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New Legislation Would Protect Taxpayers, Prevent Nation's Largest Toxic Polluter from Destroying Rivers

New Legislation Would Protect Taxpayers, Prevent Nation’s Largest Toxic Polluter from Destroying Rivers New Legislation Would Protect Taxpayers, Prevent Nation’s Largest Toxic Polluter from Destroying Rivers Bill would prevent bad actors, like those behind Rock Creek Mine proposal underneath Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, from sticking taxpayers with billions of dollars in cleanup costs Contact: Chris Wood

How to know if a caught fish is in trouble

Published in Trout Talk
A rainbow trout under water.

Trust me… it’s only going to get tougher on the trout this summer, no matter where you are. And if we all work together, try not to make it a numbers game, and tune into the science on best practices, we’ll all be better off in the long run

TU Hires California Hydropower Coordinator

8/31/2000 TU Hires California Hydropower Coordinator TU Hires California Hydropower Coordinator Contact: 8/31/2000 — — Contact: Steve Trafton, California Policy Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, 510-528-4772 Jeff Curtis, Western Conservation Director, Trout Unlimted, 503-827-5700 August 31, 2000. Albany, Calif…Trout Unlimited announced the addition of environmental attorney Chuck Bonham to its California staff. Bonham joins TU California Policy

Clearwater closed to steelhead anglers

For immediate release  Sept. 20, 2019  Contact:  Eric Crawford  Trout Unlimited  (208) 596-5866, ecrawford@tu.org  Shauna Stephenson  Trout Unlimited  (307) 757-7861, sstephenson@tu.org  Clearwater closed to steelhead anglers: Time to address dwindling salmon and steelhead populations  With dismal fish returns, Idaho places stringent restrictions on steelhead seasons  (Sept. 20, 2019) BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Fish and Game Commission announced today that they would be

New rules enhance water quality protections for NF Smith River

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The North Fork of the Smith River. Dean Finnerty knows good steelhead water when he sees it. Finnerty, a lifelong resident of Oregon and longtime fishing guide, says the headwaters of the fabled Smith River are “some of the best habitat for wild steelhead, anywhere.” Indeed, the remarkably lucid green waters of the Kalmiopsis region

Important Tributary to be Reconnected to the Yellowstone

2/13/2004 Important Tributary to be Reconnected to the Yellowstone Important Tributary to be Reconnected to the Yellowstone Contact: Laura Ziemer Director, Montana Water Project Trout Unlimited Western Water Project 406.522.7291 x. 100 2/13/2004 — Bozeman, Mont. — A project that will reconnect an important tributary to the Yellowstone River has received funding from the National

TU’s California program awarded $2.47 million in new conservation grants

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Squaw Creek restoration area, Truckee River watershed. Recently Trout Unlimited’s California Program received major grant awards for eight projects that improve fish passage or dry season streamflows in steelhead, Coho, and trout streams around the state. The Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP), administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife), and the California Wildlife

TU Councils on national monuments

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Want to know what 30 of Trout Unlimited’s state councils had to say about national monuments? Here’s the full text of their official comments, submitted July 10. July 10, 2017 Monument Review, MS-1530 U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Comments of Trout Unlimited on DOI-2017-0002, Review of Certain National

Finatical Flyfishing created to feature female guides

Published in Fishing

There are more women guiding than ever before and many of these women have inspirational stories. Finatical Flyfishing was created to feature them and offer hosted travel with the outfitters who support them. For example, Patty Reilly has guided all over the western United States; from Jackson Hole and Yellowstone to Alaska and many rivers

Trout Tips: Wood is good, foam is home

Published in Fishing, Trout Tips

Beverly Smith is TU’s vice president of volunteer operations, and she’s a heck of an angler who spends a lot of time on waters like the South Fork, the Henry’s Fork and the Snake River through Jackson, Wyo. Her tip in TU’s latest book, “Trout Tips” is spot on. You’d be wise to heed the

Video spotlight: Caddis, Caddis, Caddis

Published in Video spotlight

Sometimes the bugs that make Mother’s Day famous for fly fishers don’t adhere to the calendar, but it’s generally pretty close. From the Arkansas the Yakima to the Henry’s Fork, the first couple weeks of May typically mean it’s time for caddis flies. I had an epic caddis day on the Warm River, a tributary

Voices from the River: Stand at the summit

Published in Voices from the river

By Scott Willoughby In a landlocked rise of rock and ice, Thompson Divide flows like a vein of Colorado gold. Within its bounds lies a vast sweep of lustrous aspen groves and lush conifer forests surrounded by the iconic sentinel of Mount Sopris to the east, the towering Ragged Wilderness to the south and the

North Coast Coho Project completes construction phase of major habitat restoration effort in SF Eel River

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Construction phase, Jack of Hearts Creek Coho habitat restoration project The rarest species of salmon in California is getting some help in a legendary coastal river system, thanks to Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project (NCCP) and partners. Recently, the NCCP finished the construction phase of a major fish passage and water quality improvement project

TU salutes conservation bills for California public lands

Published in Conservation, TROUT Magazine

More than 1 million acres of public lands in California would be better protected under a trio of bills introduced on April 10. Trout Unlimited has worked for years to better protect the habitat values and sporting opportunities found on some of these lands. The legislative package would strengthen protections for upland and aquatic habitat

UPDATED – Proposed bill threatens Henry’s Fork in Idaho

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An angler soaks up the moment at the end of a day fishing the Henry’s Fork in eastern Idaho. Steve Schmidt photo. Editor’s Note – Wednesday morning the bill was dropped from consideration during the 2018 Idaho Legislative Session. Here’s a reaction from Trout Unlimited’s Micha el Gibson, who serves as the Idaho Field Director