Trout Tip – selecting nymphs
Now that dry fly season is pretty much over, it’s time to fish under the surface.
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TROUT Tip – detecting strikes
Detecting strikes while fishing with nymphs is often difficult.
TROUT Tip – adding weight
Nymphing season is here (as you could probably tell from the last few weeks of tips).
Trout Unlimited Introductory Membership
The TU.org/intro page is no longer active. You can still sign up for a TU membership at the special introductory rate of $17.50 using your chapter’s new, unique join page. This low rate is for new members only and $15 of your $17.50 will go to your local chapter (more if you join at a higher membership…
Trout Unlimited National Awards
DEADLINE EXTENDED! SUBMIT NOMINATIONS BEFORE JUNE 1 Each year, Trout Unlimited (TU) bestows awards to publicly recognize the outstanding achievements of its members, chapters and councils that have embodied the values of TU and fulfilled its mission to bring together diverse interests to care for and recover rivers and streams so our children can experience…
TROUT Tip – presentation techniques
At times it’s all about trying different approaches until something works, and that couldn’t be truer when presenting a nymph rig. This week, learn some presentation options from Tom Rosenbauer at Orvis to get your nymph in just the right spot for a fish to eat it.
TROUT Tip – tame the wind
Even if you’re new to fly fishing, you can imagine the challenge that a windy day presents to the cast. But it doesn’t have to mean you have to pack it up and go home. It’s all about punching through that stiff breeze, so try these tips to do just that: Practice, practice, practice. As unappealing as it may sound…
TROUT Tip – roll casting
Get tips for making an effective roll cast and learn about it’s many practical use cases in this week’s trout tip.
TROUT Tip – pink terrestrials
Now that summer is in full swing, you’re sure to find terrestrials crawling and hopping along the banks. Fishing terrestrials can be fun as trout see these bugs as big meals when they get blown into the river or inadvertently crawl or flop themselves into the current. While it can be fun to match this “hatch”…
TROUT Tip – troubleshooting the cast
Typically, one of three common mistakes is made when learning to cast a fly rod. Follow these tips to troubleshoot the cast and watch most of your casting flaws magically disappear.
TROUT Tip – Make it fun
If you’re motivated to teach fly fishing to kids, it is imperative to keep it fun. Sure, we’d like them to perfect the cast and find joy in matching the hatch and catching fish, but in the end, it’s all about making them want to come back to it. If lessons keep coming at them at warp speed, they’ll quickly lose interest. Make it fun…
TROUT Tip – Eliminate pressure
Along the lines of keeping it fun, pressure is not fun for anyone learning something new. This is just as true for kids as it is for adults. If your student flubs a cast, help them brush it off by encouraging them to try again or suggest a tip to help on the next one. If their fly lands in…
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Denver Trout Unlimited Chapter
Our chapter’s vision is for the Denver South Platte from Chatfield Dam to 120th Avenue to become a healthy, urban river with a multi-species gamefish fishery.
Kanooka Chapter of Trout Unlimited
The Kanooka Chapter Trout Unlimited is committed to promoting coldwater conservation and fishing while having a great time outdoors. Please join us in making fishing better in Georgia. Our Chapter meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7PM at Frontera located at 1430 Five Forks Trickum Road SW Lawrenceville, GA 30044.
Kootenai Valley Trout Club
Need a new fishing goal? Try the Western Native Trout Challenge
What if there was a program encouraging anglers to scour the amazing landscape of the West for elusive and beautiful fish while promoting conservation at the same time? Thanks to the Western Native Trout Initiative, its 12 member states, federal wildlife partners and Trout Unlimited, there now is such a thing. The Western Native Trout…
Projects reconnect trout water in North Carolina mountains
By Andy Brown Recent projects to remove in-stream barriers on two North Carolina streams have opened miles of habitat for trout and other creek-dwelling creatures. The work was completed on Powdermill and Cedar Rock creeks and is part of TU’s coldwater conservation program in the Southern Appalachians. Removing barriers helps fish, including native brook trout,…
Trout Tips: Fishing for other species can make you a better trout angler
Jonathan Wilson-Thieroff, 15, hones his skills on fish he can find close to home when he can’t make it to trout waters. Courtesy photo. By Jonathan Wilson-Thieroff Here in St. Paul, Minn., where I live, the most readily available fish are bass, walleye, pike and panfish – unfortunately, not trout. Although there is great trout…