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Casting into high winds
Ugh. The wind. The bane of every fly caster. Well, not ever caster, obviously. But those of us who don't often deal with the wind on a regular basis (read: those of us who might get to the bonefish flats but once every couple of years, for instance) can find the wind to be a…
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Time to take the kids outside!
With spring in full swing it’s time to get outside. All over the country, small fingerling trout and salmon smolts are leaving classrooms in the hands of their student caretakers and heading to local rivers and streams via TU's Trout in the Classroom and Salmon in the Classroom programs. Now is the time for other…
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Flashback Pheasant Tail nymph
The venerable Pheasant Tail nymph is a fly box staple, and there's a reason for that. It works. And it's not the most onerous fly to tie, either, as demonstrated below by Matt Callies of Loon Outdoors, who cranks one out in just a few minutes. https://youtu.be/YgyPaFIEw8s Matt Callies ties the Flashback Pheasant Tail nymph.…
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Lessons from abandoned Utah mines
By Lily Bosworth As I waltzed into my summer internship in May of 2018, I quickly realized I had a much different background in water than the two people I would be working closely with all summer — Paul Burnett, the Utah Water and Habitat Program lead for Trout Unlimited and my co-intern, Bobby Boone,…
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Salmon on the agenda in Idaho
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson addresses the crowd at an Andrus Center conference in Boise. Photo by Chris Wood. This week in Boise, the Andrus Center for Public Policy is presenting an important conference: "Energy, Salmon, Agriculture, and Community: Can We Come Together?" TU President and CEO Chris Wood is there, and he'll speak as part…
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Streamer Fishing with Bob Jacklin
I first met Bob Jacklin as a new arrival to the Yellowstone region some 20 years ago—he was tying flies at the Eastern Idaho Fly Tying Expo here in Idaho Falls, and I immediately did my best to soak as much of his fly fishing wisdom as I could. From his shop just outside the…
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Pebble ‘Impact Statement’ lacking true impact
We are officially half way through the Army Corps of Engineers’ 90-day public comment period on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine and it is clear that Alaskans are not impressed. Over the past several weeks I have witnessed firsthand the monumental opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine and truthful outrage…