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I’m certain there’s nothing glamorous nor fun about breaking your knee. Yes, your knee. In college, I shattered my knee (tibial plateau) while skiing in Canada. After two major surgeries, I was on the slow road to recovery, which meant getting super buff crutching across campus (and dealing with thick, nasty callouses on my palms),…
More than 50 years ago, TU’s mission was still centered around cold, clean water
Last week, about 300,000 farm-raised Atlantic salmon escaped from a Cooke Aquaculture net pen near Cypress Island in Puget Sound. The fish are not native to the Pacific and there are a host of really good reasons for anglers to get out there are try to catch as many of these fish as possible, not…
Laughing Grizzly Fly Shop is owned and operated by Mike Kruise and Scott Bley. We grew up fishing local waters- the St. Vrain, the Big Thompson, the Cache La Poudre, and the lakes and streams of Rocky Mountain National Park. We and our staff are proud of our local heritage, and welcome both local residents…
Russ Schnitzer photos By Warren Colyer The ambitious Salmon Superhwy (yes, that is the correct spelling) fish passage program in Oregon is among the programs that will benefit from a recently announced funding boost from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Trout Unlimited is one of a host of partners in the Salmon Superhwy project, the…
Tight-lining a tandem set of nymphs through a bucket on the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River in West Virginia with his 11-foot Euro nymph rod, Mark Taylor comes tight to a 14-inch rainbow trout. (Sam Dean photo.) By Mark Taylor Fishermen never stop learning, but we are also victims of…
Effectiveness of restoration practices is revealed through monitoring, which is especially important for emerging restoration approaches. Process-Based Restoration (PBR) techniques have emerged to mimic the ecological processes of beaver dam building, wood recruitment, and more. We are working with TU staff and partners to monitor several PBR projects using field-based and remote-sensing techniques. Learn more…
Editor’s note: TU President and CEO Chris Wood was invited to testify before Congress on innovative approaches and economic development opportunities of abandoned mine land reclamation. TU hopes to work with Congress to advance legislation to support this type of restoration work, both on coal and hardrock mines across the country. To learn more, visit…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2021 Contacts: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org Rob Masonis, VP for Western Conservation, Trout Unlimited, rmasonis@tu.org Greg McReynolds, Snake River campaign director, Trout Unlimited, gmcreynolds@tu.org Comprehensive proposal would remove four lower Snake River dams and invest in the Northwest region’s energy, transportation, and agricultural infrastructure BOISE, Idaho.—U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson…
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The tell-tale bootprint in the mud. You’re not the only one with the inclination to fish this stream today. Imagine yourself on a great backcountry trout stream. Conditions are ripe. Fish are active. Bugs are everywhere. These are the glorious days of summer when some lonesome fishing is exactly what the doctor ordered. Then, as…
9/29/1999 Arizona Trout Unlimited Members On Front-Lines Of Endangered Trout Reintroduction Arizona Trout Unlimited Members On Front-Lines Of Endangered Trout Reintroduction Local Members Donate $2,000 for Airlift of Fish Contact: 9/29/1999 — — Arizona’s once prolific Gila (He-la) trout will return to their former home on Wednesday thanks to the leadership, financial assistance and manpower…
July 26, 2022 Contacts: Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556, mark.taylor@tu.org Beverly Smith, Trout Unlimited VP of Volunteer Operations, beverly.smith@tu.org Jeff Yates, Trout Unlimited Director of Volunteer Operations, jyates@tu.org PORTLAND, Maine — A groundbreaking stream champion from New Jersey and a longtime native trout defender from Arizona have been awarded Trout Unlimited’s highest…
With outdoor participation skyrocketing, dollars for access, habitat and maintenance crucial For immediate release July 22, 2020 Contact: Shauna Stephenson Trout Unlimited (307) 757-7861, sstephenson@tu.org (July 22, 2020) WASHINGTON D.C. — Landmark conservation legislation that includes full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and dedicated funding for the maintenance backlog on public lands passed the House today, making its next stop the President’s…
Should New Mexicans have the right to wade, float and swim in all the state’s waterways? And if that’s the case, what does that mean for private landowners?
May 22, 2015 Contact: Jack Williams, TU senior scientist, (541) 261-3960 Wayne Richey, FlyAssortments.com (480) 242-8649 Chris Hunt, TU national communications director (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TroutBlitz: Fishing for science and prizes Anglers can help TU catalog wild and native trout all across North America, and win flies for doing it WASHINGTON, D.C.Just in…
Trout Unlimited is a community of people who care deeply about rivers and streams, about their trout and salmon populations—and about each other. We use social media to educate, inspire, advocate, and connect people who are working to care for and recover waters across the country. To keep our spaces welcoming and respectful, we expect…
Fly fishing in rivers and on saltwater flats are worlds apart.
Among the many charms of autumn is the advent of steelhead runs in many rivers. Where I live, on the central California coast, most streams aren’t yet connected to the ocean—until the rainy season begins in earnest, the sandbars that have set up over the summer between their mouths and the salt remain intact. That…
Big conservation wins at the end of 2024 will benefit native trout in the Upper Rio Grande watershed of New Mexico and Colorado.