Search results for “coaster brook trout waters”

Anglers and hunters applaud actions to create Sáttítla National Monument

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  August 30, 2024 Contacts:Sam Davidson, Trout Unlimited, (831) 235-2542, sam.davidson@tu.orgJoel Weltzien, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (406) 925-3771, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org Trout Unlimited and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers support permanent protection for unique aquifer, upland habitats, and sporting opportunities of the Medicine Lake Highlands SACRAMENTO—Trout Unlimited (TU) and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) praised today’s…

TU talks urgent issues (like the Roadless Rule rescission), and how to make your voice heard with Fly Fisherman

Published in From the President, Advocacy
Chris wood fly fisherman loop to loop podcast title screen

Ross Purnell, editor and publisher of Fly Fisherman, recently took a trip to Trout Unlimited’s headquarters in Arlington to sit down with Trout Unlimited president and CEO, Chris Wood, on the Loop to Loop podcast.   During their nearly hour-long conversation, they discuss the urgent topics currently affecting coldwater resources and the what, the how and…

Photo of the Week – Long days 

Published in Photo of the Week
beautiful summer in alaska plane on a lake

Summertime in Alaska is a dream come true for anglers.   Thanks to the long days and cold, clean waters, fishing opportunities are nearly endless. From beginner to expert fly fishers to commercial fisherman who make their livelihoods off the abundance, Alaska’s nearly endless days call anglers from the world over.   We recommend you head there to take advantage of this fishing cornucopia and the seemingly endless…

State of the Trout: Native fish on the Colorado Plateau and in the Southern Rockies in peril

June 23, 2015 Contacts: Jack Williams, Trout Unlimited senior scientist, jwilliams@tu.org, (541) 261-3960 Chris Hunt, Trout Unlimited national communications director, chunt@tu.org, (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Trout Unlimited report highlights challenges facing native trout in the U.S. Climate change, non-native species among biggest threats on the Colorado Plateau and in the southern Rockies WASHINGTON,…

Population Viability Analysis

Population viability analysis (PVA) is a powerful conservation tool, but one remaining unapproachable for many species because of the amount of data required to build useful models. This is especially true for species occurring in multiple populations, each of which requires a separate PVA. With NASA and other partner funding, Trout Unlimited and a host…

State of the Trout: Native fish in Eastern Sierra and Nevada in peril

June 23, 2015 Contacts: Jack Williams, Trout Unlimited senior scientist, jwilliams@tu.org, (541) 261-3960 Sam Davidson, California Communications Director, sdavidson@tu.org, (831) 235-2542 Chris Hunt, Trout Unlimited national communications director, chunt@tu.org, (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Trout Unlimited report highlights challenges facing native trout in the U.S. Climate change, water demand and non-native species among biggest…

TU awarded $750K for projects in Upper Delaware

Published in Conservation

Trout Unlimited has received three federal grant awards totaling nearly $750,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for stream protection and restoration projects in the upper Delaware River watershed.   These grant awards support the conservation goals of the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with NFWF. Thanks to…

Swans Fly Fishing

Swan’s Fly Fishing is a Montana-based outfitting company owned and operated by Matt Swan(MT Outfitter #26324) in Livingston, Montana. We specialize in professionally guided fly fishing experiences rooted in conservation, river ethics, and a deep respect for the waters of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. As a licensed Montana outfitter, our focus is on small-group, high-quality…

East Yellowstone

Formed out of concern over Newton Lakes, the new local chapter rallied stakeholders to improve habitat, and funded the continued health of these trophy fishing waters. In 1987 the chapter changed its name to East Yellowstone, as projects expanded to include Yellowstone Park fisheries. A history of cooperation with landowners, agencies and local people inspires…

Roundtable: Dealing with bad behavior on public lands

Published in Trout Talk

Kamil Miłkowski photo via Pixabay. Editor’s note: With more and more people heading to the outdoors in pursuit of safe and healthy recreation, reports of bad behavior are becoming more common. From abandoned campfires to litter, we’re seeing impacts on public lands that stem largely from ignorance rather than malice. We asked several long-time Trout

Planned Giving

two young children sitting in the front of the boat fishing

Why Planned Giving? Picture a future where cold, clean rivers and streams sustain healthy fish, thriving wildlife, and the communities that depend on them. Together, we can make that future possible. Your planned gift to Trout Unlimited helps protect and restore the waters we all cherish for generations to come. Explore how you can make…

Mourning summer before it’s over

Published in Featured, Voices from the river
An angler fishes a small, mountain stream in Idaho.

I was in a gloomy mood. Changing seasons, earlier sunsets and, of course, the inevitable prediction of that first high-country dusting of snow had me in a funk. Couple this with the constant challenges life throws in for seasoning, and it’s a recipe for the blues

AOP surveys continue in Driftless Area

Published in Barrier removal, Conservation

The summer of 2024 was our second year having field technicians working across the Driftless Area to assess the condition, fish passage status and flood vulnerability of bridges and culverts on our coldwater streams.    This work is often termed “Aquatic Organism Passage” or AOP due to the broad ecosystem benefits that are achieved when…

The old man’s fly rod

Published in Voices from the river, Featured

Some years back, I got a gift package in the mail right around Christmas time. It was from my uncle John, my mom’s brother. Long and slender, the package was a complete mystery to me–we’d long since stopped receiving gift packages from aunts and uncles, so I was really curious. Come Christmas morning, I watched…

TU’s Chris Wood selected for induction into Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame

Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—Trout Unlimited President and CEO Chris Wood is being honored as a 2022 inductee into the national Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. Wood, who started at TU two decades ago and took the reins of the national nonprofit in 2009, has grown…