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Conservation programs on the administration chopping block once again

Published in Government Affairs, Advocacy, Conservation

The Trump administration is once again proposing significant government funding cuts that that would hamstring critical clean water programs and weaken TU’s federal partners. If these cuts were enacted, they would undermine efforts by Trout Unlimited and our conservation partners to protect coldwater habitat in places like the Colorado River basin, the Chesapeake Bay and

Getting out there

Creek crossing.

Allegra, Grant and I emerged from the densely wooded trail, stepping out onto the wooden bridge for our first view of Resurrection Bay. Mountains jutted up from the water as the evening sun shone through Tonsina Creek valley, and ravens flew overhead. Spawning silver and chum salmon pooled up in riffles below us, and our noses filled with the decaying fish that came before them, soon to be the ravens’ feast.

Virginia project frees a stream — and trapped trout

Published in Barriers, Barrier removal

Finding 45 brook trout in a single pool in a small creek may sound like a good thing.  In the case of a small stream in Virginia’s mountains it was anything but.  The fish were trapped in a small plunge pool beneath a perched culvert on Railroad Hollow, a small brook high in the Dry

Draining pond in Maine has good unintended results

Published in Conservation, Community, Science

By Jeff Reardon Since 2014, TU’s Merrymeeting Bay Chapter has been focused on brook trout in coastal streams, at least some of which migrate downstream to saltwater for part of their life.   They’ve been working with me to document brook trout populations in previously un-surveyed streams by angling and electrofishing surveys; monitor water temperatures with long-term data loggers; and,

Functional streamflows key to recovering salmon and steelhead

Published in Science, Conservation

California’s Bay-Delta, where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge to form the largest estuary on the West Coast, is the hub of both the state’s water supply and the second largest runs of salmon and steelhead south of Alaska. The Bay-Delta is also the hub of the struggle over how to provide enough water

Fresh Catch Coffee

At Fresh Catch Coffee, we take pride in consistently providing the freshest, highest quality, single origin coffee possible – but our responsibilities don’t stop there. We have set out on a mission to caffeinate a community of like minded individuals who demand clean water for our coastal fisheries. Fresh Catch Coffee was built around one

Finatical Flyfishing created to feature female guides

Published in Fishing

There are more women guiding than ever before and many of these women have inspirational stories. Finatical Flyfishing was created to feature them and offer hosted travel with the outfitters who support them. For example, Patty Reilly has guided all over the western United States; from Jackson Hole and Yellowstone to Alaska and many rivers

A milestone in native trout recovery

Published in Conservation, Science, TROUT Magazine

Paiute cutthroat are often called the rarest trout in North America. Their historic range is an 11-mile long stretch of a single creek in the eastern Sierra Nevada near the California-Nevada border. The population of this singular trout, with its unique purplish hue and markings, succumbed to a variety of factors over the past century,

Media, Public Invited To Attend Devil's Gulch Salmon And Steelhead Restoration Project

10/11/2001 Media, Public Invited To Attend Devil’s Gulch Salmon And Steelhead Restoration Project Media, Public Invited To Attend Devils Gulch Salmon And Steelhead Restoration Project Contact: John Milanovich , , TU North Bay Chapter 415.249.2241 TU North Bay Chapter 415.249.2241 10/11/2001 — Marin County, Calif. — Trout Unlimited, the nations largest trout and salmon conservation

Video spotlight: The non-slip mono loop

Published in Video spotlight

In recent years, the non-slip mono loop has become my favorite knot for tying flies to tippet—I use it for trout, for carp and just a week or so ago, I used it on Chetumal Bay for bonefish. I’m rarely disappointed in its performance, and it’s just as easy to tie as other traditional knots.

Southeast Alaska's Salmon and Trout Fisheries Contribute Nearly $1 Billion Annually to Regional Economy

January 17, 2011 Contacts: Thomas Wegge, TCW Economics, twegge@tcwecon.com or 916-451-3372 Mark Kaelke, Southeast Alaska Project Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska, mkaelke@tu.org or 907-321-4464 Tim Bristol, Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska, tbristol@tu.org or 907-321-3291 Paula Dobbyn, Communications Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska, pdobbyn@tu.org or 907-230-1513 Southeast Alaskas Salmon and Trout Fisheries Contribute Nearly $1 Billion Annually to Regional

TU announces salmon consumers' Bill of Rights

5/10/2007 TU announces salmon consumers’ Bill of Rights May 10, 2007 Contact: Chris Wood, TU VP for Conservation Programs: (571) 274-0601, cwood@tu.org Tim Bristol, TU Alaska: (907) 321-3291, tbristol@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Consumers gain voice in wild salmon and steelhead conservation National campaign urges consumers to vote with their forks in order to protect wild

Trout Unlimited Applauds Passage of Key Conservation Provisions in Farm Bill

05/15/2008 Trout Unlimited Applauds Passage of Key Conservation Provisions in Farm Bill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2008 Contact: Steve Moyer: 703-284-9406 Trout Unlimited Applauds Passage of Key Conservation Provisions in Farm Bill WASHINGTON, D.C.The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited commends Congress for approving a Conservation Title of the Farm Bill that will help trout

House of Rep. Continuing Resolution Spending Bill Would Discontinue Cooperative Watershed Conservation Efforts Nationwide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (571) 331-7970 House of Rep. Continuing Resolution Spending Bill Would Discontinue Cooperative Watershed Conservation Efforts Nationwide Bill attacks Clean Water Act, public land management, watershed restoration and conservation funding. Arlington, Va.– Trout Unlimited (TU) strongly opposes HR 1, a bill to fund the federal government

Gear test: Thermacell Backpacker

Published in Uncategorized

One of the surprising highlights to the summer camping season was the day my Thermacell “Backpacker” arrived in the mail. This little device does a number on mosquitos. Thermacell’s lantern has been out for awhile, but the “Backpacker” is new. It attaches to a typical camp propane canister and uses a repellent mat to do

Short casts: Flies for vets, winter and escaping to Mexico

Published in Uncategorized

Photo courtesy of Tony Martino, The Missoulian How’s this for awesome? Members of the West Slope Chapter of Trout Unlimited got together over the weekend and tied more than 1,000 flies to used by veterans who have been recently introduced to fly fishing. This is just one example of how TU volunteers make fishing better

Congress steps up to approve Delaware River Basin Conservation Act

Published in Import

By Mark Taylor   In the early morning hours Saturday, Congress stepped up to protect one of America’s most historic watersheds.   The Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, first introduced in 2010 and long a priority for Trout Unlimited and our partners in the region, finally cleared both the House and Senate as a provision