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Starting this spring and running through the summer, our friends at Sage are touring the West via their "On the Water" events. In all, the company and its reps will visit 10 iconic western fisheries and host demonstration events, put their products into the hands of potential customers and have [ READ MORE... ]
It’s May and the weather is unsettled across most of the country. That can only mean one thing – good fishing is just around the corner! Sure, we’re also busy planting willows on riverbanks. We’re teaching kids streamside about trout biology. We’re working with our neighbors to take out deadbeat [ READ MORE... ]
Photo by Oliver Rogers
By Andrew Loffredo
When I graduated college in May 2015 and shared with my peers that I was going to be working for a non-profit conservation organization to work with college fly fishing clubs nationwide, I got a variety of responses ranging from, “Whoa, that's sick,” to [ READ MORE... ]
In this episode of TROUT Tips with TROUT Magazine editor Kirk Deeter we talk about the most common mistake that anglers make when they make a cast. The tailing loop.“The tailing loop is to fly anglers what the slice is to golfers,” says Deeter.Deeter discusses a simple trick to remedy this common [ READ MORE... ]
Are you a pack rat by nature?
Guilty on all accounts. I've got fly line, extra spools and countless other material lying around my garage. Time to put it to good use.
This week Kirk Deeter, editor of TROUT Magazine, is back with a simple tip on what to do with some of that old fly line laying [ READ MORE... ]
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... ]
TROUT Magazine Editor Kirk Deeter explains his perspective on fly lines and if the color of fly lines matter. The basic idea? Spooky fish are best approached with muted-color fly lines, but sometimes it's just as important for the angler to see the line as it is to keep the line out of fish's line [ 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... ]
Emilee is 15. She's cautious and skeptical. Thoughtful and meticulous (when she wants to be, her mother tells me).
A couple months ago, I noticed her making some intricate "friendship bracelets" with lengths of craft yarn--the attention to detail was obvious. I immediately envisioned her sitting [ READ MORE... ]
TU Headwaters
By Franklin Tate
Sometimes it is downright difficult to put something into words. Try as you might, you can’t take a personal experience and capture it in sentences or paragraphs. Language up and fails you, neglecting to convey, translate or relate.
Such was my challenge as [ READ MORE... ]