The True Cast – Is Eight Enough?
Capping the number of caught-and-released fish could solve a lot of problems… and bum a lot of people out.
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Enduring with ‘grace under pressure’ in Rio Grande cutthroat trout country
It looked like the brookies were almost certain to extirpate native cutts and that work to improve Jim Creek was a lost cause
Trout Tips: Lessons from the Firehole
Editor’s note: For great fishing tips and tricks from TU staffers and volunteers all over America, you can buy TU’s new book, “Trout Tips” online and have it shipped overnight. I spent an afternoon last week on the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park. It’s one of the West’s iconic rivers, and it’s also one
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
Bill honoring steelhead legends reintroduced
Senator’s Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley reintroduced legislation today that would protect one of the country’s best remaining populations of wild steelhead. The “Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area” bill will safeguard more than 100,000 acres of habitat on the famed North Umpqua. “Trout Unlimited applauds the determined leadership of Oregon Senators’
Tickets on Sale for the Fly Fishing Film Tour – March 16th!
Fly Fishing Film Tour 2017! Get ready! WorldCast Anglers, Orvis Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited and Teton Valley Trout Unlimited are bringing the Fly Fishing Film Tour back to Jackson Hole in 2017! We have also added a Teton Valley showing! Tickets are $15 before the event and $20
Short Casts: What’s a taimen, the love affair between trees and fish, and the worth of trout in Iowa
April Vokey lands a monster taimen. Andrew Burr/Patagonia Can you imagine going on a fishing trip to Mongolia and not knowing what kind of fish you might catch? Photographer Andrew Burr did exactly that. The result was shared on Patagonia’s The Cleanest Line blog. Titled “Notes from a Non-Angler”, Burr recounts his journey to capture
Video spotlight: Spatsizi
I’ve been missing my little girl lately—she’s off on her own adventures now after graduating from high school last spring. But we had some adventures in years past, and this past summer, we met on a little creek high in Idaho’s Caribou National Forest for some fishing. The two of us have always had a
Fly tying: Using a whip-finisher
When I got my first beginning fly-tying kit all those years ago, most of the tools made sense. But there was this weird loopy, wiry thing that just confounded me. It was a whip-finishing tool. I set it aside and when I tied my first fly (likely a horrible-looking Woolly Bugger that, on its best
Short casts: WA shuts down salmon farm; fly fishing industry going after women; nymphing with tiny flies, and more
Photo courtesy of Steve Ringman, Seattle Times The same company that allowed the accidental release of hundreds of thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon into the waters of Puget Sound has been ordered to shut down another of its salmon farm net pens, this one off the coast of Port Angeles, Wash. We’ve known for a
Video spotlight: American Crocodile Encounters
I’m headed the Mayan Riviera in a few weeks to chase bonefish and other salty critters on the fly—it’s a great place to visit if you’re a fly fisher, especially if you can get out of the perpetual “spring break” atmosphere near Cancun. You can chase flats fish along the beach as you head south
Video spotlight: Ready for spring yet?
I know it’s been a hell of a winter back East, and while it may seem like it’ll never end, my angling pals in the Eastern Time Zone are getting ready to enjoy the best trout fishing between now and next fall. See, while it may seem like winter, it’s damn near spring. By March,
Video spotlight: Water Wolf
Screen shot courtesy of Water Wolf. Barracuda are incredible gamefish, but they’re often overlooked in favor of the “sexier” critters, like bonefish, tarpon and permit. But, at least in my opinion, they belong atop the list for flats fish on the fly, simply because, well, they’re just mean. I almost think they deserve to be
Video spotlight: How to make a single-handed spey cast
I’m not a big steelhead guy—I’ll go once in a while, usually for the company and not so much the fishing, which is generally pretty slow. So I rarely find myself needing a ton of “big-water” casting skills. But one skill I learned while chasing steelhead is the one RIO’s Simon Gawesworth describes below—spey casting
Gear test: Filson rugged twill compact rod case
Who wants to go fishing? Well, just grab the bag. It has everything we need in it. The rods are tucked safely inside. The reels in their cases. All of the flies in the outside pockets with the nippers, the floatant, the extra leaders are all there for quick and easy access. Don’t forget the
New gear: Simms Tributary waders
Those of us with kids have all been there. Do we spend the money on quality waders for the young ones so the whole family can enjoy a day or a season on the water? Or do we go with a lesser-known brand, one we don’t trust, and kind of roll the dice? In a
Casting into high winds
Ugh. The wind. The bane of every fly caster. Well, not ever caster, obviously. But those of us who don’t often deal with the wind on a regular basis (read: those of us who might get to the bonefish flats but once every couple of years, for instance) can find the wind to be a
How to fish a soft hackle
I became a soft-hackle devotee about five years ago after a visit to Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone, Mont., on a fly-buying binge for a trip to the Firehole River. The shop’s proprietor–and fly fishing legend–Craig Mathews convinced me to give soft hackles a shot that blustery fall day, and I’ve been a believer
New bill would clarify management, improve fishing in Colorado
Anglers should rejoice in the introduction of the CORE Act, particularly if they live or fish in Colorado’s iconic Gunnison Valley. The Curecanti portion of the Act, introduced by Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse, would establish permanent boundaries for the current National Recreation Area making management simpler and creating improved fishing access. In 1965, Blue Mesa Dam was completed
Catch-A-Lure can help retrieve tree-bound flies
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been a little suspicious of little plastic gizmos that look like they came from a late-night venture on some home shopping network. But sometimes you run on to a very simple idea that you wish you had invented yourself. Here’s one. It’s not expensive, and it’ll pay for itself in no time through reclaimed flies – yours or someone else’s. It’s called Catch-A-Lure, and it was invented by Dave Olexson, a lifelong angler from eastern Pennsylvania. I talked with Dave recently about this nifty piece of simple technology.