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Trout Unlimited applauds Forest Service efforts on Wyoming Range

Trout Unlimited applauds Forest Service efforts on Wyoming Range Sportsmen encouraged to support Alternative 1 of the DEIS for no leasing on 30 parcels For immediate release: April 7, 2016 Contacts: Shane Cross, Western Energy counsel for Trout Unlimited, 307-359-3080, scross@tu.org Cathy Purves, Foundation & Science Coordinator, Sportsmen’s Conservation Project, 307-349-2558, cpurves@tu.org Brett Prettyman, Intermountain…

TU testifies before Congress on abandoned mines, need for Good Sam legislation

tu-logo-xl.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2018 Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO: (571) 274-0601, cwood@tu.org Steve Moyer, VP of Governmental Affairs: (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org Trout Unlimiteds CEO Chris Wood testifies for Good Samaritan legislation Congress needs to advance legislation to increase the pace, scale and fundingof abandoned mine cleanups. WASHINGTON D.C.Today, the U.S. House…

Reconnecting the Colorado River to enhance resiliency and fishing

Published in From the field

Colorado’s namesake river is in trouble. With the ongoing megadrought, climate change and many straws dipping in to satisfy a thirsty, growing population, agriculture and many other uses, fishing and the river’s ecological health are in jeopardy. Luckily, Trout Unlimited and our partners near the headwaters of the Colorado River are working together to help…

RIVERS app helps anglers gather stream info

Published in Science, Community

By Jake Lemon In October, Trout Unlimited volunteer Mike Smalligan went for a scenic paddle down Michigan’s White River. Mike was out to enjoy a brisk fall day on the river, and to inventory disturbances in the watershed using TU’s new RIVERS app. This inventory, a partnership between TU and the White River Watershed Partnership,…

Video spotlight: Carter Andrews

Published in Video spotlight

Carter Andrews is rabid. You can see it in his eyes. He fishes. That’s what he does. There’s no mistaking him for anything but a fisherman. This is a man who likely never thinks of anything else. Ever. Video of YETI Presents: Carter Andrews “I still get as excited today as I got when I…

Video spotlight: Fighting Big Fish with a Fly Rod

Published in Video spotlight

Now, most of us will never stand on the bow of a boat in the waters off of San Diego and battle a 200-pound mako shark. But, if you fish long enough, you will get the opportunity to battle big fish, whether it’s a big smallmouth bass, a fat rainbow in a spring creek, a…

Fly Fishing Outpost

The Fly Fishing Outpost is a “sister” company of Land of Enchantment Guides, a guiding company fishing the waters of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. We use all the products that we sell and have tested them extensively on thousands of hours of guided fishing trips and throughout years of personal experience on the…

Newsletter highlights TU’s work in New York

Published in Restoration, Conservation

Hello 2022! Trout Unlimited’ s conservation work has continued around the state despite the delays and challenges brought about by the COVID pandemic. We have many highlights from a productive 2021, and some exciting things on the horizon for the coming year. Click below to download the full newsletter. Tracy Brown, the restoration manager for…

Gear Test: Cabela’s Rogue fly rod

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First impressions of the Cabela’s Rogue fly rod out of the box are all positive…nice rod tube, premium-grade looking components and I liked the matte-black finish. We’ll see how it flies. I pushed through a full-on Montana stress test. Chucking streamers in the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park in late fall. Check. Dropping baetis…

Land of Enchantment Guides

LAND OF ENCHANTMENT GUIDES is a fly fishing guide service offering guided fishing trips in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Day trips and multi-day “all inclusive” fishing packages are available. ORVIS endorsed. What we do We will do our best to ensure that you have fun along with the chance to develop and improve…

Trout Unlimited Supports New York Governor's Funding Proposal

3/13/2000 Trout Unlimited Supports New York Governor’s Funding Proposal Trout Unlimited Supports New York Governor’s Funding Proposal Governor Pataki Proposes to Increase Funding for Conservation and Recreation Contact: 3/13/2000 — — Contact: Nat Gillespie, Trout Unlimited’s Catskills Coordinator, (607) 498 5960; ngillespie@tu.org March 13, 2000. Roscoe, N.Y. . . The New York State Council of…

What Trump’s budget means for anglers

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“The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.”— President Teddy Roosevelt [STAND UP FOR CONSE RVATION FUNDING HERE] Land and water conservation are taking a direct hit in President Trumps proposed budget. In his message to…

Acid mine waste and trout don’t mix

Published in Conservation, Science

The North Star Mine in Silverton, Colo. Mining plays an important part to Colorado’s history. Many mountain towns were founded upon mining and some still rely on it as an economic driver. But it also left a legacy of damage and destruction to many headwater streams and rivers around the state. Trout Unlimited’s mine reclamation program balances maintaining the…

Voices from the River: Home to millions

Published in Voices from the river

Photo by Rachel Andona By Chris Hunt We steered the rig into a pull-off shaded by lodgepoles and pressed almost flat by frequent use. Nothing remained of the understory—every fallen log, limb or twig had been meticulously collected for firewood. Even the lodgepoles were nude from the ground up, only sporting branches starting a good…

Restoration drives advocacy in the Great Lakes, thankfully

Many conservation organizations are great at on-the-ground habitat restoration. Others excel at policy advocacy. Trout Unlimited is one of the few that shine at both. Our recipe for success is simple. We take the results and good will generated by the partnerships, relationships, and in many cases, friendships created through our restoration work, and use…