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New bill helps NW California salmon, steelhead, public lands
Guide Leslie Ajari and her father, Bruce, on the Trinity River. The northwest corner of California is famous for a variety of reasons. Its towering redwoods—among the largest living things on Earth, inspire awe and were the “green gold” that drove a century of logging activity to support the build-out of the San Francisco Bay…
Watch Now: A Beautiful Mess
“A Beautiful Mess” premiers this week. Check it out to see why this effort is needed, how the work fits in with TU’s new Priority Waters initiative, and how streams’ trout populations are responding.
The Fly Fishing Show – Atlanta, GA
If you live in the Atlanta area and you love fly fishing, you really need to come on down to The Fly Fishing Show at the Infinite Energy Center. You’ll see a host of TU Businesses represented. You can try out the gear, check out some great fly fishing destinations and hang out with people…
The Whitewater
It’s that time of year again… the annual Fly Fishing Film Tour is likely coming to a theater near you, and the films’ trailers are out and about for general consumption. Here’s one, as an angler and a conservationist, that ought to capture your attention. From Off the Grid Studios, “The Whitewater” captures the passion…
Tip – Small Stream Fishing
If you haven’t already, now is the time to hit small creeks for great end-of-summer fishing. They don’t hold the biggest fish, but the fish are generally plentiful and beautiful. Plus, the waters are often cooler than bigger rivers, which is a quality to adhere to when temperatures rise. Tom Rosenbauer, of Orvis fame, tells…
New England Fly Company
New England Fly Company was founded on a shared conviction: that fly fishing, at its best, is an expression of deep respect for wild fish, for the waters they inhabit, and for the craft that connects us to both. We believe that fly fishing is more than recreation. It’s stewardship. It’s observation. It’s lifelong learning.…
Trout Unlimited: A Leader in Dam Removal
6/30/1999 Trout Unlimited: A Leader in Dam Removal Trout Unlimited: A Leader in Dam Removal Contact: 6/30/1999 — — TROUT UNLIMITED AND DAMS: Founded in 1959 in Grayling, Michigan, Trout Unlimited is America’s leading coldwater fisheries conservation organization. TU’s 100,000 members in nearly 500 chapters nationwide are dedicated to the conservation, protection, and restoration of…
TU on Gila Trout: Downlisting Not Warranted
5/13/2005 NEWS ** 1 page ** May 12, 2005 For Immediate Release Attention: Assignment/Environment/Outdoor Editor Contact: Bill Schudlich, New Mexico Council Chair, 505-470-4878 Carl Lee, Arizona Council Chair, 602-995-0551 Kira Finkler, Legislative Counsel, 703-284-9408 TU on Gila Trout: Downlisting Not Warranted Angler-conservationists feel that rare native trout still require existing federal protections: “Now is not…
Delaware River Trout Dodge Bullet
Delaware River Trout Dodge Bullet Delaware River Trout Dodge Bullet High rain totals save rivers for time being. Long-term flow problems remain with NYC reservoirs. Contact: Nat Gillespie Catskills Coordinator Trout Unlimited (607) 498-5960, ngillespie@tu.org 6/12/2002 — Hancock, New York — Today storage levels in New York Citys three reservoirs on upper Delaware River tributaries…
TU Criticizes Gila Trout Downlisting
7/18/2006 TU Criticizes Gila Trout Downlisting July 18, 2006 Contact: Bill Schudlich, 505-470-4878 Fred Filmore, 520-404-0061 TU Criticizes Gila Trout Downlisting Rare native trout still requires existing federal protections ALBUQUERQUE Trout Unlimited (TU) today criticized the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to downlist Gila trout from endangered to threatened under the Endangered…
Trout Unlimited Praises Senator Thomas
11/30/2005 November 30, 2005 Contact: Robert Chico Pistono, 307-637-7838 or Kathleen Campbell, 571-274-0597 Trout Unlimited Praises Senator Thomas Washington – Trout Unlimited, North Americas largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, thanked Senator Craig Thomas (R-WY) for his leadership in opposing provisions of the recently passed House Reconciliation Bill that would allow for the sale of public…
Trout Tips: Lessons from the Firehole
Editor’s note: For great fishing tips and tricks from TU staffers and volunteers all over America, you can buy TU’s new book, “Trout Tips” online and have it shipped overnight. I spent an afternoon last week on the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park. It’s one of the West’s iconic rivers, and it’s also one…
Trout Tips: Think like a fish
Rachel Andona of Emmett, Idaho, casts to brown trout in a fishy taiilout on the Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park. Editor’s note: The following is experpted from TU’s new book, “Trout Tips,” available for next-day delivery online. When you are out fishing and are on new water, trying to find fish, remember that fish are…
A Native Odyssey – Apache trout in Arizona
Editor’s Note: Five students from the TU Costa 5 Rivers Outreach Program have embarked on a once-in a-lifetime journey in pursuit of 16 native trout species, all on public lands. With support from the U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, Fishpond and Post Fly Box, these students will tell the stories of our…
Native Odyssey: Trout among fire
Editor’s Note: Five students from the TU Costa 5 Rivers Outreach Program have embarked on a once-in a-lifetime journey in pursuit of 16 native trout species, all on public lands. With support from the U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, Fishpond and Post Fly Box, these students will tell the stories of our…
Trout Tips: Small stream structure
I hear from a lot of anglers who prefer chasing big trout on big water that small-stream fly fishing is easy and that the fish aren’t as sophisticated as big-water trout. This may be true, in some instances, but I’m here to tell you that you’ll need more casts in your toolbox to effectively cast…
Trout Tips: Rifle-shoot that cast
Editor’s note: The following is experpted from TU’s new book, “Trout Tips,” which is available for overnight delivery. When prospecting for trout, don’t flock-shoot and cast to the top of the run where you think there might be a fish and let your fly drift throught the whole run. Split the pool or run into…
Trout Unlimited Announces Succession Plan
For Immediate Release: Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408, emooney@tu.org Trout Unlimited Announces Succession Plan Chris Wood named CEO of nations largest coldwater conservation organization Arlington, Va.–Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s leading coldwater fisheries conservation organization, announced that Chris Wood, currently TU’s Chief Operating Officer, will become Chief Executive Officer on February 1.…
Ranching with cutthroat trout—an exercise in partnership
Trout Unlimited worked with the Ramsay family to restore an important creek for both native cutthroat trout and farmlands in southwestern Wyoming. Jackson Ramsay photo. By Jackson Ramsay In August of 2000, a wildfire ripped through the rugged country of southwest Wyoming. At the time it was the largest fire burning in the United States.…