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2017 TU Teen Summit Headed to TU’s Birthplace!
by Franklin Tate, Headwaters Youth Program Director The sixth annual TU Teen Summit will be held on the TU “Holy Waters” of the Au Sable in June 2017, with twenty five teen leaders from around the country converging for four days of planning, learning, fishing, and fun. TU’s Headwaters youth staff and their merry band…
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Short casts: World-record bass, salmon across the pond, eating wild steelhead?
World-record spotted bass. Photo courtesy Everyday Adventures. If you want to catch the world's largest spotted bass, there's a reservoir in California you need to put on you list. The last two world-record bucketmouths came from New Bullards Bar Reservoir, with the last likely record weighing a whopping 11 pounds, 4 ounces. It broke the…
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TU’s Amy Wolfe to be honored by PennFuture and NWF
PennFuture and the National Wildlife Federation have selected Trout Unlimited’s Amy Wolfe for one of its Women in Conservation Awards. Specifically, Amy was selected as recipient of the “Woman of the Susquehanna River Watershed” award. Wolfe is one of five women who will be honored at the third annual event, to be held in La…
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Citizen scientists sought for Virginia stream temp study
By Jake Lemon Trout Unlimited is seeking volunteers to help with a program to monitor stream temperatures in the headwaters of the Shenandoah River. TU recently received a $10,000 grant from Virginia Environmental Endowments to engage citizen scientists in the study, which will be conducted in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey. This study will…
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Idaho’s largest public land rally in the West
By Michael Gibson Idahoans of all stripes descended on the Idaho Statehouse steps en masse on Saturday to show their support for keeping public lands in public hands. Touted as the “largest public lands rally in the West,” nearly 3,000 public landowners braved a rainy, blustery morning to let politicians and would-be land grabbers know…
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Tickets on Sale for the Fly Fishing Film Tour – March 16th!
Fly Fishing Film Tour 2017! Get ready! WorldCast Anglers, Orvis Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited and Teton Valley Trout Unlimited are bringing the Fly Fishing Film Tour back to Jackson Hole in 2017! We have also added a Teton Valley showing! Tickets are $15 before the event and $20…
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TU Business spotlight: Wolfe Outfitters
One of the first people I met when I came to Trout Unlimited was Capt. Ben Wolfe, the owner of Wolfe Outfitters. It was clear from the get-go that he was the real deal. Capt. Ben caught his first fish at the ripe old age of four on his grandfather’s fly rod. He’s been fishing…
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