Trout Magazine

  • Fishing Fly tying

    Fly tying: The Basic Deceiver

    Loon's Matt Callies ties some great flies, and he's really good at making it look easy. I've got a saltwater trip coming up, so I've been watching the Loon fly-tying series for some baitfish pattern ideas, and I haven't been disappointed. Video of Basic DeceiverAbove, Matt ties the Basic Deceiver, a super-simple pattern that predatory…

  • Conservation

    Taking action to protect the places we live and love

    This week’s news that the EPA was suspending the Clean Water Act’s protections for headwater streams was a stark reminder that elections have consequences. The previous presidential administration worked for years to write the rule, and the new one doesn’t like it. Game over, right? No. Don’t forget an unassailable fact—elected leaders are elected. By…

  • Skills: Avoiding line twist and memory

    We've all been there. Maybe we're casting a streamer that's just a hair too big for the fly rod we're using, or maybe we're dragging fly line behind us while bonefishing, only to spot a fish much closer than we expected, forcing us to cast, but not cast the entire amount of line we've stripped…

  • Fisher Guiding sporting 200 guides, online booking

    Since launching in March 2017 with 12 initial guide partners, Fisher Guiding, a Trout Unlimited business member, has grown their website for booking guided fishing trips to include over 200 partnered fishing guid es, charters, and lodges in 16 countries. FisherGuiding.com is built for anglers to book guided trips in the same way other experiences…