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Meet Tica, TU Alaska’s New Bristol Bay Engagement Manager
As our fight to #StopPebbleMine ticks towards the two-decade mark, we are excited to welcome fresh eyes to the Bristol Bay Team: Tica Drury, our new Bristol Bay Engagement Manager. Despite the huge win of finalizing Clean Water Act safeguards in the region earlier this year, Trout Unlimited’s work in the region is far from…
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Agua es Vida: The fight to protect the Pecos River goes to Congress
Northern New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo mountain range holds incredible wealth: water, wildlife, forests, Rio Grande cutthroat trout, endangered species like the Mexican Spotted Owl, sacred Indigenous sites, as well as millions of metric tons of gold, silver, zinc, copper, and lead. The Pecos River drains the southernmost portion of the range, shaping its landscapes…
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New York’s “Barrier Busters” on a roll
On a recent early fall day, Tracy Brown and Jesse Vadala connected to reflect on what had been an extremely busy several months for them and the rest of TU’s Northeast Coldwater Habitat Program. “It can be a bit of a slog,” Brown said of TU’s field season, which generally wraps up in October for…
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CX3 Recap – Photo Essay
Relive this years CX3 and watch the State of Trout Unlimited, presented by CEO Chris Wood.
CX3 Recap - Photo Essay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk-Ent8TQQI Watch the video for the State of TU from president and CEO, Chris Wood. Click here for announcements of awards, and see below for great photos from the event from TU's Josh Duplechian. Women, men and children showed up to Trout Unlimited Women’s Fly Casting Practice hosted by Spokane…
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The True Cast – The “Vicarious” Angler
I have become a “vicarious” angler. That means I like fishing through others more than I like making casts and pulling on fish myself. That’s not to say I dislike making casts and pulling on fish. Not by a longshot. I just like watching other people light up when they catch fish more. And if…
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Tip – Urban Fly Fishing
Fly fishing doesn’t have to be complicated nor expensive. You also don’t have to travel across the globe. Bass, bluegill, carp and many other species live in urban areas that are accessible to nearly anyone year-round. Many find respite in fly fishing, but access can be tough for those living in urban centers to traditional…
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Fly Fish to find Grace
On this World Mental Health Day take some time to rejuvenate yourself and go fly fishing! Fly fishing can easily be mistaken for escapism. We anglers fly off to far flung locations in search of fish we can fool into our nets with a small fly. Sure, many of these spots are spectacular, some of…