When I was a kid working landscaping jobs to put myself through school, I was indifferent to the sun’s harmful rays. I’d burn once at the start of summer, and then I’d just tan and be good for the rest of the work season. I know now that it’s those early sunburns that catch up
Never underestimate the town dock. Photo courtesy of Hatch Magazine. We’ve all been there … fishing the methods we know and have generally mastered, or the methods we truly enjoy. Sometimes our hubris gets in the way of being effective—this is how we like it, therefore, this is how it’s done. Chester Allen had a
Like a lot of fly fishers, I’m enamored by the idea of a boat, but I’m not ready to be a serious boat owner—a drift boat, for instance, feels like it traps me into fishing just a couple of stretches of water close to home (and, for the record, I have nothing against drift boats).
When I think of what makes a great shirt for spending the day on a river, the first attributes that I look for are functionality, fit and color. Functionality, because I want pockets that accommodate fly boxes, fit because I want sleeves with adequate length, and color because I have a hard-enough time not alerting
First impressions of the Cabela’s Rogue fly rod out of the box are all positive…nice rod tube, premium-grade looking components and I liked the matte-black finish. We’ll see how it flies. I pushed through a full-on Montana stress test. Chucking streamers in the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park in late fall. Check. Dropping baetis
The 5th annual Veterans Service Partnershp couples trip to Slough Creek and Yellowstone Park is in full swing! We’ve had a wonderful week with beautfiul weather and fine fishing for some nice, fat Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Our group of newbie veteran couple fly fishers are picking up the sport and are making great progress, and
Longtime angling author, steelhead aficionado, TROUT Magazine contributor and musician Chris Santella has created a novel way to publicize the plight of wild steelhead. Santella’s new rock opera, The Last Steelhead, looks at the factors contributing to the decline of wild steelhead runs and “the attitudes surrounding our behaviors and policies that seem to be
/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/blog/DSC_0264.JPG Spring is coming and so are those days spent along a fishy stretch of a favorite river. Not only is it a great time of year to get outside, it is a wonderful season for passing on the love of fly fishing, trout, and the special places they live. TU chapters across the country
Member Discounts Trout Unlimited is happy to offer our members a number of discounts from hotel and car rentals to retailers like Office Depot and a variety of fly fishing and other outdoor retailers. See list below for benefit providers, discounts available and how to take advantage of them. 30% off for Life and Griffith
I was reminded this week of the importance of being a good caster and not getting too dialed into your more frequent fly-fishing targets. I live in eastern Idaho. Trout country. A long cast on a small backcountry trout stream might be 30 feet, and that’s rare. But Idaho boasts more than trout, and this
The Columbia Basin Partnership has been flying mostly under the radar, but it could be the forum with the greatest potential to make a great leap forward in recovering wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia Basin. Why, you may ask? Because it is the one place where all of the major stakeholders in the
Remember these words: Questa, New Mexico. You must fish here.
Try a double-nymph rigs, using a heavier bug as the lead fly and trailing behind it a smaller fly
Like all non-essential businesses, fishpond had to change the way it operated during the early days of the pandemic. Employees worked from home and the brand worked with fly shops to postpone scheduled ship dates and waived standard fees. There were scary times, at least for a while. One bright spot was that dealers with an online
While I’m relatively new to fly fish at the core, I am a craftsman. I spent 13 years in the custom woodwork industry while living in Charleston, SC. I then started a handmade bow tie and necktie company in 2010. I enjoyed the creative outlet this business provided me and the opportunity to work with
Problem was I hadn’t used this specific anchor line in quite some time and never with this anchor. When I went to clip the carabiner to said anchor it was far to long and would have dragged in the water at points being both unsafe and really annoying. We needed to loose about 4 to 5 inches inches of length on the set up.
Mason and Morgan enjoying a day on the river. Having the right gear ensures family outings are comfortable, safe, easy and fun!
I thought I’d share a little system I stole from the big whitewater world on a semi-permanent way to ship your oars using a small loop of rope both towards the bow and stern sections of your boat. This way you have the choice of putting those blades forward or backward
“You’re driving?” The question came with an unmistakable tone of incredulity. I had just told a friend that I would be driving from my home in Virginia to a conference in northern Vermont. Their surprise was understandable. The shortest route from my home in Roanoke to Jay Peak Resort is 824 miles. There was a method to
By Eric Booton I couldn’t resist chuckling to myself as I boarded a flight from Anchorage to Los Angeles with my fly rod in hand. I work, live and play in Alaska. The salmon state. The land of 30-inch rainbow trout. Home of seemingly endless fishing options. Yet I, a self described mountain bum, was
