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Clearwater steelhead closure: How did we get here?
By Eric Crawford The Idaho Fish and Game commission today announced that the fabled Clearwater River steelhead run would be closed to fishing starting Sept. 29. This closure, initiated to protect the few returning two-ocean, or "B-run" steelhead, is a first since 1975. Seen by some as a much-needed respite from the intense fishing pressure…
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Meet the Park Service
Trout Unlimited is devoting the month of September to celebrating public lands and the agencies dedicated to upholding America’s public land heritage. It’s no coincidence that National Hunting and Fishing Day and National Public Lands Day are both during September — the month is tailor-made for hunters and anglers to enjoy all that public lands…
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Bringing “The Wild” to Washington, D.C.
The Wild screening and panel discussion on Sept. 19, in Washington, D.C. Trout Unlimited Alaska, the National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Director Mark Titus are literally bring "The Wild" of Alaska to our nation's capital. On Thursday, Sept. 19, Titus’ feature film showcasing Bristol Bay, Alaska, and the impacts of the proposed Pebble…
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Public lands: A compromise in jeopardy
As the Forest Service revises the Roadless Rule, the future of one of the last untouched rainforests hangs in balance By Christine Peterson Like much of Alaska, the Tongass National Forest operates in extremes. It’s the largest, intact temperate rainforest in the world. It produces more wild salmon than all other national forests combined, and…
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TU Sweepstakes winners announced
Congratulations to D. Ostrosky of California, the winner of the Grand Prize—a fly-fishing trip to Montana—in this year's TU Sweepstakes. J. Mott of Iowa is the Sweepstakes' first-place winner. Mott will receive a new Sage Ignitor fly rod (a 9-foot, 7-weight), coupled with a new Sage Spectrum MAX reel. Second-place winners P. Caldwell of Hawaii…
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Giants and Minnows
The author and Bob Clouser By Jack Rodgers A few years before I started my internship at Trout Unlimited, I had the incredible opportunity to meet fly-fishing legend and inventor of the Clouser Minnow, Bob Clouser. Growing up in the Washington, D.C., area does not offer very many opportunities to catch trout. Fortunately for me,…
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Klamath River restoration campaign passes another milestone
The upper Klamath Basin. Over the past year, TU’s long involvement in the campaign to restore the Klamath River and its salmon and steelhead runs paid dividends as this three-pronged effort passed several major milestones. TU’s staff and grassroots in both California and Oregon have played integral roles in this progress. Most recently, the Klamath…
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