishing Fly tying

    Fly tying: Angle for Accuracy

    Here's a great tip for beginning fly tiers—tie at angles. That might sound simple, but it's a technique that a lot of folks don't employ enough at the vise–and the results can be immediately visible. Video of Angle for AccuracyAbove, Tim Flagler shows us how to not only use angles to tie and secure threat…