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TROUT Tip – parachute and pile casts

Published in Fishing, Trout Talk

It’s always nice to have more tools in your casting arsenal to present a fly effectively. That is certainly true when fishing the tails of pools, where you’ll often find big trout holding and feeding.

The Trout and I Both Need a Break 

Published in Fishing

I get a pretty serious case of the blues after the end of the Wisconsin trout season. The past few years warm weather has lasted well into October, and late season terrestrial fishing has been epic. So, I end the season in a kind of manic flurry because the fishing is great and the sand is falling through the hourglass. When the end comes, it comes hard,…

TROUT Tying Tip – all about hooks

Published in Trout Tips

Here are a few more videos to get you started. Understanding hook sizes, debarbing them and securing them to the vise will get you on your way to tying your first fly.

TROUT Tying Tip – simple midge

Published in Fly tying, Trout Talk

A midge is a good place to start learning to tie flies. Not only is it an effective fly pattern, but it is also fairly simple to tie and is often a go-to fly for winter fly fishing.

TROUT Tying Tip – woolly bugger

Published in Fly tying, Trout Talk
trout fly tying tip woolly bugger

Another fly you shouldn’t leave home without is the woolly bugger. You can tie in a wide spectrum of colors and sizes, and is a good trout producing streamer in lakes or rivers.   So, follow along with this week’s fly tying video from Orvis to master this pattern.   See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Fishing Video Lessons

TROUT Tying Tip – Prince nymph 

Published in Fly tying, Trout Talk
prince nymph trout tie

Another nymph that can save a day of fishing is worth learning to tie; the prince nymph comes in a variety of styles.   Dial in tying this pattern to fill your boxes with a few sizes to prepare for spring fishing.   See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Tying Videos

TROUT Tying Tip – Copper John 

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copper john fly tie

This fast-sinking, highly-effective fly pattern is ideal for imitating mayflies or even stoneflies, especially in fast-moving water.   Created by John Barr in the early 1990’s this is a great pattern for spring fishing.   Tie some up today with these tips from Orvis.   See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Tying Videos

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers aim to cut protections for thousands of streams 

For immediate release  Dec. 11, 2018  Contact:  Steve Moyer, steve.moyer@tu.org, (571) 274-0593Vice President of Government Affairs Shauna Stephenson, shauna.stephenson@tu.org (307) 757-7861National Communications Director   EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers aim to cut protections for thousands of streams  Proposal leaves important drinking water sources and habitat unprotected from pollution    (Dec. 11, 2018) WASHINGTON D.C. — Trout Unlimited announced its strong…

A tournament to benefit a friend

Published in Uncategorized

As fly fishers, we are perhaps more tuned into the way the natural world works, particularly when it involves fish and water. We pour over fly boxes, looking for something that resembles natural food for trout and bass, or even bonefish or permit. We focus on the cleanest waters, because that’s where the best fishing…

Video spotlight: Kau Tapen

Published in Video spotlight

The windswept steppe of the Rio Grande River drainage of Tierra del Fuego is on my bucket list. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to both Argentina and Chile, but I haven’t made it this far south… yet. This southern-most region of South America is truly a fly fisher’s nirvana. With massive sea-run brown trout…