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A healthy stream thanks to roadless area forest treatments
Caples Creek Roadless Area provides a good example of the benefits of fuels treatment projects in Roadless Areas.
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
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Photo of the week – matchy, matchy
Trout matching its background perfectly.
Often, trout colors change depending on the color of the water they are in to better camouflage themselves. While that is amazing, we love nothing more than when trout match the background of the river, and there’s nothing better than a brown trout matching fall colors on the shores.
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Win a trip to Patagonia & amazing fly fishing gear
Fly Fusion’s Trout Tour + Land the Brands Sweepstakes
Fly Fusion’s Trout Tour + Land the Brands Sweepstakes Fly Fusion’s Trout Tour is back for its second epic season! Join us for an unforgettable night of fly-fishing films featuring monster trout, breathtaking cinematography, and stories that fuel the obsession with the sport. Watch the sizzle reel and film trailers. To celebrate, we’re excited to…
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The True Cast – Saving the planet by fly fishing
I had the great honor of fishing with Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank not long ago. Dana (who has been in the trenches of covering American politics for years) launched a new column, the focus of which is “getting back in touch with our humanity.” Somehow, someone convinced him that spending a couple days on…
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Photo of the week – spooky
Not blood, just another TU River Champion hard at work on a restoration project No, that’s not blood from a barbed hook wound on his waders. It’s just a drawing in red marker of a river restoration project in progress. Just another of TU’s River Champions hard at work.
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TROUT Tip – parachute and pile casts
It’s always nice to have more tools in your casting arsenal to present a fly effectively. That is certainly true when fishing the tails of pools, where you’ll often find big trout holding and feeding. Of course, these casts also come in handy in numerous other situations, so watch this week’s tip video to learn…
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ConHydro hits the century mark
TU’s Conservation Hydrology program has built the largest non-governmental stream gage system in California At its core, Trout Unlimited’s restoration work is dedicated to improving flow, water quality and stream connectivity for trout and salmon. In the West, this effort is accomplished largely by working in partnership with landowners, agricultural operators and water agencies. Those…