Trout Weekly

  • Photo of the Week

    Photo of the week – Pyramid Lake 

    Our Photo of the Week showcases the beauty of fishing Pyramid Lake in Nevada, where ladder fishing for large Lahontan cutthroat trout awaits.

    Pyramid Lake photo of the week

    If you’ve never caught a Lahontan cutthroat trout, you might want to add them to your bucket list. And, now is a great time to head to Pyramid Lake in Nevada.   This lake grows them huge, but bring your ladder as that’s the preferred method of fishing for them.  

  • Science

    Driftless Area Science: WiseH2O program summary  

    Field season preparations are well underway in the Driftless Area and we wanted to reach out with an update on our WiseH2O water sampling program.    More than 2,600 observations have been recorded through WiseH2O since the program began in 2019. We appreciate all the volunteer time and effort that has gone into this data collection.  We plan to continue collecting data…

  • The True Cast Fishing

    Finding the right fly rod for you

    fly rod

    People ask me all the time if I could recommend a fly rod. Sure, I say, but there are many variables to consider, and what works for me might not necessarily be your cup of tea.  Let’s start with the basics.   Fly rods are categorized by length and “weight,” which doesn’t mean the actual weight of the rod…

  • Fishing Restoration

    A valid question; How’s fishing after restoration projects?  

    fishing golden trout habitat

    An angler might wonder; what will one of Trout Unlimited’s restoration projects do to the fishing?   It’s a valid question.   At times we work with contractors to add numerous logs (or even full trees) and woody debris in a stream to make the habitat more complex.   We break up long, straight riffle sections with j-hook rock structures to slow down the flow and create deeper holding water.   TU…

  • Restoration

    Busy field season ahead for Driftless Area

    Trout Unlimited’s Driftless Area Restoration Effort’s has another busy field season ahead of it for 2026.   Work started in January, when we started construction on the partnership project on Fancy Creek.    In conjunction with the landowners, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mississippi Valley Conservancy, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesz, Pheasants Forever, Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Richland County Conservation District, U-W Madison, and others, the project has been designed…