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Voices from the River: 36 hours (part I)
Editor's note: The following is the first of a two-part series. By Eric Booton The Trout Unlimited Alaska office is appropriately located on the shore of Anchorage’s Lake Hood, a hub for float plane traffic and a persistent reminder of the wild lands accessible in mere minutes, if you have the right transport for the…
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Mentors
Mike Dombeck sports a familiar pose. By Chris Wood You don’t realize it until it is too late. You forgot to say, “Thank you” or even, “Hello.” Jack Casey taught my sophomore and senior years high school English classes at Saint Peters in Je rsey City. He was a smallish man who would enthuse the…
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Voices from the River: Counting coho in Russian River floodplains
By Charlie Schneider Note: California’s Russian River is famous among anglers for its steelhead fishery, but in recent years this watershed has been the focus of an intensive effort to recover coho salmon, now one of the rarest native fishes in California. TU grassroots and programs such as the Coastal Streamflow Stewardship Project have been…
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Hokendauqua TU Fly Tying Class Welcomes Veterans!
Trout Unlimited Veterans Partnership Vets * Welcome (This program replaces PHWFF) Registration for TU-VSP Veterans and Service members: tools, vises &all materials will be supplied without cost. Classes begin on the first Saturday in January and run for eight consecutive Saturdays. Class starts at 9:00 AM. and ends at 12 noon. The last class is…
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TU launches 2018 Gift Guide
Mike Sepelak fishes the Redington Butter Stick on a remote trout stream in Idaho. Over the course of the last several months, TU staffers and volunteers have taken new fly-fishing and outdoors products into the fiel d to test them against the fish and the elements that make our craft so special. Now, after having…
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Fisher Guiding offers great gifts and more
It's holiday gift time, TUers. Giving gifts is fun, but it can get a little tricky picking something just right. We’ve heard from folks who want to set up a fishing trip for an angler as a gift, but they’re not completely sure of what date or what trip type will work, which is why…
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Voices from the River: When the earth moves
Damage from the Nov. 30, 7.0 magnitude earthquake on the highway exit ramp nearest to the Trout Unlimited office in Anchorage. By Jenny Weis I found myself still tip-toeing around my house Saturday morning as I cleaned broken glass and straightened bookshelves, over 24 hours after the 7.0 earthquake that rattled Anchorage last Friday. I…
