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Climate news: Striped bass taking bite out of Atlantic salmon
By John Braico Over the past 20 years I’ve been fishing for Atlantic salmon in Canada, at times enjoying spectacular angling in a northern wilderness setting. Only once did I fish the Maritimes, specifically the storied Miramichi of New Brunswick. I was awed by a log-sized salmon just a tad smaller than the record…
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Redbands: Fish of the desert
A Better Path: Stewardship of the Metolius River Video of A Better Path: Stewardship of the Metolius River Editor's note: Happy Trout Tuesday! This is part of an ongoing series looking at an incredible and underloved species of fish - the interior redband trout - and a recently signed Conservation Agreement that will promote conservation…
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TU scores victory for brook trout in Pa.’s Twomile Run
TU stream sampling efforts recently turned up wild brook trout in Pennsylvania's Twomile Run, a stream in the Kettle Creek watershed that had been dead for decades due to abandoned mine drainage that was addressed by passive treatment systems. By Amy Wolfe With some projects, the results are immediately tangible. Take for instance a project…
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New Didymo Research, Clean Angling, and Equipment Care
Following is a link to a very good article summarizing recently published Didymo research findings and pointing out the need for anglers to continue to practice clean angling. http://flyfishing.about.com/od/Conservation/fl/Experts-Keep-Angling-Clea...
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Rio Grande del Norte at One Year
On the morning I heard that President Obama designated the Rio Grande del Norte as a national monument, I had joined about forty people for the annual stocking of Rio Grande cutthroat fingerlings - New Mexico's state fish - in the Rio Grande gorge. My compatriots hadn't yet heard the great news, and it was…
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The Pescadero Dilemma
Early February 2014: annual steelhead kill, Pescadero Creek lagoon By Tim Frahm Consider the Pescadero Dilemma. Threatened steelhead die every year, in significant numbers, in the Pescadero Creek lagoon on the Central Coast of California. Everyone knows why and how to fix the problem. The angling community is ready and waiting to help. But for…
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The Metolius River: On a Path of Stewardship
For the last two years, TU has been working to restore Oregon’s iconic Metolius River, a place that is well-known for its fishing opportunities, its scenic beauty and world-renowned recreational opportunities. For fly anglers, the Metolius is a special place with an amazing diversity of native and wild fish —redband trout, threatened bull trout, kokanee,…