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Gear test: Grayl Ultralight Purifier
Very few people drink enough water during a day’s fishing, mostly because it’s a pain to carry multiple water bottles in a vest or pack. But a new water purification product from Grayl makes it incredibly easy to have all the cold clean water you need. The light-weight (10.9 oz.) Grayl Ultralight Purifier is composed…
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2018 Outdoor Expo
May 19, 2018 the Fallen Timbers Chapter of TU participated in Toledo Metroparks Outdoor Expo. This is a wonderful event put on by the Metropark system and we had great success meeting with the local community in sharing TU. The event was FREE to the public and offered various outdoor activites from rock climbing to…
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Voices from the River: A ‘Common Sense’ conservation effort in Wyoming
Volunteers from the Jackson Hole chapter of Trout Unlimited gathered to help plant willows along a restored section of Unnamed Creek on the Upper Gros Ventre River Ranch Tributary Restoration Project. Trout Unlimited photo.< /span> By Leslie Steen Once the good part of the pavement stops it still takes nearly two hours to travel the…
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Video spotlight: The Farquhar Bird Fly
There's so much I want to say about the video below, but it's best to just see it for yourself. Video of Farquhar Bird FlyI've seen giant trevally chasing birds in the surf thanks to footage captured by the cinematographic pros at Blue Planet, but I've never seen anything quite like this, and I'm not…
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Skills: Tying the uni knot
We have lots of options for tying tippets to flies, and various knots work better for different situations. But, for a good, strong, universal knot, it's tough to beat the uni knot. Video of How to Tie a Uni KnotAbove, Tim Flagler demonstrates how to tie the uni knot. It's a simple process and, after…
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Invasives symposium draws interest in NH
By Eliza Perreault What do you get when you cross state agencies, non-profit organizations, conservation districts, and federal agencies? An UCCISMA! That is an acronym for the Upper Connecticut Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. Add in local town leaders, educators, invasive treatment specialists, and road agents and you have a model for an Invasive Plant…
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TU co-authors new AFS paper on Oregon bull trout
Sun Creek, Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon. Photo: National Fish Habitat Partnership Trout Unlimited’s brand of conservation is, above all, pragmatic. Nowhere is this more evident than in the upper Klamath River basin, in southern Oregon, where TU is working with ranchers, resource agencies, tribes and other partners to improve streamflows and fish passage for native…