Search results for “ruby mountains”

Driftwater

About us Driftwater – a boutique accommodation and fly fishing lodge. Nestled in the Meander Valley at the gateway to the World Heritage listed Tasmanian Wilderness, Driftwater is perfectly positioned as a base for accessing the Tasmanian fishery. With its extensive and diverse waterways, pristine rivers and streams, clear mountain lakes, wild brown trout and

TU Applauds Introduction of Acid Rain Bills

3/15/2001 TU Applauds Introduction of Acid Rain Bills TU Applauds Introduction of Acid Rain Bills Contact: 3/15/2001 — — Passage of Legislation a Critical Step in Protecting Virginia’s Streams and Rivers Arlington, VATrout Unlimited, America’s leading trout and salmon conservation organization, applauded Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton for introducing the Acid Rain Control Act

Trout Tips: Skate the fly

Published in Fishing, Trout Tips

This little small-stream rainbow gobbled up a skated caddis. Ah, the dry fly, cast upstream over the perfect current seam. Is there a better sight in all of fly fishing? And when it works out … Damn, it ‘s awesome. It’s inspiring, effective and, well, it’s proper. But things don’t always line up just right,

Questar Corp. donates Rocky Mountain Front gas leases to Trout Unlimited

6/28/2006 Questar Corp. donates Rocky Mountain Front gas leases to Trout Unlimited June 28, 2006 Contact: Dave Stalling, dstalling@tu.org, (406) 721-4441, (406) 531-7840 cell Chris Wood, cwood@tu.org, (703) 284-9403, (571) 274-0601 cell Brian ODonnell, bodonnell@tu.org, (970) 903-0276 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Questar Corp. donates Rocky Mountain Front gas leases to Trout Unlimited Conservation group asks Congress

TU welcomes proposed rule protecting trout water near coal mines

July 16, 2015 Contact: Steve Moyer (571) 274-0593 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU welcomes proposed rule protecting trout water near coal mines WASHINGTONA new proposed rule intended to lessen the impacts from mountain-top removal coal mining on rivers and streams represents a worthy effort on the part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Trout

Little River

Little River Chapter is based out of Maryville, TN and was chartered primarily to supply financial and volunteer help to the Fisheries Department of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We have expanded our goals to include an active Trout in the Classroom Program and a leadership role in providing fishing opportunities in the Maryville area

When the monsoons finally come

Published in Uncategorized

My son was invited on a boating trip to celebrate a pal’s birthday. The original plan featured a lake about an hour away, but since that one had dried up, they drove three hours farther to a reservoir near the Texas border. It’s flat out there on the plains, but back here in Santa Fe,

In a Native Place

Published in TROUT Magazine

On the Fort Apache reservation, preserving native trout and a tribe’s identity. In the Western Apache worldview, humans share the earth with birds, elk, fish, insects, plants.  Water, air, rocks—all are alive. All are part of the community of life here. The land is also full of stories. If you know the stories, say Apache

30 Great Places: Little Mountain

Published in Travel, Uncategorized

Region: RockiesActivities: Fishing, huntingSpecies: Colorado River cutthroat; Mule deer; Elk Where: The Greater Little Mountain Area (GLMA) is a magical high desert region of over 500,000 acres in southwestern Wyoming’s Sweetwater County. This habitat of badlands, aspen groves and pine forests – simultaneously rugged and fragile – is one of Wyoming’s most sought after hunting

TU Decries Lack of Compromise on Clean Air Legislation

03/11/2005 TU Decries Lack of Compromise on Clean Air Legislation New rules amount to minor progress, but are inferior to legislation WASHINGTON – The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) today expressed disappointment at the failure of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to pass a strong, bipartisan clean air bill. Earlier this week,

2017 Spring Creek Trout Camp a Success

SPRING CREEK Young would-be anglers recently gathered just outside of Elko for an opportunity to learn about fly-fishing through the 3rd Annual Northern Nevada Trout Unlimited Youth Camp. A dozen pre-teen boys and girls, ages 10-12, learned about fly casting, fly tying, hooking and landing fish, aquatic insects and conservation over a two-day camp. Every

Voices from the River: A father’s legacy

Published in Voices from the river

Sometimes the fishing is secondary to other priorities. The author of this fine reminiscence with his father, Gordon VeneKlasen. By Garrett VeneKlasen Feb. 5, 2018 Twenty years ago today, the single engine plane my father was piloting went down in the mountains east of Taos. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Dad was

TU applauds Sen. Burns? legislation to protect the Rocky Mountain Front

6/27/2006 TU applauds Sen. Burns? legislation to protect the Rocky Mountain Front June 27, 2006 Contact: Dave Stalling, dstalling@tu.org, (406) 721-4441, (406) 531-7840 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU applauds Sen. Burns legislation to protect the Rocky Mountain Front GREAT FALLSTrout Unlimited on Tuesday praised U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., for introducing legislation that would permanently protect

Northeast Regional Rendezvous

2024 Northeast Rendezvous May 3rd-5th in Arlington, Vermont Join fellow TU members, supporters and volunteers from across the Northeast on May 3-5 at the Arlington Common in Arlington, Vermont for some great fishing, enlightening presentations, inspiring dialogue and engaging camaraderie with those who share your dedication to TU and our mission. Brought to you in

Buy Your F3T Tickets & Benefit Local TU Chapters

Published in Uncategorized

Tune in to the awesome 2021 Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) virtual event and you can also support the local TU chapter restoring the rivers you love to fish! When you buy your F3T ticket through one of the links below, the F3T will donate $2 directly to that local chapter, helping them do more

Trout Unlimited Invests in Partnerships and Restructures Across the Rockies 

New leadership and investments in people reflect growing federal partnerships and project funding across region Contact:  DENVER – Today, Trout Unlimited (TU) announced a series of new investments in its people to accommodate the growing number of innovative partnerships across the Rocky Mountains. Over the last decade, TU has secured roughly $133 million in funding partnerships to

Citizen scientists blitz pipeline route

Published in Science, Community, Conservation

By Jake Lemon West Virginia and Virginia are currently experiencing a major buildout of pipeline infrastructure. Pipelines are being constructed across hundreds of miles of rugged and highly erodible terrain, crossing hundreds of rivers and streams in the process.  These large-scale construction projects have the potential to degrade aquatic ecosystems and drinking water supplies.   This