Joy and Wonder
It would be years before I caught much more apart from a few fishing trips in the mountains for brook trout and a couple others on a nearby lake for rainbows.
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Trout Unlimited commends the Forest Service for releasing proposed plan that includes protections for high-value salmon rivers
SalmonForestFinalSm.jpg NEW TU Logo.jpg November 20, 2015 Contact: Austin Williams, Alaska Director of Law and Policy, Trout Unlimited, awilliams@tu.org, 907-227-1590 Mark Kaelke, Southeast Alaska Project Director, Trout Unlimited, mkaelke@tu.org, 907-321-4464 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited commends the Forest Service for releasing proposed plan that includes protections for high-value salmon rivers Sportsmen and business owners encourage
No Free Pass say Alaskans to Pebble Mine backers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 11, 2017 Contact: Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimiteds Alaska Program (907) 230-7121 No Free Pass say Alaskans to Pebble Mine backers ANCHORAGE, AK Alaskans and anglers, hunters, and the dozens of sport-fishing business owners that operate in the Bristol Bay region are extremely disappointed by todays announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bristol Bay’s EPIC fishing season
Bristol Bay, Alaska is in the middle of an EPIC fishing season. The kind of season where I really can’t keep on top of the amazing pictures coming in from our lodge partners. Photo courtesy of TU Gold Business Member, Bear Trail Lodge. King Salmon, Alaska The kind of season where news crews are lining
Sportsmen Seek Monument Status for Brown's Canyon
Trout Unlimited Press Release July 8, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle Perkins, (303) 579-6498 kperkins@tu.org Sportsmens coalition seeks monument status for Browns Canyon Launches campaign for enhanced protections for a Colorado last best place (Denver)A coalition of sportsmens groups this week announced a new push to protect Browns Canyon, a unique natural and economic
TU and CTNF PARTNER TO RESTORE TINCUP CREEK FOR NATIVE FISH
Monday, July 17, 2017 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Lee Mabey, Forest Fisheries Biologist, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 208-557-5784, lmabey@fs.fed.us TROUT UNLIMITED AND CARIBOU-TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST PARTNER TO RESTORE TINCUP CREEK FOR NATIVE FISH JACKSON, Wyoming – Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) announced today the
Voices from the River: Conflict to Collaboration in Idaho
Snake River steelhead, an Endangered Species Act listed species, will benefit from a collaboration of groups in Idaho that once worked against each other. Trout Unlimited photo. By Kira Finkler Looking around the West, it is easy to find watersheds where people are fighting over too little water. In Idaho, a group of partners decided
TU in California: 2016 Highlights
By Brian Johnson It’s been a busy and amazingly productive year for Trout Unlimited in California. With the help of our 10,000 California members and our dozens of agency and project partners, we reached major milestones on many of ou r highest priority initiatives. All of these highlight TU’s successful formula for protecting and restoring
EPA decision sets the right course for small stream and wetlands protections
New rule formally restores Clean Water Act protections for small streams, headwaters and wetlands and sets the stage for a lasting “Waters of the U.S.” rule Contacts: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—The Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a new
Voices from the River: Not a fishing dog
Birkie. Not a fishing dog. By Jenny Weis If you’re my friend and you’ve just invited me to something, you can bet the next text I send you will say, “Can Birkie come?” For better or for worse, I’m the kind of person who brings my dog everywhere. Sure, she’s got her quirks (Whhyyyyy on
In view of Denali, a new threat to wild fish habitat
Why one Alaskan guide is paying attention to a proposed industrial access road, and you should too
Sportsmen: BLM improves plan for North Park, but more protection is needed for fish, wildlife
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 21, 2014 Contact: Judith Kohler, National Wildlife Federation, 303-441-5163; kohlerj@nwf.org Katie McKalip, TRCP, 406-240-9262, kmckalip@trcp.org Shauna Sherard, TU, 307-757-7861, ssherard@tu.org Sportsmen: BLM improves plan for North Park, but more protection is needed for fish, wildlife DENVER A management proposal for Colorados North Park is an improvement from earlier plans for
Management matters
By Garrett Hanks Wolf Creek pass in the San Juan mountains of Colorado serves as the tipping point between the westward San Juan basin, home to the recently rediscovered San Juan cutthroat trout, and the Rio Grande cutthroat’s namesake river to the east. Unlike trout, bear, mule deer and other wildlife are unhindered by the ridgeline; their tracks freely cross the divide. Look north and you’ll notice the burn scar from the West Fork fire of 2013. Setting off south along the Continental Divide Trail, you quickly
Large-Scale Restoration Project for Native Fish Underway on Tincup Creek
Monday, August 19, 2019 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Lee Mabey, Forest Fisheries Biologist, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 208-557-5784, lmabey@fs.fed.us JACKSON, Wyoming –Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) announced today the Tincup Creek Stream Restoration Project’s third year of construction is underway. The project is a large-scale,
True Cast – The Best Trout Fishing Places in America
So, what are the best trout fishing places in America? They are the ones that you appreciate most, often times for reasons other than how many fish you catch.
Video spotlight: Diyak
I love do-it-yourself fishing. The challenge of essentially learning as you go on new water has always appealed to me. That, and, of course, I just can’t afford to shovel $500 across the cab of a pickup to a guide that often. But there’s DIY. And then there’s the DIY where you’re dropped off on
Hunters, Anglers, Sportsmen Call on Obama Administration and Federal Environmental Protection Agency to Protect Bristol Bay, Alaska
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hunters, Anglers, Sportsmen Call on Obama Administration and Federal Environmental Protection Agency to Protect Bristol Bay, Alaska More than 360 outdoor organizations join forces and ask the EPA and White House to stand up for sportsmen and protect Bristol Bay Washington, D.C. – A united coalition of fishing, hunting and sporting organizations
Voices from the River: Flossing
by Eric Booton The midnight sun came and went. We are so accustomed to the unending daylight that we neglected to pack headlamps. We were already run out a fishing hole earlier in the evening by black bear and passing anglers were warning us of a momma brown bear with cubs. It wasn’t the most
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
Delaware River Fly Tri bike rules
The McDade Recreational Trail meanders through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area for 31 miles starting at Hileah and ending at Milford Beach near the town of Milford. Participants will have the opportunity to traverse roughly 6.7 miles of this trail, beginning adjacent to Toms Creek and finishing at the Eshback Boat Launch. Click HERE for the complete bike course. The course is mostly flat and the trail surface is a mix of