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Old trout don’t need a mirror
Unlike humans, trout only grow more beautiful with age. I know, I know, beauty’s on the inside, but come on. We are all aware of growing older and should be able to admit to being bothered by it sometimes.
There are billions of reasons to love trout, their fickleness bordering on intelligence, their powerful reluctance to surrender in battle, and their impeccable taste in house and lot. The way trout look is enough by itself. This latter attribute expresses itself throughout a trout’s life. Baby trout are like jewels, their scales and inquisitive eyes shooting sunshine in every direction. The…
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Think Tank: Cannibalism and story time
Trout are missing from our virtual trout tank at the Trailside Museum and the very hungry fry are to blame. While trout love to feed on macroinvertebrates, they are ultimately opportunistic feeders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfxwTP7yt1E&t=3s Like many other fish, trout are cannibalistic, and will eat smaller members of their own species. In fact, we commonly see this…
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Protect that valuable gear with Karmik Outdoors
Aaron Akins and Robert Gillingham hit upon a simple idea: Create an online lost and found service for outdoor enthusiasts. Simple, right? And pretty darn cool.
People lose stuff in the outdoors. It just happens. The rod tube cradling my beloved Winston 5-weight somehow took wing and soared out of my backpack and landed on a county road. Knives evaporate from my pockets and never reappear. Sunglasses vanish like Jimmy Hoffa, never to be seen again. All this is mostly just…
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Strong science, vocal public opposition stopped Pebble. The stickers helped.
The decision to deny the permit for the proposed Pebble Mine came from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last month after finding the mine plan incompatible with Clean Water Act standards and “against public interest.” Backed by strong science, a complete permit review process, and overwhelming public opposition that started in Bristol Bay and…
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Finding a deeper story in the Vermont woods
Editor's Note: During Public Lands Month in September Trout Unlimited's Costa 5 Rivers program director reached out to four student leaders and asked them to capture their experience recreating on public lands, what lessons they learned during the month, and what they did to practice #ResponsibleRecreation during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are their stories and…
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Think Tank: Empty nest and dabbling in chemistry
It couldn’t be more obvious. The fry are ready to leave the nest. The trout in our virtual trout tank at the Trailside Museum are very active, hungry and ready for more space. Today we lowered one corner of the basket to let the brave fish swim out and search for food. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo3gB_J8JMc&feature=youtu.be The increase…
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Spawning salmon approve of Michigan fish passage improvement project
While I knew increasing the size of a road crossing is always better for lowering flood flows, it is also incredibly beneficial to not just fish but also terrestrial species that use river corridors to migrate
By Chad Kotke I am a fairly new employee to Trout Unlimited but my heart has been with TU since my childhood. My father wrote articles for the original Trout Magazine and he even still sports his original TU coffee mug, which he received as payment. My most recent job prior to coming to TU…