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In 2019, the Inland Trout Program of Trout Unlimited set out to improve and restore fish habitat near “the Elbow”, a renowned fishing access area included in the new state park. Utilizing both biogenic floodplain features and rock j-hook structures
The first time I saw the Eel River flowing under the remote redwood forest along Humboldt County’s Avenue of the Giants, I saw a dirty, blown-out river that the locals swore to me was home to massive steelhead. I lived in the small city of Eureka for a couple of years in the late 90s,…
RoanPlateau.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2016 Contact: David Nickum, executive director, Colorado Trout Unlimited, (720) 581-8589, dnickum@tu.org Garrett Hanks, TU Southwest Colorado field coordinator, (970) 430-5540, ghanks@tu.org Trout Unlimited praises proposed BLM protections for Roan Plateau Calls it big step forward in protecting pristine trout habitat RIFLE, Colo. Trout Unlimited today praised the Bureau…
As a son of Colorado, I can attest to the wonder and beauty found high in the small waters of the Centennial State’s mountains. Chasing trout in off-the-grid creeks is, to this day, my favorite fly-fishing pastime. Above, Todd Moen of Catch Magazine, teases us with a trailer on a yet-to-be-completed film that focuses on…
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 5, 2009 Contacts: Corey Fisher, TU, 406-546-2979, cfisher@tu.org John Gale, NWF, 303-441-5156, galej@nwf.orgKatie McKalip, TRCP 406-240-9262, kmckalip@trcp.org Sportsmen Praise BLM Decision to Defer Oil and Gas Lease Decision signals change in federal leasing process CRAIG, Colo. By deferring an oil and gas lease in northwest Colorado that could have jeopardized native trout,…
Here are six frequently asked questions about taking down the dams and restoring critical populations of wild fish in the Basin.
Lower Snake Dam Removal campaign is seeking applicants for the new Snake River Ambassador Program
It looked like the brookies were almost certain to extirpate native cutts and that work to improve Jim Creek was a lost cause
By Shawn Rummel The West Branch Susquehanna drains an area of approximately 7,000 squares miles in north-central Pennsylvania, a watershed that’s double the size of Yellowstone National Park. Due to the large amount of public land in the basin —more than one-third is state forest, state park, or state game lands — it is a tremendous…
By Shawn Rummel The West Branch Susquehanna drains an area of approximately 7,000 squares miles in north-central Pennsylvania, a watershed that’s double the size of Yellowstone National Park. Due to the large amount of public land in the basin —more than one-third is state forest, state park, or state game lands — it is a tremendous resource for outdoor recreation.…
By Shawn Rummel The West Branch Susquehanna drains an area of approximately 7,000 squares miles in north-central Pennsylvania, a watershed that’s double the size of Yellowstone National Park. Due to the large amount of public land in the basin —more than one-third is state forest, state park, or state game lands — it is a tremendous…
Delaware River NLC Workgroup Represents TU on efforts to develop fish-protective minimum flow agreements in the Delaware River Basin. Committee Members Co-Chair: Donald Kieffer – New York Co-Chair: Peter Tovar – New Jersey TU Staff Contact: Emily Baldauff, Mid Atlantic Organizer Meets: The 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 PM ET. Delaware River…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 17, 2015 Contact: David Nickum, Trout Unlimited, 720-581-8589, dnickum@tu.org Judith Kohler, National Wildlife Federation, 720-315-0855, kohlerj@nwf.org Sportsmen welcome Roan Plateau progress Praise BLM draft plan as important next step in efforts to conserve prized backcountry hunting and fishing lands SILT, Colo. The Bureau of Land Management today released a draft Environmental…
A volunteer chapter in Washington State is going the distance to collect trout and salmon eDNA samples in their home water
For several years now we’ve used permit season to plan and learn about which new river we would like to explore. Here are a few of our suggestions for trip permits for the whole family to enjoy.
Contact:David Nickum, Colorado Trout Unlimited, (303) 440-2937 x101 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Habitat protection vital to native trout Lone greenback cutthroat stronghold proves importance of intact watersheds DENVER News that lineages of Colorado’s native cutthroat trout historically occupied different waters than was previously thought, and that genetically pure native greenback cutthroat trout only persist in one…
Photo by Breckenridge Outfitters For the first time in at least two decades, two high-country trout streams in Colorado are closed to fishing, albeit voluntarily. Stretches of the Fraser and upper Colorado Rivers are closed between 2 p.m. and midnight to give trout dealing with extremely warm water temperatures — tributary streams emptying into the…
Jerrad Goodell, an aquatic biologist with the Bureau of Land Management’s Green River office, releases native Colorado River cutthroat trout into Range Creek with a formation known as Locomotive Rock in the background. Brett Prettyman/Trout Unlimited By Brett Prettyman The ancient rock art, ruins and even corn cobs – with corn still on them –…
Since ranching and agriculture took hold in the valley in the mid-to-late 1800s, much of the water from the Walker River – which drains two major basins of the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains before meandering through several flat, wide agricultural valleys and into this desert terminal lake – has been diverted to irrigation, to the extent that in some years no water actually reaches the lake. The water level of the lake has declined so drastically (over 150 feet!) that as of a few years ago the lake can no longer support trout due to its high salinity.
The fight to protect Bristol Bay, Alaska, from Pebble Mine is far from over. One of Trout Unlimited’s greatest strengths is the host of partnerships the organization has forged with businesses and industry whose leaders and employees value cold, clean water. In Colorado, one of those businesses is doing its best to help TU and…