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Students, volunteers celebrate Connecticut’s Salmon Creek
In celebration of Earth Day, Sharon Central School students and local volunteers took part in a day-long planting project to help restore the banks of the Salmon Creek in Salisbury on Tuesday, April 24. At the annual Salmon Kill Watershed Festival organized by Trout Unlimited and the Housatonic Valley Association, students planted native trees and shrubs such as…
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Shasta Trinity Cascades TU: Serious stewardship
When your local trout stream is the lower Sacramento River, one of the best tailwaters in the world, you might have extra incentive to take care of it. TU’s Shasta Trinity Cascades Chapter, based in Redding, Calif., is channeling that incentive into action. STCTU recently celebrated the onset of spring and the amazing trout fishery…
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Students, volunteers celebrate Connecticut’s Salmon Creek
In celebration of Earth Day, Sharon Central School students and local volunteers took part in a day-long planting project to help restore the banks of the Salmon Creek in Salisbury on Tuesday, April 24. At the annual Salmon Kill Watershed Festival organized by Trout Unlimited and the Housatonic Valley Association, students planted native trees and…
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Unicoi Outfitters named 2018 Orvis Endorsed Fly Shop of the Year
One of the great things about working with the fly-fishing industry and conservation is the people you meet. You meet a lot of kind, authentic people who care deeply about fish and fishing. And you soon learn that there are people who will never let you down. These are the reliable supporters, the people that…
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Pescador on the Fly launches Kickstarter effort
Do you know our friends at Pescador on the Fly? If not, you should. Right now, they’re launching their line of Premium Travel Fly Rods. These 9-foot fly rods are super light weight and fit into a tube that’s less than 20 inches long. They travel like a dream, but most important, they fish like…
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Gear test: Cabela’s Vector FW fly rod
It’s no secret that fly anglers love deals—who doesn’t? The Cabela’s Vector FW fly rod is a great deal for the emerging angler or the most versatile angler. Why? The simple value of the rod. It’s not a super high-end or an embarrassingly low end rod. It falls right in that comfortable price zone for…
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TU in Action: Cleaning up rivers; reviving a fishing derby; planting trees, and more
Amateur scientists examine bug life on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam. Photo by USGS Editor's note: Every day, all across America, TU volunteers are working in their local watersheds to improve habitat, water quality and angler opportunity. We're starting a new weekly feature here on the TU blog to honor those volunteers and…
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