It was July 2023, and I was trying to film one last scene on the Little Red River in Arkansas for my feature documentary. Kati and Jamie Rouse, who happen to be Orvis-endorsed guides, had agreed to take me out and help me try to catch a brown trout in . . .
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The Trip, Day 96: The Spanish Pyrenees
By the time we arrived in Spain, we were exhausted by the 30-hour trip from Japan. It took us a few days of recovering in Barcelona before we returned to a regular sleep pattern and got back in condition to spend long days fishing in the . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: Solving the Mystery of When Brown Trout Were Introduced in the Battenkill
In his book The Battenkill, John Merwin discusses at length the history of when brown trout were introduced to the river, noting that he could find no records of brown trout stocked in the Vermont section prior to 1930. He notes too that the New York . . .
Read MorePhotos & Story: A Time-Sensitive Brown Trout
The weather forecast was clear: the end was nigh for our little spell of Indian summer. Highs on Friday and Saturday were in the high 60s, while Sunday wouldn’t even hit 50. Since my wife and I would be traveling to visit friends three states away on . . .
Read MoreVideo: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Brown Trout
Over the past few years, we’ve posted a ton of videos from Ben Sittig (a.k.a. Huge Fly Fisherman), and they’ve ranged from instructive to hilarious. But his latest features something most of us will never see: a river brown trout of truly epic . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fish Flat Water Under a Bright Sun
Here’s the latest video in the series “As It Happens” from Jensen Fly Fishing, as Dave and Amelia allow the viewer to experience a fishing situation in real time, as they figure things out and decide on an . . .
Read MoreVideo: Small Stream Colorado, by Todd Moen
This classic video from acclaimed filmmaker and Catch Magazine editor Todd Moen is a love letter to the experience of chasing wild trout in the mountains of Colorado. In this world of “Instagram-worthy” trophy shots, guide John . . .
Read MorePodcast: Are Montana’s Trout in Trouble? with Pat Byorth
This week we continue our exploration of Trout in Trouble, specifically in Montana. Pat Byorth–a fisheries biologist, Director of Montana Water for TU, and Montana Fish Commissioner–and I discuss the . . .
Read MoreMoment of Thrill 03.15.21
Sea-run brown trout were introduced to the rivers of Tierra del Fuego by in the 1930s. These fish grow big and strong by feeding on the rich food supply in the cold Atlantic waters. Then they return to the rivers of their . . .
Read MoreStory and Photos: An Incredible “Welcome Back to Missoula” Trout
I moved back to Missoula, Montana, recently enough that I’m still catching up on the fishing trips I missed while I was gone. That’s why I was sitting shotgun in Nick’s truck last Friday, when we spooked a scraggly, . . .
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