Tag: trout unlimited

One fish, two fish, five fisher ladies

Five women, a new fly angler, and the trout streams of Wisconsin's Driftless—one weekend, flies tied by hand and lessons learned on the water.

1/15/2020•Evelyn Adams Megan Berns•6 min read

Bristol Bay

Two uncles, a float plane, and a brown bear encounter that nearly sent everyone swimming — a Bristol Bay trip that made the stakes of protecting it personal.

5/13/2019•Jenny Weis•8 min read

Against The Flow

A Kentucky teen traded spin rods for fly line and found conservation, confidence, and a goal to fish all fifty states.

3/21/2018•Sydney Abbott•3 min read

A President's Farewell

A season of trout water teaches a departing conservation leader to see the hands behind every healthy stream.

6/30/2017•Susan Fey•3 min read

The Smallest Decision

A sophomore applied to a fly fishing class on a whim to fill a literature requirement, and three years later she was running a college club, teaching veterans to cast, and chasing bonefish in Belize.

8/1/2016•Gracie Baldwin•7 min read

Home Waters

A mother and her kids help carry wild brookies home to a Smoky Mountains stream closed to fishing since 2008, then return to fish it once it reopens.

12/15/2015•Charity Rutter•7 min read