Trout Magazine

  • Fishing Trout Tips

    Trout Tips: Think like a fish

    Rachel Andona of Emmett, Idaho, casts to brown trout in a fishy taiilout on the Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park. Editor's note: The following is experpted from TU's new book, "Trout Tips," available for next-day delivery online. When you are out fishing and are on new water, trying to find fish, remember that fish are…

  • Gear test: Tepui Expedition Series duffle bag

    I’m not sure why I never connected the potential of a great tent maker (especially one like Tepui that specializes in roof top camping regularly associated with the beach) producing a top-flight wet duffle, but it is a marriage made in heaven. The Tepui Expedition Series Duffle bag is, in a phrase, the best duffle…

  • Guess the runoff, win a prize (sort of)

    Oh brother… the Snake River has apparently R-U-N-N-O-F-F. Well, most of us won’t complain if we have to play the waiting game one way or another. Guess the date that the river clears enough to fish with a dry fly, and you win… a cutthroat trout! Some folks are saying Aug. 1 is the reasonable…

  • Five reasons you’re not catching fish while nymphing

    5. You're only watching one point of drift The trapped-air indicators that have been in vogue for the past few years do a great job at subtly dragging through the current undetected. When you're only dragging a little, the smooth surface of these indicators doesn't show the telltale moto rboat wake that we all look…

  • Fishing Fly tying

    Fly Tying: The Crackleback

    While I love spending time tinkering at the vise, I'm always looking for ways to cut down on the number of patterns I tie regularly. Ed Story's Crackleback fits my style of fishing perfectly. Part dry fly, part wet fly and part micro-bugger, this easy-to-tie pattern mimics naturals on the surface, emerging caddis and just…