The unique fishery of Nevada’s Pyramid Lake draws anglers from around the country for the opportunity to catch a monster Lahontan cutthroat trout, which grow to enormous. . .
Read MoreVideo: The Amazing Lahontan Cutthroats of Pyramid Lake
fly-fishing for cutthroat trout
Video: Floating the Flathead in Montana
Here’s a cool video from Ben McCracken about a six-day float on Montana’s Flathead River. What I enjoy about this production is that it features more than the fishing, with plenty of wildlife, . . .
Read MoreVideo: Our Playground 2015, Vol. 3
Back in August, former Trout Bum of the Week Jon Hill dropped volume 2 of his Our Playground 2015 video series, and here’s the follow-up. Of his last video of the year, Jon says, “My friends. . .
Read MoreVideo: Every Summer Ends
Here’s a truly gorgeous video from New Mexico that focuses on the whole experience of heading to the high country in the late summer: “Dry flies, flowers, wildlife, green grass, and bugs getting. . .
Read MoreVideo: Montana’s Amazing Clark Fork
Here’s a gorgeous new video from Octave Zangs that focuses on Western Montana’s Clark Fork watershed, both its amazing natural beauty and the challenges it faces. The video follows. . .
Read MorePhotos of the Day: Cutthroats and Dogs on the North Fork of the Blackfoot
Written by: Phoebe Bean
It was slow going at first, but the hopper action heated up in the afternoon, when Phoebe hooked this big one.
Photos by Phoebe Bean
September is my favorite month of the year. Crisp, fall air signifies the beginning of vibrant splashes of reds, oranges, and yellows amidst the once-green aspens and cottonwoods, and I. . .
Read MorePhotos: Exploring Southwest Montana Backcountry
Written by: John McKinnie, Lone Mountain Ranch
Wild high-country trout are the reward for the trip into the backcountry.
All photos courtesy Lone Mountain Ranch
Reins, lead rope, cinch, stirrup, pannier. . .
Until this summer, most of these terms were still a little foreign to me. Even though I have been around horses and worked closely with a few wranglers over the last couple of years, I have not fully immersed myself into backcountry horseback expeditions until recently. In the last couple of months, I have. . .
Read MoreVideo: Our Playground 2015—Volume 2
Last week, former Trout Bum of the Week Jon Hill served up a great set of photos from a trip into the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of Colorado in search of cutthroat and brook trout. Here’s a. . .
Read MoreVideo: One Day North for Cutthroats
Three amigos from Salt Lake City head north to fish some great cutthroat waters in this sweet video from Fly Smart Media. Gorgeous mountain scenery and pretty water offer a great. . .
Read MorePhotos of the Day: Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks Cutts
Written by: Jon Hill
The author shows off a gorgeous high-country cutthroat.
All photos by Jon Hill
At least once a year, I get away for a long backpacking trip, and this year Tom, Shawn, and I took five days off and headed into the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness in Colorado. The hike was a. . .
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