Trout Magazine

  • New gear: Waterworks Lamson Center Axis rod and reel

    The idea is to "de-lever" the fly rod. To remove the weight of the reel from the fly rod and make it so you're holding a single product, not two unique tools for fly fishing. It's brazen, I'll give you that. The Waterworks Lamson Center Axis rod-and-reel combo was perhaps the most curious new product…

  • AmeriCorps Team Moose 4 helps out trout!

    The Moose 4 team: (Left to right) Becca Marcott, 25, Linwood, Mich; Brandon Shepard, 23, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; Adam Bagley, 20, Seattle; Josh Kenon, 22, Colquitt, Ga.; Jacob Allen, 25, Golden Meadow, La.,: Gus Merwin, 25, Pardeeville, Wisc.; and Kennedy Morris, 22, Greenville, S.C. . A team from AmeriCorps has been helping out trout in…

  • Drift boat dogs: Maya

    As my good friend Jon Christiansen says, “Your gotta show them the puppies…” Well in this case, I’m showing the newest addition to our family, an 8-week-old pudelpointer named Maya. She’s as sweet as she looks, really sharp, and very active! A pudelpointer, you may ask? Well, I was looking for a dog my son,…

  • Fishing Trout Tips

    Trout Tips: Go different

    Sometimes, picky fish will take something big and ugly. Something ... different. Editor's note: The following is exerpted from TU's new book, "Trout Tips," available now for overnight delivery. You probably know this, becuase it's hardly a secret, but don't get hung up on popular or traditional patterns. Sometimes, even on super-tough, technical water, fish…