Trout Magazine

  • New gear: Fishpond submersible backpack

    Fishpond Thunderhead Submersible Backpack ($300). A bomber design from Fishpond, in that distinctive orange color, made of 100 percent recycled material. You can stuff it with all the gear and layers you might need for a day on the water, and wear it comfortably on your back, or toss it in the sloppy bottom of…

  • New gear: Day Two at the show

    It's was a show for innovation, new ideas ... and a few surprises, reports Kirk Deeter from this year's International Fly Tackle Dealer show in Orlando. International Fly Tackle Dealer Show
Day 2 Video RecapThe IFTD and the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trade show are occupying the same convention hall for the next to last…

  • House drought response bill could devastate CA salmon, steelhead

    Dead salmon in the lower Klamath River, 2002. Yesterday, June 12, 2017, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water (Grow) Act. This bill is one of the worst pieces of legislation in recent memory, in terms of its devastating effects on salmon and steelhead and their fisheries. According to Steve…

  • Trout campers in NH and VT get hands-on conservation experience

    By Joe Norton Recently, TU’s Upper Connecticut Home Rivers Initiative held our annual conservation days with the New Hampshire and Vermont TU Youth Trout Camps. Eliza Perreault led the camps’ Conservation Days. She is the Home Rivers Conservation Assistant, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Riparian Invasives Specialist, Grip-Hoist Gal, and, as is clear, the program’s Jill…

  • Colorado businesses join fight for MT Smith

    By Colin Cooney As Trout Unlimited continues the campaign opposing the proposed copper mine that threatens Montana’s famed Smith River, companies from around the country are stepping up to help. Recently, RepYourWater, a Colorado based business dedicated to providing uniquely designed, top quality gear for anglers and hunters, and Upslope Brewing, a brewery out of…

  • New gear: Orvis, Scott and St. Croix unveil new rods

    The new Orvis Helios 3 Editor's note: The following is courtesy of Angling Trade. Orvis Helios 3 Yeah… it’s all that. Worth the wait. Deserving of the hyp e. Honestly, it had to be, because Orvis is going all-in with this rebranded flagship rod. The Manchester marketing machine will no doubt drive sales, but at…