Trout Magazine

  • Protect the Smith: What would you say?

    Editors note: This week, hundreds of Montanans stood up for the Smith River. If you want to join the fight, go to smithriverwatch.org and click on "Get Information." We will keep you up to date on the process and how you can help. Thanks for your support. *** I would like to remind the DEQ…

  • A Shared Vision for the Tongass

    Photo by Alan Corbett By Erin Heist Though the days of timber barons have long expired, Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest is no stranger to timber wars in recent decades. However, with a recent and hard-fought amendment to the Tongass Land Management Plan (TLMP) by TU and many partners, Southeast Alaskans formed a shared vision…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Blizzards and Browns

    Here in the West, winter is settling in, even though it's not yet Thanksgiving. And while a lot of anglers will be stowing their gear for the season, a few die hards will brave the wind and the cold and the snow to chase migrating brown trout. Video of Blizzards and Browns - Winter fly…

  • Voices from the river

    Voices from the River: Bananas

    The Steelhead Whisperer on the legendary Trinity River By Sam Davidson Knowing full well the inexorable influence of superstition on fishing success, I have no excuse for my gross negligence which weighed heavily on our recent experience on the Trinity River. The warning signs were there, including this fine piece from TU’s Eric Booten on…

  • House hydropower bill bad for fish and wildlife

    On Wednesday, Nov. 8, the U.S. House of representatives will vote on HR 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017. This bill is described as an effort to improve the licensing process for non-federal hydropower projects. The bill seeks to accomplish this goal by placing new constraints on the participation of states, tribes and…

  • Flies to die for?

    The Royal Coachman. Worth dying for? Let's have a little fun, if no other reason than to talk about those fly patterns that just never seem to let us down. Here's the question: What fly would you climb out on a limb to retrieve, even if the limb looked a little sketchy and the tumble…