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In the last episode of TROUT Tips TROUT Magazine editor Kirk Deeter discussed the possibility of spooking fish with fly line color. This time he’s back to talk about another cause of missed fish, the false cast. Anglers inadvertently turn to the false cast as a way to perfectly place their fly on... [ READ MORE... ]
by Chris Hunt
The infamous CuttyRainBrown is the unicorn of the fly fishing world. The coldwater sasquatch, as it were. America's Loch Ness Monster. The fishy chupacabra.
Rumors of the fish persist. Never has one been brought to hand. Sure, friends of friends who know a guy who saw a dude catch... [ READ MORE... ]
An angler finds a place to cast a line in the Brown's Canyon National Monument in Colorado. Joshua Duplechian/Trout Unlimited
By Brett Prettyman
People of the West place a high value on public lands according to a poll of Colorado and Nevada residents released by the Outdoor Industry Association... [ READ MORE... ]
Malisha Small of Longview, Wash., is the winner of TU's August TroutBlitz contest.
by Chris Hunt
Malisha Small of Longview, Wash., is the winner of the August TroutBlitz contest—she recorded five unique observations for TU's angler science initiative and will receive an assortment of... [ READ MORE... ]
Alex Puchalski with a nice Salmon River steelhead. Puchalski, 18, is the first winner of TU's monthly TroutBlitz contests that run through October.
By Chris Hunt
Alex Puchalski cut his angling teeth chasing bass, pickerel and panfish around his East Rutherford, N.J., home, and graduated to the... [ READ MORE... ]
Trout Unlimited is surveying its ENTIRE membership in an effort to better understand our members. This survey explores your passion for conservation, fishing interests and opinions on critical issues impacting trout and salmon conservation. We need your help to get a clear view of your priorities... [ READ MORE... ]
By Wayne Richey
Most fly fishers know that good habitat for trout and salmon translates into good fishing. At FlyAssortments.com, we know that, too. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Trout Unlimited to help the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization make fishing... [ READ MORE... ]
By Helen Neville and Dan Dauwalter
When TU staff consider who might be valuable partners in our conservation work, we typically think of state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the U.S. Forest Service, to name a few. We certainly don’t... [ READ MORE... ]
A growing chorus of American Indian and Alaska Native organizations is raising red flags about threats to salmon, livelihoods and culture from large-scale mining in British Columbia.
The largest tribal organizations in the Lower 48 and Alaska announced this week that they are backing efforts to... [ READ MORE... ]
(Photo by Jeff Nichols)
By Mark Kaelke
I am undoubtedly the least tech-savvy employee in the Trout Unlimited (TU) Alaska program but I try to make up for this deficiency by hoarding almost every piece of electronic information I have ever received or created. Although admittedly a misguided... [ READ MORE... ]