A boom for trout (and taxpayers)
New drilling policies are a win for fish and wildlife. Now a key federal agency needs to modernize its oil and gas leasing rules.
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Do it for the fish that made a river famous
If the determining factor in the effort to save the native Yellowstone cutthroat trout of Idaho’s South Fork of the Snake River is how hard cutthroats fight at the end of a leader … well, then, the fight is already lost
The fishing derby
I was around 8 or 9 when I last participated in a fishing derby. Whenever we had a big runoff and the city let the Santa Fe River run, Game and Fish would make some pools with sandbags and dump in a few loads of stockers. The river was just a block away from my house,
Remembering Duane Cook and his service to people
At the Memorial Wall in D.C., I remember tears rolling down my good friend’s face the moment he located the name of his father, who died when my friend was but two years old and had yet to commit his dad’s face to memory
Voices from the River: Finding the fishing truck
By Chris Hunt Last spring, after a lengthy search, I found the perfect rig to haul my little camper up into the hills around home for weekend fishing get-aways. It was old. It guzzled gas, which encouraged shorter trips, and it didn’t leak or burn oil. It had good clearance, ran like a champ and
Voices from the River: Return to No Name Creek
By Chris Hunt In early summer, No Name Creek is Irish green. It boasts a flourish of grass and bright yellow balsam root. Wild iris and sticky geraniums add color to the mix, but mostly, it’s just impossibly emerald green. There’s a spot on a little plateau that overlooks the creek, where native Snake River
When I go gear
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] TU’s Corey Fisher with a beast from one of Oregon’s fabled steelhead waters, the Umpqua. His casting rod sat in its holder mounted to the side of the boat. At the end of 35 feet of 12-pound monofilament, his metallic pink Mag-Lip plug wiggled back and forth near
Voices from the River: Jon Baiocchi, California’s guide
John Baiocchi, on one of his home waters, the Truckee River.
Voices from the River: Precious time
By Chris Hunt I’ve never been much of a public speaker. It’s just not my thing. But when my sister-in-law asked me to speak at my brother’s funeral … well, you don’t say ‘no’ to that. In truth, I sobbed my way through the eulogy—Brice was my little brother, and while I could handle the
Native Odyssey: The Valle Vidal
Located in Northern New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin, Valle Vidal lies within the Carson National Forest. Meandering its way through Valle Vidal, Comanche Creek is one of the last refuges for Rio Grande cutthroat trout in the state of New Mexico. TU’s extensive Commanche Creek project addresses
Managing Water for Farmers, Industry, Communities and Fish
Lahontan cutthroat trout March 5, 2014 Contact: Brian Johnson, Director, Trout Unlimited California Program, (510) 528-4772 Dave Glenn, Intermountain Director, Sportsmens Conservation Project (307) 332-6700 ext. 16 Helen Neville, Research Scientist, (208) 345-9800 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Managing Water for Farmers, Industry, Communities and Fish Trout and salmon conservation starting upstream helps keep water flowing downstream,
TU trout population estimation model used for humans
It’s safe to say no one thought the model created for trout would end up estimating human populations in remote areas of Africa.
Pipelines: With so much at stake, we have to get it right
Major energy development proposals have such enormous implications for our waters and fisheries that there must be a high bar for approval
Voices from the River: Old Blue
by Chris Hunt It was bright blue when I first crawled into it as a 12-year-old kid. Its paper-thin nylon hardly seemed sturdy enough to stop a breath of wind, let alone protect its occupants from whatever it was that wandered the woods at night. That wispy little barrier, though, provided real emotional security for
Voices from the River: Keeping it in the family
By Travis Banta It is safe to say we are a fishing family. Grandpa Lee crossed the Madison River to his favorite fishing hole in an old 1940’s era Ford pickup. Grandma Margaret hated that bridge because it was essentially a couple of 2×12 boards and she didn’t like guiding the tires of that old Ford
When ‘fishing ain’t what it used to be’ is a good thing
The fishing ain’t what it used to be. We’ve all heard that familiar lament, usually uttered by an angler trudging back to the parking lot after getting skunked. As conservationists, we know it’s too often true. The losses of trout and salmon fisheries relative to their historic distribution are well known to all of us. But this
TU praises EPA?s efforts on abandoned mines
5/10/2006 TU praises EPA?s efforts on abandoned mines May 10, 2006 Contact: Contact: Chris Wood, cwood@tu.org, (571) 274-0601 Rob Roberts, rroberts@tu.org, (406) 543-1192 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU praises EPAs efforts on abandoned mines Agencys policies could lead to more on-the-ground restoration projects WASHINGTON, D.C. Trout Unlimited (TU) today praised the Environmental Protection Agency for its
Study: Changing climate could cut Western trout habitat in half
Contact: Seth Wenger, Staff Scientist, (208) 340-7046, swenger@tu.orgChris Wood, President and CEO, (571) 274-0601, cwood@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Study: Changing climate could cut Western trout habitat in halfNative cutthroat trout could see 58 percent decline in suitable habitat BOISE, Idaho A new study shows a changing climate could reduce suitable trout habitat in the western
Leaked documents a glimpse at plan for monuments
Stand up for National Monuments Leaked documents provide a glimpse into Interior plan for monumentsSportsmen and women say it’s past time for transparency in this process In a set of documents leaked to the media, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke outlined an uncertain future for this country’s national monuments. The story, which broke late
They don’t make fly guides like this anymore
A warm farewell to Terry Gunn, the guru of Lees Ferry, Arizona.