Tying flies through the outbreak Like a lot of anglers who endeavor to tie their own flies, either out of economic necessity or simple hubris, I tend to overdo it sometimes. I was scheduled to take a trip at the end of the month to the marshes and beaches of south Alabama (yes … check
Conservation programs on the administration chopping block once again
The Trump administration is once again proposing significant government funding cuts that that would hamstring critical clean water programs and weaken TU’s federal partners. If these cuts were enacted, they would undermine efforts by Trout Unlimited and our conservation partners to protect coldwater habitat in places like the Colorado River basin, the Chesapeake Bay and
Warm winter days are nice — when they are rare
By Mark Taylor I probably shouldn’t have been surprised. The first truck was parked just past the “Special Regulations Trout Water” sign. A few hundred yards farther up the gravel Forest Service road I met an SUV coming my way. Two friends from my local Trout Unlimited chapter were in it. We rolled down our
Reilly Rod Crafters: great people, great rods
I remember the day I knew I wanted to learn to fly fish. I don’t think I was 10 years old yet. My dad and I had just returned from a horseback day trip to the backcountry and were in the process of unsaddling our horses. That’s when I saw Carl Evers casting a dry
Reel ‘Em In Guide Service
We are the only Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide Service in Georgia’s Historic High Country Region. Since 2001, we have been teaching and guiding clients “fly fishing” in the mountains of North Georgia. We float the Toccoa River with drift boats and wade by foot hundreds of other streams and private trophy waters. We operate
TU’s top videos of 2019
We produced or help fund a number of films and video in 2019. Here are our favorites:
It’s about fish … and people
Here in the West—particularly in its more fishy corners—it’s easy to see how trout and fly fishing impact the regional economy. In places like Livingston, Mont., where a giant trout crafted in rock graces the hill above town, or in Island Park, Idaho, where outfitters and lodges line the Henry’s Fork, it’s easy to grasp