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South Fork Eel River coho getting some help
Construction phase, Jack of Hearts Creek Coho habitat restoration project The rarest species of salmon in California is getting some help in a legendary coastal river system, thanks to Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project (NCCP) and partners. Recently, the NCCP finished the construction phase of a major fish passage and water quality improvement project…
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North Coast Coho Project completes construction phase of major habitat restoration effort in SF Eel River
Construction phase, Jack of Hearts Creek Coho habitat restoration project The rarest species of salmon in California is getting some help in a legendary coastal river system, thanks to Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project (NCCP) and partners. Recently, the NCCP finished the construction phase of a major fish passage and water quality improvement project…
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Short casts: Top streamers; skinny water fishing; farm pond bass; two flies for chromers
Photo courtesy Hatch Magazine. It's full-on fall in the Rockies. Snow has fallen in the high country and the aspen leaves are bright and gold. It's officially "streamer time," and Pat Straub, owner of Gallatin River Guides in Big Sky, Mont., is sharing his list of favorite fall streamers for trout on the prowl this…
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Fly tying: The Mickey Finn
A couple weeks back, I asked what your favorite fall streamer pattern was, and I got a lot of good answers, ranging from the Egg-sucking Leech to the Black Ghost to the venerable Mickey Finn. Video of Tying a Mickey Finn with Barry Ord ClarkeIn the video above, Barry Ord Clarke ties the Mickey Finn,…
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Native Trout Odyssey Team
Native Trout Odyssey team to make final stop in Washington D.C. Five college students; 10 weeks; 10 states; 18 native trout species. The Native Odyssey crew (left to right): Brett Winchel, Matt Crockett, Jacob Lacy, Heather Harkavy, Austin Burroughs. This Summer, TU, in partnership with U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, and Fishpond,…
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Helping one another to help the fish
By Chris Wood When it comes to the recovery of imperiled salmon and steelhead, Idaho leads the way. The Idaho Statesman was the first daily newspaper to call for the removal of the four lower Snake River dams in 1997. The late Governor, Cecil Andrus was one of the most articulate voices for recovery of…
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Teaching Kids to Fly Fish: The Five Golden Rules
By Kirk Deeter There is nothing more rewarding in the fishing world than teaching a young person some basics and watching that pilot light catch. I’ll trade a blanket callibaetis hatch and hundreds of popping fish heads for one pond-eat of a grasshopper fly cast by a little partner with a Snoopy rod, any day,…