By Chris Hunt Sometimes, being by yourself is all the company you need. Stretched out in a camp chair in the night-time chill of the high desert, the crackle of a small fire and the enthusiastic yips from a family of coyotes break the wild silence. The full moon is about to appear over the
Video spotlight: A Steelhead Quest
I’ve known Jerry Myers for a decade or so—his work to improve salmon and steelhead habitat in the upper reaches of Idaho’s Salmon River is legendary. And I’ve had the good pleasure to meet Jerry’s wife, avid steelheader Terry. For years, Jerry stood in the public eye, advocating against long odds for the fish that
Video spotlight: Fifth graders schooled on raising, releasing trout
It’s that time of year again. Students all over America are releasing the trout they’ve spent the better part of a school year raising in chilled tanks as a part of Trout Unlimited’s Trout in the Classroom program. TIC is a science-based curriculum that teaches elementary and middle-school students all about trout (and, in some
Video spotlight: Guadaloupe
Fly fishing isn’t always that solo, lonesome adventure that many believe it to be. Don’t misunderstand—sometimes, it’s ideal to be wonderfully alone along a mountain stream or a Caribbean flat, casting to fish and letting your mind just wander away from the thoughts that occupy it on a daily basis. But sometimes, fishing is better
Short casts: Atlantic salmon in Detroit River, Farling moving on, American Fork restrictions
This may surprise many—it certainly surprised me. Atlantic salmon were once native to Lake Ontario. They are not native to the other Great Lakes, but according to Bring Back the Salmon, a Canadian conservation group seeking to restore Atlantic salmon to Lake Ontario, this was once the case. But, that initial population of salmon has
Video spotlight: Convergence, the full film
TU and a number of conservation and fly-fishing industry entities helped Conservation Hawks with its newest film, Convergence, on the importance of enlisting anglers in the effort to combat climate change, both on the ground and in the halls of government. We highlighted the trailer earlier this year—the film is featured in the Fly Fishing
Spring Cleanup This Saturday – Join Us at Karns Meadow
Spring Clean Up Day, coordinated by the Rotary Club of Jackson Hole, is a community tradition in Jackson Hole – a chance for community volunteers to roll up their sleeves and clean up trash and debris left behind after the snow has melted. JHTU will once again be participating and we invite members to join