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Go Rogue with the Rogue Forest Cooperative
By Jamie Vaughan It's not by accident that the Rogue River in southern Michigan offers some of the best trout fishing in the state. This urban river, just minutes from sprawling Grand Rapids, boasts robust brown trout populations and some of the Great Lakes finest steelhead, reminiscent of a more remote, northern Michigan trout stream.…
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Wilderness Lite: Backcountry adventure
Land your next trout onto the stripping apron of an ultralight float tube amongst the breathtaking solitude of backcountry still waters. Backcountry ultralight float tubing is a GREAT introduction to trout, an absolute blast for an experienced angler, and a journey to bring families and friends together. Ever venture just a few miles into the…
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Montana TU and Logjam Presents stay the course on the Blackfoot
This summer, live music will benefit Montana’s famed Blackfoot River. That’s because Montana Trout Unlimited and Logjam Presents, owners of Missoula’s new KettleHouse Amphitheater, on the banks of the iconic Blackfoot River, are partnering to raise money to continue improving the health of the Blackfoot. For more than a hundred years, the confluence of the…
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Voices from the River: Twelve hours
TU's Brian Johnson, the Steelhead Whisperer, and Scott Yates at the end of the steelhead season on California's central coast. By Sam Davidson The steelhead season ended almost exactly the way it began. I spent both the opener and the close at the same place, with the same crew. With the same results. Which is…
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Bristol Bay Ambassadors: Martin Kviteng
Trout Unlimited's Bristol Bay Ambassadors program highlights the people who help in the fight to save Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine. As we said at the launch, "For every person we highlight, we know there are hundreds more, doing their part because they care about Bristol Bay." If you know someone who should be featured,…
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Fly tying: Tying parachute posts
I love parachute dry flies—patterns that feature a horizontally tied hackle around a "post." The parachute hackle helps the fly's body sink a bit deeper into the surface film, and it gives the fly a bit more surface area, allowing it to float a bit better and represent more than just a single life stage…
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Go Rogue with the Rogue Forest Cooperative
By Jamie Vaughan It’s not by accident that the Rogue River in southern Michigan offers some of the best trout fishing in the state. This urban river, just minutes from sprawling Grand Rapids, boasts robust brown trout populations and some of the Great Lakes finest steelhead, reminiscent of a more remote, northern Michigan trout stream.…
