by Chris Hunt | November 22, 2017 | Video spotlight
I bought a mountain bike last spring with the intent of riding some backcountry trails to fishy haunts, and while I got out a few times, I didn’t use it nearly enough. Maybe next summer. It’s not an outlandish idea, biking to backcountry fishing. The video above shows two anglers who loaded their bike paniers
by Tara Granke | November 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Each year, TU Camp and Academy graduates are invited to enter the TU Teen Essay Contest in which they share their camp experiences. This year we had four finalists, and Alex’s essay is the second to be posted in this series as the second runner up! Alex is from Michigan and attended the Michigan Trout
by Chris Hunt | November 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Photo by Earl Harper Earl Harper is a gifted photographer—I’ve had the pleasure of his company a couple of times on trips to Alaska and Mexico. He’s got a unique eye for detail, and not just that fish-eye that a lof of us amatuer shooters think we have dialed in. Check out some of the
by Kate Miller | November 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Asian carp are currently one of the biggest and most serious threats the health of the Great Lakes, and preventing them from making it further up the Chicago Waterway should be a national priority. Congress, in a bipartisan effort, instructed the Army Corps of Engineers to explore different options for creating a barrier at the
by Chris Hunt | November 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Those of us who have employed fishing guides know just how hard the work really is. It may seem a romantic profession—and certainly aspects of it border on ethereal—but mostly it’s an up-early and to-bed-late gig with no traditional benefits like health insurance, a retirement plan or a pension. And it’s not an easy job,
by Mark Taylor | October 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Duke Welter Near ly 60 people participated in a recent bus tour to visit restored streams in the heart of Southeast Minnesota’s Driftless Area. In this 10th annual tour organized by the Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort, participants got to walk four streams and talk with project managers, biologists, designers and contractors. Questions
by Tara Granke | October 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Gavin, three-time Youth Leadership Council representative from Ohio, is pictured above, center, with the GlenOak TIC trout crew, a project that he initiated after attending a Trout Unlimited Fly Fishing and Conservation Camp. by Gavin Nupp Throughout high school, I tried my hand with many activities. I spent countless nights nearly sleepless studying for Science