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Saco River Valley

We are a collective of conservation-minded anglers in the Mount Washington Valley, located in and around the popular recreational town of North Conway, New Hampshire. Our name comes from our home river, the mighty Saco, which extends some 136 miles through New Hampshire and Maine, eventually emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. It is our job…

Native Odyssey: Brett Winchel

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Editor’s note: The TU Costa Five Rivers Program is sending five college students on a native trout odyssey across America this summer. Meet Brett Winchel, one of the five lucky participants. I moved to Knoxville roughly four years ago to begin my journey to a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at the University…

Wilson Creek supporters gather to celebrate wild and scenic NC river

Published in Community, Conservation

By Mark Taylor EDGEMONT, N.C. — The Wilson Creek area of Caldwell County continues to grow in popularity as more people discover the area’s rugged beauty and recreational offerings. On Nov. 3, several hundred people gathered at the Wilson Creek Visitor Center throughout the day to celebrate the area on the occasion of the 50th…

Wilson Creek supporters gather to celebrate wild and scenic NC river

Published in Community, Conservation

By Mark Taylor EDGEMONT, N.C. — The Wilson Creek area of Caldwell County continues to grow in popularity as more people discover the area’s rugged beauty and recreational offerings. On Nov. 3, several hundred people gathered at the Wilson Creek Visitor Center throughout the day to celebrate the area on the occasion of the 50th…

Umpqua Feather Merchants stands with TU on Lower Snake

Published in TU Business

“At Umpqua, we say we’re tied to the water,” Russ said. “Our love of the water is the constant that binds us all together. From flies to tools, everything we do is made for the water. The Snake is an iconic American river that once supported plentiful runs of salmon and steelhead. For decades now, we’ve tried to work around the issue of the dams with fish ladders, barges and a host of other failed alternatives. The fact is that we can either have dams on the Snake or fish in the Snake. We can’t have both.”

Stream Explorers

Stream Explorers is a four-page magazine that arrives four times per year for Trout Unlimited’s youth members ages 12 and under.  Each issue focuses on one important trout or salmon topic, and includes articles, illustrations, and activities. Stream Explorers is great for independent readers, as well as for children still reading with their grown-ups.  Many teachers and educators…

Fife Street Brewing

Fife Street Brewing is a celebration of craft and community. We love West Virginia, and we’ve made this place for our town — for authentic and inclusive experiences over great beer, food, and conversations. Our beer is classic and fresh while bold and familiar. We’ve got a beer to please everyone from the hard-working joe,…

Weber Basin Anglers

The Weber Basin Anglers, Trout Unlimited Chapter 681, is committed to promoting coldwater conservation and trout fishing while having a great time outdoors. Please join us in making fishing better in Utah. We meet regularly for monthly meetings in northern Davis County and have members from Morgan, Davis, Weber and Box Elder counties. Feel free…

The Fly Fishing Show – Atlanta, GA

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If you live in the Atlanta area and you love fly fishing, you really need to come on down to The Fly Fishing Show at the Infinite Energy Center. You’ll see a host of TU Businesses represented. You can try out the gear, check out some great fly fishing destinations and hang out with people…

Short casts: Chum fry in Puget Sound, angler science, Upslope IPA

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It’s a hot time to be fly fishing the river mouths and estuaries of Puget Sound. The annual run of chum salmon fry from rivers and streams down to the salt water is under way, and waiting for them at river mouths and in estuaries will be a host of predators, including sea-run cutthroat trout.…

New book, Trout Tips, is here!

Published in Fishing, Trout Tips

Please buy this book, called Trout Tips. It only costs, $16.99, it will make TU stronger, and hopefully help you fish better too! Trout Tips is a new book that involves over 250 simple fishing tips from TU members and supporters… for trout anglers of all skill levels… and all the money goes straight to…

Tying the Black and Tan jig

Published in Trout Tips, Featured
Tying the Black and Tan jig.

Fall across North America generally means low and clear water, particularly on freestone trout streams where flows aren’t manipulated by upstream dams. And that means wary trout in skinny conditions. Chasing fall trout during low water can be a lot of fun for sight-fishing, but fish are also on high alert for predators and, in…

Try polypropylene yarn for tying wings on your flies

Published in Trout Talk, Featured

One of the biggest challenges those new to fly tying encounter is how to tie in wings for various patterns. Hair wings for everything from big stonefly patterns to tiny mayfly imitations require some dexterity and precision. The only way to get better at it is to do it. A lot.  I’ve been tying for…

Tyoutdoors

About us Full time guide and wildlife artist in Casper, Wyoming. What we do Create functional art work to use while out fishing or guiding. All work is hand drawn with Sharpies and every pice is custom. Also do catch and release art work for that great catch that you would like to preserve that…