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In Massachusetts, a step toward a premier wild trout fishery
Tireless, science-based effort by TU volunteers leads to an agreement for higher flows during spawning season Carefully picking his way up the Deerfield River, the angler suddenly stopped at a trout redd. The sight of the trout spawning nest in this river, which supposedly did not harbor wild, reproducing trout, wasn’t entirely surprising. Eric Halloran…
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Beers, backcountry, e-bikes: Angler scientists at work
A volunteer chapter in Washington State is going the distance to collect trout and salmon eDNA samples in their home water Fed by glaciers and deep snowpack, the Nooksack River joins the Pacific Ocean near Bellingham, Washington, a half-hour drive south of the Canadian border. Upstream, the basin’s cold headwaters originate high in the Cascade…
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5 questions for TU’s fisheries science pro
Dan Dauwalter, director of fisheries science, has answers on native trout and cutting-edge fisheries technology Over the past few years, groups of scientists hiked into the White Mountains of Arizona with heavy sampling gear to search remote streams for the threatened Apache trout. It was arduous work, but back in the office, Dan Dauwalter may…
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Because We Will Feel It First, Arizona Must Lead on Climate Change
Arizona’s Senators must continue to lead on climate issues in Congress and with the Biden Administration Today, hunters and anglers are on the front lines of climate change. We are not only seeing significant decreases in snowpack and water levels in formerly perennial streams but are also witnesses to the impacts of weakening monsoon activity…
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Tracking trout on the Deerfield
Data collected, scientists now set out to gauge how flows affect the river’s wild browns For the past two-plus years, TU’s Deerfield River Watershed Chapter members and community volunteers have been tracking the movements of 30 brown trout carrying surgically implanted radio transmitters. Now, after putting thousands of miles on their cars to collect 24 million…
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A vision for the Great Lakes: healthy waters and connected communities
Trout Unlimited starts off 2022 with a new strategic direction, building on the great work that we have been doing. Under this new plan Trout Unlimited is building a foundation for the future of healthy waters and healthy fish on the strength of whole communities committed to their care and recovery across generations. Our…
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Could this become Michigan’s next great trout water?
TU’s Jake Lemon sees promise in a stream anglers breeze past to get to the Pere Marquette Jake Lemon admits he was as guilty as most when it came to paying attention to Michigan’s White River. “It’s basically sandwiched between the Muskegon and the Pere Marquette,” Lemon said of the White. “Many people just drive…