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One TU in Action on Vermont’s Mettawee River
What makes Trout Unlimited such a powerful force in conservation across the country is not our expertise in river restoration, led by the world's best and most committed staff. It's not our 420 local chapters and state councils, led by over 4,000 passionate volunteers who marshal our 300,000 members and supporters to take care of local streams, engage…
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Showing service appreciation through fishing
The group at Wilderness Place Lodge. By: Jenny Weis “So, have you thought of your lede yet?” Francesca, a retired PR specialist for the U.S. Air Force, turned to ask me as we waded through a shallow stream on our hike back to the lodge after a long afternoon of fishing. Francesca and I were…
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Saving salters
By Chris Wood I admit that I am a bit of a freak about salter brook trout. You consider yourself a seasoned and knowledgeable angler, only to learn of these furtive coastal fish that occupy saltwater habitat and can grow four inches in a single winter in the salt. Daniel Webster is purported to have…
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TU Takes Out Cannondale Dam After 25 Years of Trying
by Jeff YatesDriving home after removing the Cannondale Dam on my home river, the Norwalk River in Wilton, Conn., my back aching from swinging a sledge hammer, blisters on both my hands and a big grin on my face, I was reminded of Morgan Freeman's quote from the Shawshank Redemption afterTimRobbins' characterescapes from prison.Geology is…
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Partnership, persistence take out dam on Ausable
The Quarry Dam blocked fish passage on the Ausable River for decades. Jeff Yates/Trout Unlimited. By Jeff Yates Quarry Dam was a non-functioning concrete and wood dam rendered useless for years. The dam did nothing more than impede trout migration and warm impounded water on the world-renowned West Branch of the Ausable River in the…
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Fly of the week: Chubby Chernobyl
I remember the first time I saw the Chubby Chernobyl. It was well into the salmonfly hatch on the Madison — the part of the hatch where the smarter fish would actually come up and nose the fly to make sure it was real before turning around to actually eat it. It takes nerves of…
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‘One TU’ in Action on Vermont’s Mettawee River
What makesTrout Unlimited such a powerful force in conservation across the country is not our expertise in river restoration, led by the world's best and most committedstaff.It's not our 420 local chapters and state councils, led by over 4,000 passionatevolunteers who marshal our 300,000 members and supporters to take care of local streams, engage local…