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Fishing in beautiful places with great friends
There are anglers who will stand in the bow of a boat for hours waiting for a single cast at a permit. I am not one of them. Last year, I had two shots at these fish with the body of a bleached green sunfish on steroids and a fin that resembles a stick moving…
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This Land is Your Land: Christy Fischer
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
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Trout Unlimited showcases expertise and nets multiple awards from the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society
Staff from across the Rockies honored with recognition for their work and expertise Recently, Trout Unlimited staff from across the Rockies received well-deserved recognition for their work to restore the West’s prized watersheds at the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society’s (WDAFS) annual meeting in Westminster, Colorado. AFS and TU partner for healthier rivers…
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TROUT Tip – fishing emergers
Often, during a hatch, fish eat emergers, or flies that haven’t fully hatched into adults yet. You can tell this if you don’t see snouts but see their backs and dorsal fins breaking the surface instead. This week, Tom Rosenbauer talks about tactics for fishing emergers most effectively. Give it a watch and then try…
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On the hunt for bug knowledge
Are you an angler who likes to chase hatches? Have you been fishing for a while and noticed any changes to the local bug community? Now is your time to shine. About The Salmonfly Project The Salmonfly Project (SFP) is a nonprofit based in Missoula, Montana dedicated to conserving aquatic insects. Salmonflies make for a…
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Photo of the Week – BDAs
By now you’ve likely heard of BDAs, or beaver dam analogs. Trout Unlimited has been creating them for a few years across the country, up high in watersheds. They serve a few purposes: they keep cold, clean water higher in the system for longer in the season; they improve and expand habitat for trout along…
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Putting Fancy Creek back in its natural place
TU and partners will restore Wisconsin stream to its former channel Fancy Creek, 1937 In the aerial photo, Fancy Creek looks like an idyllic Driftless Area trout stream. As it meanders through a wetland in tight bends, you can almost imagine big brown and brook trout hunkered under banks waiting for the stream to bring…