We’re grateful for all our local supporters, and our next ambassador introduction comes from an angler right in our backyard. Hillary Pennella has been fly fishing for years, but it all started after a canceled backpacking permit led to her first fly shop visit in…

We’re excited to introduce you all to our next TroutRoutes Ambassador, Jamison McKay! Jamison hails from the Salt Lake city metro area but finds himself fishing all over the West. He’s been a long time advocate of TroutRoutes, especially within his local angling community where…

Over the summer, we’ve welcomed a handful of new anglers to our TroutRoutes ambassador team. Let’s introduce our latest addition: Grant Sargent, who you may also know as Firefly on Instagram and YouTube. Grant has been creating videos for over 4 years, documenting everything from…

I was just like most every college student ever. I would study as little as possible, and spend most of my time out with friends. I can remember my older brother teaching the importance of scheduling my week so I didn’t have to spend my weekends trapped inside. But there I was on a Sunday afternoon fixing the red highlights on my paper. I was attempting to explain why I thought fly fishing was the best thing in the world. I was frustrated and unable to express to my professor, who resented me for even picking the topic, why I’d rather spend my evenings chasing trout than attend her seminar in the library. I was on my last edit with shoes already on and keys in hand trying to answer her bolded red letters that asked “but why is fly fishing important to you?” I remember typing out because it’s awesome knowing it wasn’t going to meet the requirement of a proficient paper and that I’d have to tackle it when I got back. Maybe as a freshman I wasn’t mature enough to think on the question long enough, or too focused on getting out the door to take time to thoroughly answer the question. But either way, despite graduating, I’d like to go back and change my answer. 

The next angler from the growing TroutRoutes Ambassador team that we want to introduce you all to is Alex Grillo (@juicedwater_fishing)! Alex has spent the last several years putting his fish and wildlife knowledge to the test chasing trout around the Northeast, especially in his…

From playing professional hockey overseas to traveling the west in search of trout and big game, the next ambassador in our introduction series is one of the coolest people we know. Based in Montana, McKenna Hulslander (@mckennahulslander11), used fly fishing as a break from the…

Say hey to Brett Assise, our next member of the TroutRoutes Ambassador team! Brett has years of experience in the outdoors, and he brings his passion for conservation and education to folks in Pennsylvania through @RewildOutdoors.  He exemplifies what it means to be a steward…

Next up in our Ambassador Introduction series is one of the fishiest tag-team duos we know hailing from the gem state! Joseph Evans (@idaaflyy) and Bradley Funkhouser (@funky_fly_guy) both grew up in the Boise, Idaho area surrounded by hundreds of miles of pristine trout waters…

We’d like to take a moment to introduce you to one of TroutRoute’s newest ambassadors, David Brotzman, of @verygoodflyfishing. David is a professional photographer and filmmaker based in upstate New York who blends his passions of media and the outdoors together through content on Instagram, TikTok and Youtube. Recently, David purchased a Ford Transit van that he and his partner are converting into the ultimate cross country tour rig. They plan to cruise the country in their new home-on-wheels while finding public waters along the way using TroutRoutes! Make sure you head over to his page and tag along!