Trout Magazine

  • US House: TU Supports BLM Planning 2.0

    On Feb. 7th, 2017, TU sent the following letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging vote against CRA Resolution H.J. Res. 44, which would eliminate BLM Resource Management Planning rule (Planning 2.0). House vote is today. Senate is expected to take up the resolution sometime during the week of February 13th. UPDATE:…

  • Five reasons sonar is super cool

    (Above: Upstream from the future sonar site on the South Fork of the John Day) When trying to manage steelhead, one difficult task is getting an accurate picture of population size in any given year and over time. Traditional methods of estimating the number of adult steelhead that return to a river, such as counting…

  • Protect Wisconsin’s public land

    As a kid, Taylor Ridderbusch didn't realize how fortunate he was to live near 660,000 acres of public land in Nothern Wisconsin. By Taylor Ridderbusch Growing up in Northern Wisconsin, I took the Nicolet National Forest for granted. I didn’t realize that it was unusual to have more than 660,000 acres of public land right…

  • Fishing Trout Tips

    Trout tips: The Mend

    We often make fly fishing more complicated than we need to. A good example of that is mending our fly line to get a better, more natural drift as our flies work their way downstream. Often, as TU's Kirk Deeter points out in the video below, our mends are too jerky or move the flies…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Fly Fish Utah

    Utah's been in the news a lot lately thanks to the state's elected leadership and its efforts over the last few years to seize or sell public lands from every American who owns them. As anglers, many of us know that Utah is wonderful fishing destination, and that most of the great trout fishing in…

  • The Fly Fishing Show – Atlanta, GA

    If you live in the Atlanta area and you love fly fishing, you really need to come on down to The Fly Fishing Show at the Infinite Energy Center. You'll see a host of TU Businesses represented. You can try out the gear, check out some great fly fishing destinations and hang out with people…