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  • Short Casts: What did I catch and should I eat it?

    A pacu found dead at a community fishing pond in southern Utah. Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Fishing is all about surprises. Sometimes the surprise is not the fact the trip ended up without so much as a sniff at your fly or the big one that did not get away, but rather what…

  • TU Business Spotlight: Lillard Fly Fishing Expeditions

    Not long ago, I read that the average American kid spends about seven hours a day in front of a screen of some type, but only about seven minutes a day outside. As a parent and a grandparent, those numbers sent a chill through me. If kids aren’t outside, how can we expect them to…

  • Short casts: Opening day, beer, growlers and conservation funding

    Major League Baseball’s first pitches will start flying in less than a week. In generations past, another spring opener generated even more excitement among certain folks. The annual trout season opener was a major event. Trout openers have gradually faded away. Some states still have them -- such as Missouri, pictured above -- but many…

  • TU volunteers, staffers speak up for Chesapeake Bay funding

    Raymond Phares (left) of Circleville, W.Va., traveled to Washington DC in late March to meet with Congressional offices in support of funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program. He was accompanied by Trout Unlimited's Dustin Wichterman, who oversee's TU's restoration efforts in the up per Potomac watershed. By Mark Taylor Trout Unlimited staffers and volunteers converged…

  • TU Business Spotlight: Zero Limit Adventures

    What do you call eight great guides passionate about fly fishing? Zero Limit Adventures. Whether you are looking to experience the raw power of king salmon, trophy brown trout and steelhead, the beauty of rainbows and brook trout, or small or large-mouth bass, Zero Limit Adventures is experienced, qualified, and equipped to put you in…

  • Fisher Guiding Launches New Website

    Yesterday a new tool for anglers will opened its doors to the world. It’s a web-based platform that helps anglers find guides from the Carribbean to Alaska. It’s called Fisher Guiding, and it’s goal is simple—to make guided fishing trips accessible for everyone. “The whole idea behind it is accessible angling, making fishing more open,”…