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It’s almost Summer! Did someone say “Camp Essay Contest?”
It's almost summer and that means TU's Youth Conservation and Fly Fishing Academies are gearing up across the country! Please encourage your campers to enter the Camp Essay Contest for a chance to tell their story and win a fly rod! Click here for details about the Camp Essay Contest. This is one of the…
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Skills: Make a ‘point’ to hone your cast
Not rocket science. Just plain advice. Whether you think you need it or not, a little reminder never hurts.
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Short casts: Gila spawn is good, minnows in the Rio Grande, monuments considered, Michigan fishing
Some great news out of New Mexico—the egg count at the Mora National Fish Hatchery hit 130,000, which offers hope for the fire- and drought-ravaged native range for threatened Gila trout. Gilas are native only to the Gila River drainage in New Mexico and Arizona, and recovery efforts were hampered in recent years by devastating…
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Native Washington kokanee in peril
By David Kyle What is a kokannee? This is a question I get asked a lot. Kokanee (aka “little redfish”, “silver trout”, “landlocked sockeye ”, and “blueback”) are the non-anadromous form of sockeye salmon (O.nerka) and are distributed through the North Pacific. Kokanee are smaller than their larger cousins, averaging 10”-14” in length and 1.5…
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Meadows repair helps rare Eagle Lake rainbow
The intersection of Little Harvey Creek and Pine Creek, aptly named Confluence Meadow. By Dave Lass and Luke Hunt, PhD In the Eagle Lake watershed, located east of Lassen Volcanic National Park, a diverse collection of local, state and federal partners are working to restore some of the largest meadow systems in California, and to…
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Short casts: Whirling disease in Banff, spawning grayling, Nevada water and the first time fly fishing
Johnson Lake will be the subject a giant fish removal project to hopefully prevent the spread of whirling disease in Banff National Park. How seriously are Alberta fisheries biologists taking the threat of whirling disease in Banff National Park? Very. They're removing fish from Johnson Lake in order to prevent the spread of the parasite…
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Duke Energy grant to further TU’s work in North Carolina
Duke Energy awarded more than $1 million in grants to 14 organizations. Pictured with grant recipients is Mike Hughes (far right), Duke Energy's vice president of community relations. TU will remove or replace ill-suited or poorly functioning culverts across three headwater streams, re-connecting 9 miles of aquatic habitat for eastern brook trout and other aquatic…
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