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  • Protected: Free Fly x TU: Protecting an American icon 

    Protected: Free Fly x TU: Protecting an American icon 

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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  • Video of the Week – A Beautiful Mess 

    Video of the Week – A Beautiful Mess 

    Complexity is part of what creates a great trout stream. Varying depths and flows and structure in the form of rocks and trees create that intricacy and add hiding places.   For that reason alone, crews are cutting down trees and adding them to streams to improve habitat for brook trout.   Watch “A Beautiful Mess” to learn more.

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  • Video of the Week – A River’s Reckoning 

    Video of the Week – A River’s Reckoning 

    Watch A River’s Reckoning to see how the Bruchez family, along with so many agricultural producers across the West, are demonstrating that healthy rivers and working lands can go hand in hand.

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  • We went to court to defend Bristol Bay. Here’s what happened.

    We went to court to defend Bristol Bay. Here’s what happened.

    At the end of June, during the height of the world’s largest wild salmon run, Trout Unlimited, partners and advocates continued the fight to keep safeguards in place preventing the Pebble Mine.

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  • Two things anglers can do in times of drought 

    Two things anglers can do in times of drought 

    I had a choice this weekend. I could head down to Shenandoah National Park and fish for native brookies or ply the Potomac for blue catfish and perhaps an occasional schoolie striper.  I chose the Potomac. While I love fishing the Potomac, after multiple days of high temperatures, I didn’t feel great about tugging on bespeckled jewels, even in cold small mountain streams.  Your actions

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  • San Luis Valley, Colorado: A case study in trout and farm recovery

    San Luis Valley, Colorado: A case study in trout and farm recovery

    Nestled in south-central Colorado, the San Luis Valley boasts 14,000-foot peaks, Gold Medal waters, incredible biodiversity and even Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.  As the largest alpine valley in the world, this area has been called home by the Navajo, Ute, Apache, Kiowa, Comanche and Spanish before becoming part of the United States. Today, that means the valley distinguishes itself

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  • When the fish don’t show up, the river tells the truth 

    When the fish don’t show up, the river tells the truth 

    In May, I sat in the boat with my brother on the Clearwater River, fishing for spring Chinook. Our excitement had been brewing for a year, since last season ended. The river looked right. The water felt right. It was the kind of morning that reminds you why people in Idaho wait all year for these incredible fish to come home. But by the end of the day, we had not gotten a

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  • Video of the Week – The Golden Trout Project 

    Video of the Week – The Golden Trout Project 

    If wilderness and pristine fishing areas resonate with you, it might be time to check out “The Golden Trout Project”.   High in the southern Sierra mountains of California lives a beautiful native trout called the golden trout and now is a splendid time to explore the area. Trek there to see the numerous projects and habitat improvements made by Trout Unlimited and partners and

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  • Places Worth Protecting: Hot Creek, California 

    Places Worth Protecting: Hot Creek, California 

    Hot Creek is a unique geologic site that’s as impressive for its natural beauty as its high quality and highly technical fishing. Join Trout Unlimited, the local community and other nonprofits to help permanently protect this place from mining.

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