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Alaska and Montana sit at the top of every angler’s bucket list

Published in Conservation

By Chris Wood Montana wisely chose to stop stocking trout in 1974. Alaska’s sheer size and quality habitat make it the most desired destination-fishery for very large native rainbow trout and salmon and steelhead. Passing separat e ballot initiatives in each state will ensure that both states remain iconic. In Montana, I-186 would allow the

Alaska Holiday High School fly tying material drive

Published in Uncategorized

The egg sucking leech, a staple for every Alaskan’s fly box – Photo: Jenny Weis This holiday season give the gift of learning, opportunity and fly fishing to Alaska High School Students! For the past 8 years Tim Lussow, a biology teacher at Colony High School, has helped expose the world of fly fishing to

October Marks Alaska Wild Salmon Month in the Nation's Capital

MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary 703-284-9408 emooney@tu.org October Marks Alaska Wild Salmon Month in the Nations Capital Join Trout Unlimited and Washington, D.C. Chefs and Restaurants in Promoting and Protecting Alaskas Bristol Bay ANCHORAGE, Alaska Together with a diverse coalition of chefs, restaurateurs, commercial fishermen, anglers, hunters, lodge owners, outfitters, guides and

Instagram Live with Brad Elfers from Alaska Fly Fishing Goods

Published in Community

Join me tomorrow – that’s Friday, September 25 – at 11 AM AKDT @troutunlimited when we talk with Brad @alaskaflyfishinggoods about fishing in AK. After all, how can five species of salmon plus rainbows, steelhead, cutthroats, Arctic char and grayling (and more) be anything but awesome?

Bristol Bay giveaway

Published in Clean Water Act, Advocacy
Man fishing in clear river with hundreds of fish

Trout Unlimited in Alaska has teamed up with partners to give away a trip for two to Kulik Lodge in the heart of Bristol Bay in celebration of the Clean Water Act safeguards that were achieved earlier this year. 

Watch “School of Fish” today

Published in Community

Indigenous people and salmon have been intertwined for thousands of years in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The knowledge of harvesting, preserving and sharing fish is as important here as any lesson in a book.

Proposed Rule Would Protect 13 Million Acres of Fish and Wildlife Habitat in Alaska 

Proposed Rule Would Protect 13 Million Acres of Fish and Wildlife Habitat in Alaska  Department of the Interior proposes limits to future oil and gas leasing within National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska  Contacts:  ARLINGTON, Va.—Today the Department of the Interior (DOI) proposed a rule safeguarding 13 million acres within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

Dolly Varden: all you need to know

Published in Fishing

Dolly Varden are a close relative to bull trout and it wasn’t until 1978 that the two species were confirmed to be distinct. In the continental United States, Dolly Varden naturally only occur in coastal the drainages of northwestern Washington from the Canadian border south through Puget Sound and south on the Olympic Peninsula to the Quinault River.

It’s Alaska Wild Salmon Day—celebrate by helping to protect them

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By: Nelli Williams One afternoon late last summer, I took advantage of a sunny, warm day to take my kids to a playground near Campbell Creek. It was packed with kids swinging, jumping and sliding. Suddenly, we all heard shrieking near the river. It quickly became apparent that nothing was wrong, but that a couple

Meet Matt, TU Alaska’s new Southeast Alaska Community Engagement Manager

Published in Community

Matt Boline is the new Southeast Alaska community engagement manager for Trout Unlimited’s Alaska Program. Matt will spend his time working in communities across Southeast Alaska to engage residents and visitors in conversation and restoration projects.  There is a lot of exciting work happening in southeast, including the Tongass National Forest moving away from old-growth

Canadian Mines Threaten Southeast Alaska Salmon, Tourism and Tribal Resources

logosforTransboundaryDCfly-in.jpg March 26, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:Brian Lynch, Executive Director, Petersburg Vessel Owners Association, pvoa@gci.net, 907-772-9323 Dale Kelley, Executive Director, Alaska Trollers Association, ata@gci.net, 907-723-8765 Raymond Paddock III, Environmental Coordinator, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, rpaddock@ccthita.org, 907-209-8535 Canadian Mines Threaten Southeast Alaska Salmon, Tourism and Tribal Resources Fishing and