Trout Magazine

  • It’s getting hot in here

    Editors note: Every Friday, our science junkies over at Trout Unlimited's Wild Steelhead Initiative give us an inside look at what's happening in the world of steelhead science. During the Holidays, we're running the best of those Science Friday pieces on the TU blog. If you've ever spent any time thinking about the sheer game…

  • Decline of the Trinity half-pounder

    Editors note: Every Friday, our science junkies over at Trout Unlimited's Wild Steelhead Initiative give us an inside look at what's happening in the world of steelhead science. During the Holidays, we're running the best of those Science Friday piec es on the TU blog. If you've ever spent any time thinking about the sheer…

  • A post-spawners fate

    Editors note: Every Friday, our science junkies over at Trout Unlimited's Wild Steelhead Initiative give us an inside look at what's happening in the world of steelhead science. During the Holidays, we're running the best of those Science Friday pieces on the TU blog. If you've ever spent any time thinking about the sheer game…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: The African Tiger

    Here in the Western Hemisphere, we're just getting our heads around the notion of South American jungle fish, like golden dorado and massive peacock bass in the Amazon. There's so much to explore ... so many fly-rod targets worth experiencing. But across the Atlantic and quite a ways south, the rivers of Africa are just…

  • Pebble to file permits. Time to re-engage!

    After over a decade, Pebble mine backers say they plan to file permit applications tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 22) to construct a massive open-pit mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska – one of North America’s most treasured, awe-inspiring fisheries. A region full of quiet, clear, winding rivers; massive trout and millions of wild salmon would be industrialized…

  • Not mine, ours.

    By Tom Reed It doesn’t take long after the bar is open before the first drink order comes in. Hey Tom, can you make me a Smith River Special? You bet buddy. A Smith River Special is cranberry juice with a splash of club soda and a slice of lime and Gordon, 7, loves them.…