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‘Frankentrout!’ Are two heads better than one?
We have a two headed alevin! Check out our virtual trout tank at trailside museum and our unique findings.
While checking on the alevin at the Trailside Museum Trout Tank, we made a Halloween discovery ... Frankentrout! This two-headed trout is a result of double fertilization, a rare occurrence in nature. As unfertilized trout eggs are exposed to fresh water, the micropyle opens and allows a 60 second window for milt (male genetic material)…
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TU and BHA team up on membership
To say that 2020 has been a challenging year would be an understatement. But perhaps what the year has provided us is an opportunity to reflect on what’s really important. What matters to all of us? Family and friends. Fishing, hunting and outdoor adventures. Our public lands and waters. These places give us so much,…
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Appalachian Mountain Club brings back the wild Northeast
Come be a part of that stewardship solution and visit the 100 Mile Wilderness Region from AMC’s Maine Lodges. They’re a proud TU Business member!
The year was 1876. The United States of America celebrated its 100th birthday. Ulysses S. Grant was the President of that republic. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published. Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for an instrument he called the “telephone”. And the Appalachian Mountain Club was founded by Edward Pickering and 33 other…
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Instagram Live with Grizzly Skins of Alaska
This one is special – very special. I have been waiting to do this for years – pretty much the entire nine years I’ve worked for Trout Unlimited. From the beginning, I enjoyed my interactions with Phil Shoemaker and Rochelle “Rocky” Harrison from Grizzly Skins of Alaska. We never talked that much. Their outfit was…
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Hiking the CDT: Cirque de Towers, trout and the desert
Editor’s Note: The Strawbridge family from Lakeland, Fla., is hiking the length of the Continental Divide Trail – all 3,100 miles of it – from Canada to Mexico. Henry Strawbridge, 14, will be providing updates of their journey to Trout Unlimited as they pass through the historic range of seven native trout species. You can track the…
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Tying the Repeat Offender
Trout spey fishing is all the rage these days, particularly in rivers that boast runs of anadromous fish that are swimming home and reacquainting themselves with fresh water and the food they used to eat before they took the salt to dine on the ocean's bounty. Below, Matt Callies with Loon Outdoors ties a great…
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How to practice a straight cast
One of the biggest challenges for new anglers is casting accuracy. With all the perceived nuances to casting among new fly fishers, it can sometimes seem daunting to place a fly generally where they want it. Truth be told — and those who have fly fished for a time can attest — those nuances aren't…