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TU lauds House passage of Protecting America’s Wilderness Act, notes benefits for habitat and sporting opportunities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Kate Miller, Director, Government Affairs, (703) 489-6411, kmiller@tu.org   Sam Davidson, California Communications Director, (831) 235-2542, sdavidson@tu.org  TROUT UNLIMITED PRAISES HOUSE PASSAGE OF BILL TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION, FOREST HEALTH AND OUTDOOR RECREATION ACCESS IN CALIFORNIA  The Protecting America’s Wilderness Act promotes protection and restoration of public lands and waters, wildfire risk reduction, and fishing and hunting opportunities in five national forests in California  Feb. 12, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the…

Improving on the Global Deal for Nature

Published in From the President

Protecting 30 percent of the planet by 2030 may not be enough. In 2019, a group of international scientists came up with the notion of a Global Deal for Nature. Their idea is straightforward, and very ambitious. To “save the diversity and abundance of life on Earth,” the scientists said, we need to “save 30…

TU senior producer honored by OWAA

Published in Trout Talk, Boats

Josh Duplechian on a photo shoot in southwest Colorado. Scott Willoughby photo. As a rule of thumb, the media team at TU doesn’t talk about itself–we’re in the business of making great content and putting the spotlight on other people who fix and protect rivers. But as editor-in-chief of TU, I am grateful every day…

Unicoi Outfitters named 2018 Orvis Endorsed Fly Shop of the Year

Published in Uncategorized

One of the great things about working with the fly-fishing industry and conservation is the people you meet. You meet a lot of kind, authentic people who care deeply about fish and fishing. And you soon learn that there are people who will never let you down. These are the reliable supporters, the people that…

Video spotlight: The Hidden

Published in Video spotlight

The Hidden is one of nine videos included in the current International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Iceland may not seem like a serious fly fishing destination, but this slick film from Western Waters Media will change your mind with stunning landscape and lunker native brown trout. Here’s a trailer of the show. You can only…

Angler science: Help solve the mystery of Didymo

Published in Uncategorized

By Matt Barney A new Angler Science project from Trout Unlimited aims to mobilize our members to contribute their field observations and help scientists understand an organism that can dramatically impact trout waters. Didymo, more colorfully known as rock snot, has been labeled an invasive species in the past, and many anglers associate it with…

Voices from the River: Penns Creek gets even better

Published in Voices from the river

Great scenery, prolific hatches and beautiful wild brown trout combine to make Penns Creek one of Pennsylvania’s most iconic trout streams. (Rob Shane photo.) By Rob Shane Penns Creek in central Pennsylvania has something for every type of angler. The bug life is outstanding, producing what might be the most prolific green drake hatch in…

Voices from the River: Rethinking my fishing vocabulary

Published in Voices from the river

A brook trout falls for a Royal Coachman, a fly many believe is a “killer pattern” for backcountry trout. Should we redefine our angling lexicon? By Kirk Deeter I received an interesting message the other day from a good friend of mine, who basically asked me to reconsider words like “killer” or “deadly” in my…

The Best of TU

Published in From the President

This year, two conservation stalwarts took home the award recognizing volunteer leadership One of the highlights of the year for me is presenting the Ray Mortensen award to our top volunteer leaders. “The Mortensen” honors a man from South Carolina who did it all when it came to TU conservation: founded a chapter, helped shape…

Catch the F3T, help a local conservation cause

Published in Community, Featured, Fishing, Travel

The Fly Fishing Film Tour is available for online streaming right now, and if you’re interested in catching this year’s film offerings, you can buy tickets from an independent screening and help a local conservation cause in the process. So far, the F3T has raised more than $30,000 for local conservation causes via independent screenings.…

Fish movement and life history

Tracking how and when fish move to different habitats, and the different biological strategies they use, lets us learn about their basic ecology and understand how to sustain and restore what they need to thrive. It also helps verify the success of our restoration work when we confirm that fish are accessing and using restored…

Trout Unlimited welcomes new climate initiatives

Administration announces new steps to tackle climate change “30 x 30” initiative, moratorium on oil & gas leases on public lands are among the ambitious first steps in addressing impacts of climate change For release January 27, 2021 Contacts: Chris Wood, president and CEO, Trout Unlimited, cwood@tu.org Steve Moyer, VP for government affairs, Trout Unlimited,…

Trout Unlimited Applauds N.Y. State Assembly for Passing Water Resource Protection Bill

For Immediate Release: CONTACT: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary, Trout Unlimited, 703-284-9408, emooney@tu.orgKaty Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director,Trout Unlimited, 607-742-3331, kdunlap@tu.org Trout Unlimited Applauds N.Y. State Assembly for Passing Water Resource Protection Bill Arlington, Va. — Trout Unlimited (TU) praises the N.Y. S tate Assembly for taking action today to protect the state’s water resources…

Behind the Cover: The fire issue of TROUT Magazine

Published in TROUT Magazine, Featured, Living with Fire, Science

Wildfire and its impact on our rivers and the places we all call our home waters is a heavy topic. One that doesn’t often need any further description

Like most issues of TROUT Magazine this one started with a subtle theme. Fire and what that might mean for us as anglers and conservationists. It’s pretty easy to get caught up in the flashy, and often devastating, images of landscapes swallowed up by this natural and human caused phenomenon.

Video spotlight: Trevor Sithole, Fly Fishing Guide

Published in Video spotlight

A lot of anglers don’t know that trout swim in the cold, clear rivers of South Africa—brown trout are common, having been planted in African waters well over a century ago. And Trevor Sithole, who lives in the village of Thendela in the KwaZulu province of South Africa, guides anglers for browns in his local…

Winter blues, cabin fever and Appalachian envy

Published in Trout Talk

April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. —T.S. Elliot It’s still cold and gray here in the steppe country of eastern Idaho. Snow still covers the yard. Snow is still in the immediate forecast. Winter’s not done yet. Not even…