Trout Love Snow
The rest of us, not so much. Winter continues in the West, but that’s ok with us anglers.
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Congress needs to act on climate change to protect fishing, outdoor economy
As I drove down to the river access, I couldn’t help but notice the expanse of sun-bleached stones signifying lower-than-usual flows.
New TU film on Elwha River wild steelhead recovery premieres April 17
Summer run steelhead were thought to be extirpated in Washington’s Elwha River, after two dams blocked fish passage for a century. Both dams were removed by 2014. How wild summer steelhead responded amazed scientists and steelhead advocates. Check out the new film from Trout Unlimited and North Fork Studios on the remarkable recovery of summer steelhead in the Elwha on TU’s YouTube channel APRIL 17 AT 6 PM Pacific Time.
Sportsmen cheer reintroduction of Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sam Davidson sdavidson@tu.org, 831-235-2542 Rep. Jared Huffman and Sen. Kamala Harris champion legislation that will better protect and restore habitat and water quality in steelhead and salmon strongholds (April 10, 2019) HEALDSBURG, Calif—Trout Unlimited (TU) today praised the reintroduction of legislation from California Senator Kamala Harris and Representative Jared Huffman (an
A Native Odyssey – Hoofing it for Rio Grande cutthroat
Editor’s Note: Five students from the TU Costa 5 Rivers Outreach Program have embarked on a once-in a-lifetime journey in pursuit of 18 native trout species, all on public lands. With support from the U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, Fishpond and Post Fly Box, these students will tell the stories of our
Long live the Gila trout
Seven of us pierced the Gila wildlands that day, and, despite the best efforts of a clueless pot-shotter, all seven of us made it out without holes in our hides. We never figured out who was shooting or what they were shooting at
How to stay safe while fishing in the winter
This time of the year is a great time to be out chasing trout. Winter doesn’t have to get in the way of that
Chasing the Wyoming Cutt-Slam and keeping the wolves away
Looking back, I saw Sweet, who had coyly picked a honey hole on a backwater around a small island I didn’t even notice, who was looking upriver at me and grinning ear to ear. At that moment, I remember thinking he resembled a child showing off his hard work.
Winter blues, cabin fever and Appalachian envy
April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. —T.S. Elliot It’s still cold and gray here in the steppe country of eastern Idaho. Snow still covers the yard. Snow is still in the immediate forecast. Winter’s not done yet. Not even
Alaska’s Koktuli River on display
Simply put, the rivers you will see in Koktuli Wild are ground zero for impacts from the Pebble mine if it were to go through.
A wet road is no place for wild trout
By Mark Taylor During her hundreds of days wearing an electrofishing backpack in Pennsylvania, Kathleen Lavelle has searched for trout in just about every kind of stream, from tiny trickles to plunging, boisterous mountain rivers. But on a day in August 2019, she experienced something new. Lavelle and her crew were shocking fish in a road.
Look to the science
How do we bring back salmon and steelhead? Look to the science. My career in conservation was informed by a magical experience at a place called Poverty Flats in the middle of the South Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. At the end of a long day, as our field crew packed up, we
The hardest fly to tie?
The author’s Adams. Or… a distant cousin to the Adams. I love to tie flies. But, like a guy who also loves to sing in the shower, I’m better off keeping my skills to myself. Of late, while working away at the computer, my office has turned into a remote fly-tying station. I’ll tie a
Order wild sockeye salmon, help protect Bristol Bay
September 27, 2017 Contact:Nelli Williams, Alaska Program Director, Trout Unlimited (907) 230-7121 or nwilliams@tu.orgMatt Luck, Founder, Pride of Bristol Bay (208) 720-4226 or matt@prideofbristolbay.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Order wild sockeye salmon, help protect Bristol Bay Innovative partnership between Pride of Bristol Bay and Trout Unlimited helps safeguard Bristol Bay, Alaska’s rivers and fisheries. ANCHORAGE, AK
Congressional Conferees Drop Controversial Federal Hydropower Provision from Energy Bill
Congressional Conferees Drop Controversial Federal Hydropower Provision from Energy Bill Congressional Conferees Drop Controversial Federal Hydropower Provision from Energy Bill Measure would have severely damaged the Wests fish and wildlife resources Contact: Steve Malloch Counsel TU 301-980-8309 (cell) 7/25/2002 — Arlington, VA — A controversial measure that would have caused enormous harm to fish and
Trump monuments order affects native trout, popular fisheries in California, SW Oregon
Native Redband trout, Jenny Creek, Cascade Siskiyou National Monument. Yesterday President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring the Department of the Interior to review all national monuments designated since 1996 which are (a) over 100,000 acres in size; (b) were expanded during that time so as to cover more than 100,000 acres; or (c)
The True Cast – Fly Fishing Jazz
I’m a fan of both fly fishing and jazz music, and I often like to think of the two in the same context.
TU Business Spotlight: Four Rivers Fishing Company
Twin Bridges, Mont.– it’s not your average fishing town. And Four Rivers Fishing Company is not your average fly shop. It’s a 50-year-old institution that has been the headquarters for phenomenal trout fishing. This is an authentic Montana-style fly shop. That means that the people who work here fish here. They know and love the
Tying the Douglas Salmon Camp Swinger
Articulated streamers are quickly becoming some of my favorite patterns to tie at the vise
Homegrown wild trout conservation
It took a trip across the country for a Pennsylvanian to discover anglers quietly making a difference back home.