Trout Unlimited's mission is to conserve, protect and restore cold water fisheries and their watersheds.

First Stop: An Angler's Guide to Trout Fishing in Massachuestts

TU members in MA and RI have written and excellent book to guide you to favorite trout streams and trout ponds. This book is available at TU Chapter meetings and fishing shops throughout MA / RI.

Some fishermen ocasionally share their tips on catching trout - and they've put together the best in this book. You'll enjoy their maps to lakes, streams and brooks all known to contain trout. You'll also enjoy their special notes about hatches, fly patterns, access to water and other important tips. Proceeds from the sale of this book are used for the preseravation, restoration and enhancement of our coldwater fishery and other coldwater natural resources.

Click here to learn more about our Trout Fishing In Mass / RI book.

Cold Water Conservation

Read more about projects addressing cold water conservation / restoration of the MA / RI TU chapters >>here

A Glass Half Full - The Future of Water in New England

Here are some useful trout fishing and fly fishing resources:

Trout Fishing in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Fly Fishing School

TU Cape Cod puts on an excellent Fly Fishing School including fly casting lessons, fly tying and stream entomology every spring. Read more >>here

A Guide to Massachusetts Trout Stocked Waters

View Ponds, Lakes and Streams Stocked with Trout by the State of MA

A Guide to Fishing in Massachusetts - Published in Mass Wildlife Magazine

Covers all species - great for beginners - covers good rivers, lakes and streams where you can fish for and catch trout, carp, black bass, calico bass, catfish, pike, shad and sunfish.

Guide to Fishing in Massachuestts

Interesting Other Resources (feel free to contact us to add more Resources)

Get your MA Fishing / Hunting Licence On-Line

http://www.massriverways.org  - Home Page for Mass Riverways - read all about stream restoration and other riverways issues.  Check out their newsletter here:  http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/river/newsletters/index.htm 

http://www.troutnut.com/ - Flyfishing, Fly Tying and Related Entomology 

Glooscap and the Frog - Fabulous site showing wonderful underwater photographs of trout and trout habitat.

http://www.wildtroutstreams.com/MA.htm - Site about wild trout populations in Massachusetts which contains an excellent write up on stream etiquette and why we should be paying more attention to wild trout and wild trout habitat.

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