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Frank Moore, angling and conservation legend, passes away
A life spent not just chasing steelhead but fighting to protect the water they called home.
Longtime proprietor of the Steamboat Inn was instrumental in protecting the iconic North Umpqua River The world of fly-fishing and conservation has lost a giant. Frank Moore, a legendary angler and advocate for Oregon’s North Umpqua River, died Sunday. He was 98. A decorated World War II veteran who fought on the beach at Normandy on D-Day, Moore settled in the small…
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Flowing free in ’23
Long campaign to remove four old dams and recover the Klamath River’s legendary salmon and steelhead runs nears completion Life After Dams Part 3 of a series. This week, we’re telling stories about what happens when dams come out and life flows back in. It’s a vision of what could be on the lower Snake:…
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Pull up a seat: We’re watching a dory build from scratch
It’s rare that you hear about an idea for a boat and watch it play out from scratch in front of you in relative real time—but that’s what I have for you.
Follow along as Raindog Boatworks builds a dory that blows our mind Back in September, I wrote here about what I thought was one of the most amazing little wooden dories I had ever seen. At just nine feet long, the fully decked, one-man Raindog Boatworks “Doryak” looked to be about one of the most fun…
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In Michigan, schoolkids get their hands dirty for healthy trout
What images come to mind when you picture your schoolyard from childhood? Do you see stark, barren scenes dominated by hardscapes? Or verdant, lush environments teeming with songbirds and pollinators? On a hot day last May, Crestwood Elementary School in Michigan took a step toward the second vision thanks to staffers from Trout Unlimited, local partners and the school—as…
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In Maine, fish following ancient instincts find newly open rivers
But recovering Atlantic salmon will mean removing more dams on the Kennebec Life After Dams Part 2 of a series. This week, we’re telling stories about what happens when dams come out and life flows back in. It’s a vision of what could be on the lower Snake: a free-flowing river and wild fisheries staging…
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Renewing the call for recovery of Snake River salmon
Trout Unlimited president and CEO Chris Wood is joining the leaders of other national conservation organizations in urging Northwest congressional representatives to move forward with comprehensive solutions for wild salmon recovery in the Snake River. Since the completion of the four lower Snake dams in 1975, the river’s salmon and steelhead populations have declined by…
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Sight for sore eyes
Three tips to help you manage fishing tiny flies better.
Three tips for better fishing with small flies Winter fishing means midge fishing. Well, in many places throughout the country midges actually comprise about 50 percent of an average trout’s diet any time of year, so it’s good to know how to fish them, dry or wet. Either way and any season, however, midges are…