Currently browsing… Fly fishing
-
Frank Moore, angling and conservation legend, passes away
A life spent not just chasing steelhead but fighting to protect the water they called home.
Longtime proprietor of the Steamboat Inn was instrumental in protecting the iconic North Umpqua River The world of fly-fishing and conservation has lost a giant. Frank Moore, a legendary angler and advocate for Oregon’s North Umpqua River, died Sunday. He was 98. A decorated World War II veteran who fought on the beach at Normandy on D-Day, Moore settled in the small…
-
Trout Trends: Forecasting What Anglers Can Expect in 2022
The past two years have changed trout fishing forever. The changes will continue in 2022—some for the better and in other ways, maybe not so much. Here’s what I see happening; let’s see if you agree: 1. The seasons have shifted… For those of you who make an annual fly-fishing pilgrimage to fish the West…
-
The five elements of a great fishing day
Experience all five of those things together on the same day, and that’s my “trophy” experience.
One of the special things about fishing is that it matters to different people in different ways for different reasons. While we all might agree that any day on the water is a great day, I’ve come to believe there are five certain elements that, when added together, equal the best and most memorable fishing…
-
Low light is trout-watching light
The gnarled, dark brown bark of cottonwoods lining rivers throughout the west make the yellow leaves glow in the sinking sun. And that low sun has other advantages when it comes to fishing. As I approached the water, I saw the tell-tale signs of fish working the water column. Mostly it was dorsal fins cresting…
-
TU’s Angler Conservation Program building on its legacy of protection
The Valle Vidal, New Mexico, one of the first successful protection campaigns guided by TU's Angler Conservation Program. Nearly 20 years ago, the voice of the American hunter and angler was nowhere to be heard in the conversation about conservation. This was a marked contrast with the history of conservation in this country; indeed the…
-
Tying the Tailout Sculpin
With low, clear water in most free-flowing trout rivers across America, it's a good time to throw streamers that resemble sculpins, a common food source for big trout when the fish are concentrated in main river channels during late fall, winter and early spring, before rivers rise during runoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-6BOPGqn2U Above, TU's Nick Halle ties…
-
The easiest mouse pattern you’ll ever tie
I asked my long-time fishing buddies what flies I should be tying for this sure-to-be-epic adventure in the Andes, and I got back a single-word reply from one of them: "Mice."
A quick-and-easy adaptation of the Morrish Mouse. All photos by Chris Hunt. I'm headed down to Chilean Patagonia early next month — I'll leave the chill of Idaho's autumn for spring in the Southern Hemisphere, all for some trout fishing based out of Magic Waters Lodge. I asked my long-time fishing buddies what flies I…