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Introducing Big Fish Tuesday
Photo by Delaney Hunt Fly fishers chase their quarry for a variety of reasons. But no matter the logic behind our endeavors, there’s nothing quite like catching a trophy and snapping that “hero shot” before turning a big fish loose to be caught again another day. In honor of those trophies, we’re launching a new…
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New flow standards key to recovering Central Valley salmon and steelhead
Central Valley salmon and steelhead runs, such as those in California's Merced River (above), have been in decline for decades due primarily to lack of water at critical times. Phase I of the Bay-Delta Plan, in which the State Water Board is considering new flow standards for environmental water needs, is our best chance to…
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Utah approves TU’s first in-stream flow lease
A recently acquired water lease on Utah's Weber River could help migratory native Bonneville cutthroat populations survive low water events. Trout Unlimited photo. By Paul Burnett Working within the constraints of Western Water Law to develop mechanisms for keeping water in streams is a slow and difficult process. After several years of groundwork from Trout…
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Congress steps up to approve Delaware River Basin Conservation Act
By Mark Taylor In the early morning hours Saturday, Congress stepped up to protect one of America’s most historic watersheds. The Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, first introduced in 2010 and long a priority for Trout Unlimited and our partners in the region, finally cleared both the House and Senate as a provision…
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Drought rider to water bill bad for fish and anglers
It's no secret that the American legislative process has some disagreeable aspects. Some pieces of law get passed not because they pass the smell test but because they get packaged with other stuff that has to be enacted. This week the House of Representatives passed such a bill--a measure that could do great harm to…
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Team effort goes into Thompson Run restoration in Pa.
A fisherman's concern about a stream was the impetus for a recently completed project on a small creek in State College, Pa. In November 2015, John Ford contacted Trout Unlimited stream habitat coordinator Phil Thomas and The Delta Program with the State College Area School District about an erosion and sedimentation problem (below) he had…
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Ranching with cutthroat trout—an exercise in partnership
Trout Unlimited worked with the Ramsay family to restore an important creek for both native cutthroat trout and farmlands in southwestern Wyoming. Jackson Ramsay photo. By Jackson Ramsay In August of 2000, a wildfire ripped through the rugged country of southwest Wyoming. At the time it was the largest fire burning in the United States.…