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Why do we care about native trout?
"Because native trout have adapted over centuries and millennia in specific environments, they are, in many cases, more likely to survive the extremes of those places. Having passed through the crucible of a specific system’s cycles of drought, flood, and wildfire a native trout species may be more hardy than non-native fish."
Removal of Rattlesnake Dam will allow westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout full passage to historic range By David Brooks Spring is the most common creek name west of the 100th Meridian. East of that line, it’s Mill. Chances are, most of us have crossed, fished or floated by a Spring Creek or a Mill…
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Thoughts on the delay of California’s Trout Opener
A TU member considers the delay of California's Trout Opener along the Eastern Sierra and how anglers can help make sure angling regulations reflect scientific data.
Editor's Note: This post reflects the opinion of a TU member. As an organization, TU supported the recent limited and temporary actions by the California Fish & Game Commission and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in response to formal requests by four counties for a delay in the 2020 Trout Season opener. CDFW…
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Sometimes the benefits of conservation are immediate
By Mike Fiorelli It often takes years for the results of conservation work to be recognized, but sometimes it happens during the process. Such was the case on a recent project Trout Unlimited was working on with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in northeastern Utah. The Lake Canyon drainage is home and native range…
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Ole Miss Fly Fishing Club members find fellowship on the river
To kick off our second semester as an organization, our 5 Rivers Trout Unlimited college club made its first official venture to Cotter, Arkansas, on a cold and clear weekend back in January. Nine of the club’s 23 inaugural members made the trip, sharing a cabin over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.
By Jacob Commer One can only explain a passion for fly fishing to a chuckling audience so many times before a chip starts to form on your shoulder. It doesn’t help that our boats are rental canoes or secondhand rafts, rather than Bass Trackers. Such is the burden of a fly angler in north-central Mississippi.…
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Honoring a legacy through wild and scenic designation
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Mountains to the sea and back again
By Matt Green People sometimes have a hard time understanding how planting willows along a creek 800 river miles inland helps fish that live in the ocean. It is all about the spawning, and eventual rearing habitat, as a dozen Leadore High School students and two teachers learned while volunteering their efforts on a restoration…
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Trail workshops building a pathway forward
By Jamie Vaughan and Nick Sanchez With much of the world on hold, many of us may be looking to find new footing. Now is a good time to appreciate places where that path in front of us is a little bit better than it was before, like a newly built section of trail. This…
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