Trout Magazine

  • What’s Charlie thinking?

    It's raining here in Montana. The rivers are blown out and let's be honest—it's just kind of cold and miserable out there. So lets play a game. Fishing dogs are their own breed of hound. They're goofier and light of heart in ways working dogs or hunting dogs aren't. I like to think it's because…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Hang Tight

    Eastern Europe is an underrated fly-fishing destination, particuarly for those of us here in the U.S. And it's home to some truly amazing trout, ranging from native brown trout, introduced rainbows and the marble trout, which is the featured fish in the new film, "Hang Tight," by Brothers on the Fly. Shot in Slovenia's beautiful…

  • Gear test: Simms Bounty Hunter vault duffle

    Transporting fly rods and other gear and tackle on long trips involving air travel or even overland trips across sketchy mountain roads has long been a challenge for anglers. There are lots of options for containing rods and reels, from double-compartment duffles, to heavy and bomb-proof "vaults" that essentially put your fly rods at the…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Anatomy of a hook

    When I first started fly fishing, the complex lexicon unique to the sport was intimidating. Think back to that first time you walked into a fly shop and asked what today might seem like a really simple question. It was ... uncomfortable. Now, imagine you've just started fly fishing a couple years ago, and now…

  • Gear test: Grayl Ultralight Purifier

    Very few people drink enough water during a day’s fishing, mostly because it’s a pain to carry multiple water bottles in a vest or pack. But a new water purification product from Grayl makes it incredibly easy to have all the cold clean water you need. The light-weight (10.9 oz.) Grayl Ultralight Purifier is composed…

  • 2018 Outdoor Expo

    May 19, 2018 the Fallen Timbers Chapter of TU participated in Toledo Metroparks Outdoor Expo. This is a wonderful event put on by the Metropark system and we had great success meeting with the local community in sharing TU. The event was FREE to the public and offered various outdoor activites from rock climbing to…