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Underappreciated
I've got a couple of trips planned this summer to Canada to go after northern pike, an underappreciated fly-rod fish and one that's found in some of the wildest places on the continent. While it certainly enjoys popularity with anglers in the Upper Midwest, the pike isn't sought after by spin- and baitcast anglers like…
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Haiku winners announced
You’re all so creative! Thanks for tuning into Trout Unlimited and offering up such eloquent brook trout thoughts in Haiku form. Congratulations to A. Caisse who wrote: Anticipation Eager to see your shadow Brook Trout are you there? You win a Hatch Outdoors “Finatic” 5-Plus Generation 2 reel. And nateholmes who wrote: Wild salter brook…
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Attend School of Trout, become a piscatorial professor
Photo by Tim Romano I’m very excited, humbled and honored to have been invited to take part in a new endeavor called the “School of Trout.” Guide, author, and Conservation Hawks lead man Todd Tanner is the School of Trout’s creator and headmaster. It’s a weeklong school that will allow students to dive into the…
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TU testifies before Congress on Good Sam mining legislation
Contaminated abandoned mine drainage polluting the Animas River near SIlverton, Colorado. Trout Unlimited photo. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trout Unlimited President and CEO Chris Wood testified before Thursday the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on the need for legislation and funding to facilitate the cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines. Click here for…
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Short casts: Farewell, Lefty; School of Trout; Idaho trespassing; flies for spring
Lefty Kreh. Photo courtesy of Temple Fork Outfitters. For most fly fishers living today, Lefty Kreh was omniscient. He was everywhere. He seemed to be at every sportsmen's show, every expo. His books are shelves at every fly shop. His articles appeared in scores of magazines. If you haven't used a fly casting tip from…
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Go Rogue with the Rogue Forest Cooperative
By Jamie Vaughan It's not by accident that the Rogue River in southern Michigan offers some of the best trout fishing in the state. This urban river, just minutes from sprawling Grand Rapids, boasts robust brown trout populations and some of the Great Lakes finest steelhead, reminiscent of a more remote, northern Michigan trout stream.…
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Wilderness Lite: Backcountry adventure
Land your next trout onto the stripping apron of an ultralight float tube amongst the breathtaking solitude of backcountry still waters. Backcountry ultralight float tubing is a GREAT introduction to trout, an absolute blast for an experienced angler, and a journey to bring families and friends together. Ever venture just a few miles into the…
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