Trout Magazine

  • Gear test: Sage SPECTRUM MAX reel

    Heavy duty fly reels, particularly for saltwater angling, need to perform in some intense situations. Bigger and stronger fish violently pull line from reels, and in hot, humid and salty conditions, a big-game reel needs to be able to withstand the elements, too. Most anglers who've ventured to the salt to chase anything from bonefish…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Last Call

    For most anglers, the Yellowstone River through Paradise Valley is a mythic body of water—a dream to float and fish and experience, and for most, the chances to do so rarely come along. It's sweeping bends, deep pools and tailouts that collect spent mayflies and create a buffet worthy of the river's storied trout are…

  • Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument turns 18

    Eighteen years ago, on June 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed a proclamation that designated 52,947 acres of federal land as the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southern Oregon. Known for its incredible biodiversity, Cascade-Siskiyou is home to blacktail deer, Roosevelt elk, cougars, and a remarkable variety of other species. In 2017, President Barack Obama expanded…

  • A dog’s life

    Pheobe checks out a backcountry bull trout caught on public lands in Idaho. I've had the good fortune of fishing with some great dogs over the years, and while sometimes it can be a burden, a good fishing dog is about the best companion an angler can have on the water. My old mutt Phoebe…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Creeking

    Of all the types of fly fishing, from the flats of the tropics to the steelhead and salmon rivers of the coastal north, my favorite is what I've always called "blue lining." I love small mountain streams on public lands—places where anyone can visit with a fly rod and, often, not see another angler for…