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Angler science: Help solve the mystery of Didymo
By Matt Barney A new Angler Science project from Trout Unlimited aims to mobilize our members to contribute their field observations and help scientists understand an organism that can dramatically impact trout waters. Didymo, more colorfully known as rock snot, has been labeled an invasive species in the past, and many anglers associate it with…
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TU Business Spotlight: Alaskan Angling Adventures, LLC
Until you’ve been to Alaska, you don’t really understand the scope of the place – the sheer, monumental size of the 49th state. Saying you’ve been to Alaska is like saying you’ve been to Asia – there’s a lot of different places and experiences in that vast landscape. But one of my f avorite places…
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Celebrate Arbor Day with TU in New York
Trout Unlimited is working in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Trees for Tribs Program and other partners to plant more than 4,200 native trees and shrubs on priority coldwater stream throughout eastern New York this spring. The goal of the planting projects is to help…
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Wyoming loses steadfast conservationist and visionary
Mark Fowden retired ater 39 years with Wyoming Game and Fish in early January. He passed away March 31. Photo courtesy Wyoming game and Fish. By Cory Toye Wyoming lost a man who dedicated his life to the conservation and management of our great fisheries when Mark Fowden passed away March 31. Mark led a…
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Short casts: 31-pound brown, Klamath salmon closure, mining in Maine
As my friend Bill Hilts Jr. says in this piece about a 31-pound brown trout caught on the Niagara River, "things happen for a reason." This is a fish of a lifetime, and after you read the piece, you'll understand exactly what I mean. The human spirit, for all its frailties, is good. This proves…
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Skills: The basics of catch and release fishing
Keeping a fish in the water is one of the simpliest ways to better its chances of surviving. Brett Prettyman photo. By Brett Prettyman Catch and release fishing does not always end with another angler experiencing the thrill of landing a fish you let go with good intentions. Some fish will perish after being caught…
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No traction for mining bill in Montana
The Montana House of Representatives took the side of the hard rock mining industry when they voted to table a common-sense bill, HB 593, recently. HB 593, introduced by Representative Nate McConnell (D-Missoula), would have required an independent audit of mining companies every 3 years. These audits would make sure the mining companies are following…
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