Trout Magazine

  • TU, Vermont Fish and Wildlife host Chinese delegation

    Recently, TU’s Upper Connecticut Home River’s Initiative, along with our partners at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, were invited to speak to employees of the USFWS and the Chinese Department of Wildlife Conservation and Nature Reserve Management, and the Cinese State Academy of Foresty, about our stream restoration and research projects on the Silvio…

  • Fishing Trout Tips

    Trout Tips: Small stream structure

    I hear from a lot of anglers who prefer chasing big trout on big water that small-stream fly fishing is easy and that the fish aren't as sophisticated as big-water trout. This may be true, in some instances, but I'm here to tell you that you'll need more casts in your toolbox to effectively cast…

  • Fishing with bears—a primer

    By Dave Atcheson As usual, there have been many stories this year in Alaska about bear encounters and, unfortunately, two deaths attributed to black bears. This brings up the ever-present question of what steps we, as fishermen, might take to avoid similar confrontations. It is a topic that often generates a great deal of speculation…

  • Fishing Fly tying

    Fly tying: The Stonefly Creeper

    Who says fly fishers can't appreciate art just like anyone else? If you've ever watched a true fly-tying artist craft an Atlantic salmon fly at the vise, you know that really good tiers have a flare for the artistic. Tim Flagler is no different. Video of Stonefly CreeperAs you'll see above, the Stonefly Creeper is…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Saved by Axe

    The horrors of war hit those who fight them hardest. And they don't just get left behind on the battlefield. They haunt our veterans every day. Fly fisher Chad Brown is a decorated Navy veteran who suffers from PTSD every single day. He served in Iraq and Somalia, and while those places are half a…

  • Small streams make a big difference

    By Jack Williams We love our big iconic rivers: the Snake, the Rogue, the Umpqua, the Klamath, the Gunnison, the Madison, the Salmon, and the Henry’s Fork to name but a few. These waters invoke passion among anglers, river runners, and all those who appreciate the beauty of wild, clean rivers. But just like anything…