A Holiday Gift on Dry Dock Gulch
Juvenile salmon and steelhead are immediately using reconnected habitat on California’s North Coast
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Voices from the River: Reality bats last
As anglers, we are out there in the field, witnessing firsthand the stream closures and warmer waters and burned landscapes. What we’re seeing, year after year, is evidence piling up of profound changes in the air and under our feet.
But at present, I’m not sure about our individual and collective will to respond and take action. It’s human nature to stick to our ingrained habits and mindset, to resist change in our thoughts or routines, short of emergency or catastrophe.
Connecting science and conservation
At a recent gathering of our scientists and other staff at Trout Unlimited, I recounted how one of my happiest days was when I was hired as a fisheries biologist—for three days—by the Bureau of Land Management. My vision of being a fisheries biologist was informed by the John Steinbeck novel, Cannery Row. Even more
One TU in Action on Vermont’s Mettawee River
What makes Trout Unlimited such a powerful force in conservation across the country is not our expertise in river restoration, led by the world’s best and most committed staff. It’s not our 420 local chapters and state councils, led by over 4,000 passionate volunteers who marshal our 300,000 members and supporters to take care of local streams, engage
Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good
There is no perfect fly rod. There are just too many different techniques and types of water. But is it better to go fishing with a versatile, single rod that does a lot of things pretty well? Or to carry multiple rods so you can use the best tool for varying conditions?
Hold the line on the Great Lakes
Carp are wreaking havoc on ecosystems, displacing native species and devouring the natural resources upon which those species rely.
TU will work harder to build a more equitable community
Editor’s note: The following is a note that TU President and CEO Chris Wood sent to TU’s staff on Tuesday, June 2. For 60 years, the work of Trout Unlimited has been grounded in community. Every time we bring historic adversaries together to remove a dam or restore a watershed, we build community. Every stream
Volunteers Around the Country Join Together on Trout Unlimiteds National Stream Clean-up Day
06/12/2009 Volunteers Around the Country Join Together on Trout Unlimiteds National Stream Clean-up Day June 12, 2009 For Immediate Release: Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary 571-331-7970 Volunteers Around the Country Join Together on Trout Unlimiteds National Stream Clean-up Day June 13 national event marks TUs 50th anniversary Arlington, Va.On Saturday, June 13, volunteers around
Companies that give back
I am 20 years old; sitting cross-legged on the floor of my dorm room. The words on the page are so freaking clear, but their application remains elusive. “Fly casting makes it possible to deliver a relatively weightless lure or imitation of a living creature on a target, using line weight to develop momentum.” After
Denver Water, TU reach agreement on river protections for Fraser
FraserCO.jpg PRESS RELEASE March 4, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver Water, Trout Unlimited, Grand County reach agreement on river protections for Moffat Project The deal, years in the making, provides water management and project funds to benefit Fraser River habitat, trout populations (Denver) Denver Water, Trout Unlimited and Grand County today announced agreement on a
Aboriginal Rio Grande cutthroat trout survive in the Upper Rio Grande Basin
by Mark Konishi Growing up in the San Luis Valley, I would hear rumors of cutthroat trout with vivid colors caught in secret waters. Cutthroat trout with orange slab-sides as brilliant as any goldfish. Many of these stories often came from my classmate Jim, relayed down through his extended family. It was difficult to pinpoint
Fly tying: The Insult
Some flies are so simple to tie that you wonder how, with such little effort at the vise, they can be effective. The Insult, tied below by Tim Flagler, is such a fly. Designed to imitate active nymphs that either swim or end up in the current quite often, The Insult is a great pattern
Madison Gallatin TU Chapter Veterans Service Partnership
Congratulations to Madison Gallatin TU and chapter VSP Coordinator Robert Allen for some wonderful work on behalf of our veterans. This is an excellent example of how TU’s Veterans Service Partnership (TU VSP) works with a variety of veterans service organizations, in this case, Project Healing Waters and the Montana State University Student Veterans Club,
Veterans Service Partnership Committee Resources
By interacting with veterans, active duty members and their families, your committee will introduce new people to conservation as well as the joy and recreational therapy of angling for wild fish in the waters where they belong. As your committee determines your plans moving forward, review the program opportunities below and discuss support options with
Cheeky Fishing joins TU as corporate partner
Oct. 7, 2015 Contact: Joel Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer, Trout Unlimited (646) 573-6410 Ted Upton, Chief Executive Officer, Cheeky Fishing (339) 707-3017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cheeky Fishing joins TU as corporate partner WASHINGTON, D.C.Cheeky Fishing, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of high-performance fishing reels, is Trout Unlimiteds newest corporate partner, thanks to an agreement that gives TU
What was your best fishing trip ever?
Periodically, we’ll pose questions to a ” fly-fishing roundtable” of TU anglers in hopes of spurring discussion among all anglers about all things fly fishing. This week: What was your best fishing trip ever?
Precedent Setting Agreement Between Environmentalists and Maine Salmon Farmers
5/31/2001 Precedent Setting Agreement Between Environmentalists and Maine Salmon Farmers Precedent Setting Agreement Between Environmentalists and Maine Salmon Farmers Contact: 5/31/2001 — — Contact: Jeff Reardon, New England Conservation Director, Trout Unlimited, (207) 373-0700 May 31, 2001…Hallowell, ME…Three of Maines principal salmon conservation groups and Maines salmon farmers have signed a precedent-setting agreement putting in
Pipeline Impacts in the Delaware River Basin
We are in the midst of a once-in-a-generation build-out of major interstate pipelines to move natural gas from the Marcellus shale region to markets, other transmission lines, and export terminals on the East Coast. If not properly managed, this construction boom could have major impacts on the streams and forests of the Delaware River Basin
‘Emerging’ podcast crew talks with anglers from Montana, South Carolina
Tired of the same river or road playlist? Trying to learn more about fly fishing and aquatic invertebrates? Or maybe you would like some insight on how to get a job in the fly fishing or conservation world?
Trump budget walls off land and water conservation
TU calls on Congress to reject the worst natural resource cuts of President Trumps Budget Proposal “The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.” — President Teddy Roosevelt WASHINGTON, D.C. After reviewing President Trumps Fiscal Year