Photo by Walter Hinick, the Ravalli Republic When I first moved to eastern Idaho as a journalist almost 20 years ago, I was assigned a story about the priority the National Park Service was placing on protecting native cutthroat trout. New to the area, I started doing some basic research on the topic. The obvious
Short casts: Losing a friend, geeking out, hope for Gilas
Pat Oglesby Several years ago, my friend Pat Oglesby, a long-time TU volunteer and a leader within the Grand Valley Anglers chapter of Trout Unlimited in Grand Junction, asked me to come and speak to the chapter’s ann ual banquet that takes place in conjunction with its annual fly tying expo. I’d known Pat and
Trojan males and the genetics of non-native control
A non-native brook trout in full spawning colors, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Chris Hunt. by Helen Neville Many of us have struggled over the years with various efforts to eradicate non-native trout and restore native trout to their historical range. Often we work years either removing non-native trout by hand (electrofishing) or using chemicals
Colorado River restoration project awarded $8 million grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 21, 2016 Contact: Drew Peternell, (303) 204-3057, dpeternell@tu.org Matt Rice, (803) 422-5244, mrice@americanrivers.org Paul Bruchez, (907) 531-2008, reedercreekranch@gmail.com Colorado River restoration project secures $8 million grant NRCS award a huge boost for ambitious project to restore threatened river (Kremmling)The U.S. Department of Agricultures Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today announced $7.75
Short casts: Turnpike trout, Tampa fly fishing, braving winter
The Henry’s Fork in eastern Idaho. Local TU members in Chester County, Penn., won a small court victory recently in their effort to protect Valley and Trou t creeks from highway stormwater runoff pollution when a judge ruled that public meeting requirements weren’t met when county and township officials crafted a stormwater discharge plan for
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
Sporting groups applaud Forest Service decision on Wyoming Range
For immediate release: Dec. 16, 2016 Contact: Brett Prettyman, Intermountain Region Communications Director Trout Unlimited, 801-209-5320, bprettyman@tu.org Sportsmen and women celebrated Friday when the Bridger-Teton National Forest finally brought closure to a decades-long effort to protect critical fish and wildlife habitat in the Wyoming Range of western Wyoming. The Forest Service decision will not allow