Trout Magazine

  • Idaho creek facelift a boost for wild steelhead

    Video of Wimpey Skinner 2017 A collaborative effort in Idaho has left one creek for the better. What: Wimpey Creek is a tributary to the Lemhi River. Its confluence with the Lemhi is about 11 miles south of the Lemhi's confluence with the Salmon River. Wimpey is one of three or four Lemhi tributaries that…

  • Fishing Fly tying

    Fly tying: Micro Egg

    Here's one for you patient fly tiers who don't mind small hooks and like the minutia that goes into some of these tiny patterns. For me, the term "tiny" starts at about size 18. The size 22 hook used in the pattern below? That falls into the "impossilbe" category for this ham-handed tier. Oh, and…

  • Gear test: O’Pros Dragonfly rod holder

    If you wade fish, you know there are times when you really need to have both hands free. On a good day, that would include having a free hand to grab your camera to take a picture of the lunker in your net. Or, if you’re like me, more likely it would be so that…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: A good mining steward

    Unfortunately, not every large mining company has the ethical backbone to truly be called a "steward" of the resources they pull from the earth, especially when it comes to what's left over when they're done. To wit, the West is pocked by abandoned mines, SuperFund sites and permanent scars that, even many decades after mining…

  • Voices from the river

    Voices from the River: A man for all seasons

    Dean Finnerty, man for all seasons. By Sam Davidson Many people working for TU did not start in trout and salmon conservation. Among the former corporate lawyers, loggers, resource age ncy staff, newspaper reporters, and outdoor educators now employed by TU, Dean Finnerty joins a select few who previously worked in law enforcement. Dean grew…

  • Monumental Myths: Part 3

    /wp-content/uploads/2019/05/blog/4.png Editors note: This is the third in a three part series looking at the myths perpetuated in the national discussion about national monuments and the Antiquities Act. By Corey Fisher The issue of national monuments and the Antiquities Act tends to elicit passionate responses, both for and against. It also spurs misconceptions. Here are…

  • Monumental Myths: Part 2

    Editors note: This is the second in a three part series looking at the myths perpetuated in the national discussion about national monuments and the Antiquities Act. By Corey Fisher The issue of national monuments and the Antiquities Act tends to elicit passionate responses, both for and against. It also spurs misconceptions. Here are some…