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Conservation dollars make Blackfoot legendary once again
Above: Blackfoot River/Nate Shepard Here’s some fish film trivia for you: When shooting “A River Runs Through It,” producers passed on filming on the Blackfoot River, the setting chosen by the book’s author Norman Maclean. Instead, they filmed on the Yellowstone and Gallatin Rivers near Bozeman. Why? Back then, the Blackfoot was a mess. Mine…
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Native Odyssey: Trout among fire
Editor's Note: Five students from the TU Costa 5 Rivers Outreach Program have embarked on a once-in a-lifetime journey in pursuit of 16 native trout species, all on public lands. With support from the U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, Fishpond and Post Fly Box, these students will tell the stories of our…
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The Fly Crate – letter from a fan
Father’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. It’s a day where I get to say thanks to my dad, get handmade gifts from my kids, and go fishing. I’m not the best gift giver, but last year I surprised my dad with a special trout fly assortment. He loves to go out fly fishing…
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JHTU Volunteers Needed – June 19 – 21st!
We are looking for a few good volunteers to help us and our partners with the Flat Creek project on the National Elk Refuge - next Wednesday, June 21st from 1 to 5 pm. Volunteers will help plant willow poles on the Flat Creek project reach within a fenced exclosure that is protected from browsing…
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Jackson Adopt-a-Trout Program Engages 200 Middle School Students in Science and Conservation
Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 JACKSON ADOPT-A-TROUT PROGRAM ENGAGES 200 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION JACKSON, Wyoming – Trout Unlimited (TU), the Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited chapter (JHTU), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) announced today the successful conclusion of the 2016-2017 school year Adopt-a-Trout Program with a field day at the…
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Long effort leads to mine protections in Maine
By Jeff Reardon Last week, Maine’s Legislature overrode a veto by Governor Paul Lepage with an overwhelming bipartisan vote—35-0 in the Republican-controlled Senate; 122-21 in the Democratically-controlled House—to finally pass a bill that gives Maine protective rules for metallic mineral mining. That decision ended more than five years of work by Trout Unlimited and other…
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Skills: Split-thread dubbing
One of the biggest challenges for fly tiers, particularly new tiers, is the handling of dubbing for fly bodies. For most flies, dries or nymphs, a simple dubbing twist is all you need, and it's relatively easy to master. But some flies require a body that's a bit more buggy ... a bit more natural.…
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