Pictured above: The custom Nautilus reel being offered as a prize for signing up to help protect Bristol Bay with Trout Unlimited By: The Alaska Program We are honored partner with our friends at Nautilus Reels to save a threatened world-class fishing destination in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Nautilus Reels will be giving away a custom
When TU chapter leaders send out requests for volunteers, plenty of members are typically quick to take the proverbial bait. That’s what we in TU do. That said, some opportunities tend to be more popular than others. Events that include the opportunity to mentor new or young anglers are among those that draw the most
By David Kinney Answering calls for action to protect the Delaware River and its prized wild trout fishery from extreme low flows this summer, New York City agreed today to voluntarily boost releases from its water supply reservoirs. This is a welcome step back from the brink. Officials from the city and the Delaware River
Mike Sayre, president of the Ernie Nester chapter in West Virginia, presents a Spy Point camera to David Hylton, a state conservation officer. Hylton will use the camera to deter poaching on the catch-and-release-only section of Paint Creek in Fayette County. (Photo courtesy of Mike Sayre.) By Mark Taylor Glenn Nelson isn’t one of those
Fish like this stout wild Pennsylvania brown trout have helped TU staffer Chad Chorney’s transition from the West to the East. By R. Chad Chorney “What? You’re moving from Idaho to Pennsylvania? Why would you ever do that?” I can’t tell you how many times I received that reaction from friends and colleagues when I
Abandoned mine drainage impacts a small stream near homes in Pennsylvania. By Mark Taylor In Pennsylvania’s lower Kettle Creek watershed, an area scarred by abandoned mine drainage, water quality is improving. For example, Trout Unlimited and partners have worked to reclaim about 160 acres of abandoned mine land and installed nine passive treatment systems in
Volunteers planted 600 native trees and shrubs along Schoharie Creek near Jewett, NY. (Photo Laura Weyeneth, Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District) By Tracy Brown Trout Unlimited had a busy spring on the banks of streams in eight watersheds in New York, planting thousands of trees and shrubs to provide shade and other benefits.
