Trout Unlimited Edition - NATIVE SERIES : GOLDEN TROUT

Protecting a golden treasure in the Sierras - The Golden Trout is represented on one of the hardest working and most trusted reels in the industry - the Ross Reels Animas. Protect what you love by doing what you love.

The limited edition Golden Trout Animas Reel has a uniquely ported design and structural profile that is an eye-catching industry first. The hand painted spots on the drag knob is a beautiful detail defined by the Golden trout species. An improved composite drag system delivers more power in an established Ross design used and loved by more than 80,000 fly anglers the world over.

A fully-redesigned frame and spool are highlights of the Animas. The spool shows off the cutting-edge manufacturing techniques Ross Reels has developed, delivering a design that is incredibly strong and visually stunning. The Animas incorporates an ultra-light canvas phenolic handle which gets tackier when wet. A new trouble-free spool release yields zero-maintenance performance, allowing the Animas to be ready for any freshwater excursion.

Though populations have been stocked throughout the American West and into Canada, the California golden trout’s native range is limited to less than a 600 square mile area high within the headwaters of the Kern River watershed in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Over the years the fish have lost access to large portions of their native waters, but much of what remains connected are encompassed within the Golden Trout Wilderness, a protected backcountry portion of the Kern Plateau spanning the Sequoia and Inyo National Forests. - Greg Fitz Trout Magazine

This reel is inspired by the beauty of the golden trout and seeks to help benefit important restorations efforts that are ongoing in Sierra Nevada California.

• Limited Edition 4/5 Animas Reels based on the Golden Trout
• A portion of each reel sold will go back to Trout Unlimited's Embrace A Stream (EAS) grant program where funds will then be dispersed to TU chapter projects focused on conservation efforts benefiting the Golden Trout
• With only 495 of each of these special reels available, each one will include a number of 1 to 495 as well as "Golden" on the reel foot
• The Golden Trout reel color is a vibrant golden-yellow coloring found on a Golden Trout
• Hand-painted spots on the drag knob directly relate to the Golden Trout species, adding an additional level of unique beauty to each reel