The True Cast – On Golf and Fly Fishing
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Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Abandoned mines are a problem – a big problem. Today, there are some 500,000 abandoned mines across America. Many of these chronically leak heavy metals and other toxic residues into streams and groundwater. In the western U.S., 33,000 abandoned mine sites have degraded the environment, including popular trout streams such as the Animas River in…
The call for rapid change
Beneath the slack water, it’s all still there. Somewhere beneath the water and the silt, rapids lay waiting to re-emerge.
Wild: Bill Templin and the South Fork Kings River
Bill Templin and wild trout, SF Kings River. By Sam Davidson Almost twenty years ago, a man who had carried on a long term love affair with what must be one of the most underappreciated trout streams in the Sierra Nevada decided he was in a generous mood, and would form a group to share…
Ninemile: Bringing in the big guns for river restoration
Work is ramping up again as the Ninemile Creek restoration enters its fifth phase. And this one is a big one as workers prepare to bring in the bulldozers, excavators and haul trucks. “This particular reach of Ninemile Creek was significantly altered, destroyed, even by Ninemile standards,” said Paul Parson, Clark Fork restoration coordinator for…
Jeremy Brooks scholarship affords Wisconsin student summer opportunity to work and learn
I was fortunate as the recipient of the 2024 Jeremy Brooks Memorial Scholarship to be able to spend this past summer working in multiple aspects of fisheries management throughout a summer internship with Trout Unlimited.
2020 Orvis Award Winners Are TU Business Members
Both Healing Waters Lodge and Linehan Outfitting Company are vital parts of the TU Team.
Trout Unlimited welcomes the nominations of three top natural resource officials
A trio of consensus-minded conservationists are under consideration for key posts in the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contacts: Chris Wood, president and CEO, Trout Unlimited, cwood@tu.org Steve Moyer, VP for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, smoyer@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—The Biden administration has nominated three outstanding conservationists for key posts in…
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…
Sportsmen cheer protections for Montana's North Fork of the Flathead River
Dec. 12, 2014 Contact: Corey Fisher (406) 546-2979 Chris Schustrom 406-260-1198 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen cheer protections for Montana’s North Fork of the Flathead River Bill withdraws 362,000 acres from mining, oil and gas drilling MISSOULA–A bill that protects the North Fork of the Flathead River in Montana from hard-rock mining and new oil and…
Trout Unlimited Hires New Director for its Wyoming Water Project
5/4/2006 Trout Unlimited Hires New Director for its Wyoming Water Project May 4, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Scott Yates 307-332-7700 Kathleen Campbell 703-284-9427 Trout Unlimited Hires New Director for its Wyoming Water Project Arlington, VA The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) has hired Scott Yates as the new Director of its Wyoming Water…
Back to the vest
I had back surgery last winter—three vertebrae were fused just above my tailbone after a lengthy battle with sciatica and what turned out to a cracked and splitting bone. I was honestly worried about the future of my fly fishing. The first few weeks after surgery were miserable. It was so bad, I questioned my…
Clark Brook, Oliverian Brook and Eastman Brook, New Hampshire
Goals No matter how clean and cold the water is for brook trout, a bountiful population cannot occur without a significant amount of uninterrupted stream mileage to allow the fish to move throughout the length of stream. Streams like Clark Brook, Oliverian Brook and Eastman Brook in western central New Hampshire have habitat characteristics of…
Working towards a solution
Montana TU is collaborating and trying to come up with answers and solutions for trout health issues in SW Montana.
Faces of Restoration: Aqua Terra Restoration helps remove Rattlesnake Dam
Thanks to Arlin Grimes and his Aqua Terra Restoration business, the Rattlesnake Dam near Missoula, Mont., is now down
TROUT UNLIMITED VOLUNTEERS TO TRANSPLANT SALMON FLIES FROM THE BLACKSMITH FORK RIVER TO THE LOGAN RIVER
04/20/2005 TROUT UNLIMITED VOLUNTEERS TO TRANSPLANT SALMON FLIES FROM THE BLACKSMITH FORK RIVER TO THE LOGAN RIVER A group of volunteers from the Cache Anglers Trout Unlimited chapter will spend part of a day collecting and releasing several thousand salmon flies to help improve the health of the Logan River. The volunteers will gather on…
The river that was
On the Snake River, what was lost and what could still be.
2024 Western Regional Rendezvous DIY Fishing Guide
Fly-Fishing the Henry’s Fork While there are many spectacular trout fisheries within a short drive from Idaho Falls, it’s hard to argue that the Henry’s Fork isn’t the main attraction. Considered by some to be the best trout stream in the United States, the Henry’s Fork draws anglers from around the world year after year.…
TU statement on new surface waters classification for North Fork Smith River
For Immediate Release December 11, 2017 Contact: Dean Finnerty, (541) 214-0642, dfinnerty@tu.org Wild Steelheaders United, Trout Unlimited applaud new classification of surface waters for North Fork Smith River New rules enhance water quality protections for the headwaters of one of the best wild steelhead and salmon fisheries on the West Coast COTTAGE GROVE, OreOn Thursday,…
Energy leases along Beaverhead disregard value of priceless trout fishery
3/12/2007 Energy leases along Beaverhead disregard value of priceless trout fishery March 12, 2007 Contact: Michael Gibson 406-543-0054 michael@montanatu.org Corey Fisher 406-721-1002 cfisher@tu.org For immediate release: Energy leases along Beaverhead disregard value of priceless trout fishery DILLON, Mont.The Bureau of Land Managements proposal to lease 27,000 acres along southwest Montanas Beaverhead River for eventual oil…