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New Video Highlights TU's Golden Trout Project

California Golden Trout are celebrated everywhere they’ve been transplanted across the West, but the native range of these beautiful fish is limited to the headwater meadow streams of the Kern River watershed high in the southern Sierra Nevada backcountry. Today, these populations are struggling. Generations of habitat loss and hybridization have limited...

New Website Streamlines Process of Buying Small Watercraft

Are you in the market for a drift boat, inflatable kayak, or some other fishing watercraft? Small Craft Sales, a new online hub dedicated to small, specialty watercraft, is taking the headache out of buying and selling boats online. Designed for anglers, rafters, kayakers, wooden-boat enthusiasts, and day cruisers, the platform offers a scam-free...

No Fish Dry July Giveaway from #keepfishwet

The annual "No Fish Dry July" campaign from Keep Fish Wet is an attempt to give game fish a break during the hottest month of the year. The concept is simple: "No Fish Dry July encourages anglers to ask themselves 'do I really need a photo of my fish?' and challenges them not to take a single fish photo during July. " Instead, you're encouraged to take...

Podcast: All About Public Lands and a Major Win, with Joel Pedersen of TRCP

 [Interview starts at 25:56] We've recently won a big battle for public lands, and Tom Rosenbauer's guest this week, Joel Pedersen of Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, fills us in on what we've won and what we need to keep an eye on for the future. But the podcast is much more than that. Joel educates us on the differences...

Tying Tuesday: Surprisingly Simple Patterns

Although some fly tiers revel in creating elaborate, complex flies at the vise, most of use prefer to focus on patterns that are easy to tie but still catch fish. This week, we've got three patterns that fit the bill to various degrees, ranging from a cool larva imitation that uses just two materials to a saltwater baitfish that looks more difficult to tie...

What are the "Essential" Trout Skills?

How do you become a better fly fisher? It's a question we all wrangle with in our angling lives, and Todd Tanner—writer and founder of School of Trout—has some definite opinions about it. Skills—the ability to cast accurately, or to get the exact drift you need, or to tie a perfect fly, or to read a river like a book—don’t just happen. They...

New Documentary Spotlights a Fly-Fishing Camp for Indigenous and Hispanic Youth

A new documentary called "Rooted Waters" showcases New Mexico's Indigenous and Hispanic Youth Fly Fishing Camp, where fly-fishing becomes a way to create a powerful connection to nature, heritage, and culture. 

Hoot-Owl Restrictions In Place on the Madison River

A couple weeks ago, we posted about "hoot owl" restrictions in western Yellowstone National Park, and now you can add stretches of the Madison River outside the park to the same list. Here's the announcement from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Hoot owl restrictions (fishing prohibited 2:00 p.m. to midnight) are in effect for the Madison River - from...

Great Profile of George Daniel and the Legendary Penn State Fishing Program

An award-winning angler, author, teacher, and MidCurrent contributor, George Daniel has become one of the more respected names in the business, and he has done so without a lot of showmanship or ego. A profile in PennStater magazine traces his progress from a shy, self-taught angling kid, through his relationship with Joe Humphreys, to his current role as...

Alvin Dedeaux's Best Bass Flies for Summer

Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides has been guiding for bass for more than a quarter century, so he knows a thing or two about which flies work. In this video, he runs through five patterns that can get the job done, whether you’re trying to catch bass on the bottom or the top. So watch the video, and click on the links below to learn more. (Most of the...