Take care of your feet
Footwear matters on the river, especially when you’re putting in big miles and days in and out of the boat. If you can keep your feet happy, the rest will follow
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Trout Unlimited welcomes Interior recommendations for public lands oil and gas reform
TU asks on bonding, speculative leasing are among administration recommendations Contact: Corey Fisher, Public Lands Policy Director, Trout Unlimited, corey.fisher@tu.org, 406-546-2979 ARLINGTON, Va.—Momentum is building in Washington to modernize oil and gas leasing policies on public lands following the release of a new report from the Department of the Interior, which recommends increasing minimum bond…
TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: CU Boulder
The CU Fly Fishing Club, now nearing its 20th year of existence, has consistently provided the students of CU Boulder with an avenue into the sport of fly fishing.
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber Endorses Breaching of Lower Snake River Dams
2/18/2000 Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber Endorses Breaching of Lower Snake River Dams Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber Endorses Breaching of Lower Snake River Dams Trout Unlimited Strongly, Loudly Applauds the Governor Contact: 2/18/2000 — — Contact: Jeff Curtis, TU Western Conservation Director: 503-827-5700; cell. 503-351-2592; jcurtis@tu.org Alan Moore, TU Western Communications Coordinator: 503-827-5700; amoore@tu.org (PORTLAND, ORE.,…
Through the lens of the White House
Questions for David Lienemann, TU-member and former staff photographer for President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden
Trout Unlimited lauds committee approval of Good Sam provisions
June 15, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Moyer, smoyer@tu.org, (703) 284-9406 Kate Miller, kmiller@tu.org, (703) 489-6411 Trout Unlimited lauds committee approval of Good Sam provisions (Washington, D.C.) Today, the House Natural Resources committee approved the Good Sam provisions of HR 3843 and HR 3844, which address the chronic problems of abandoned mine pollution of…
Can National Monuments protect America’s best hunting and fishing spots?
Some of the best fishing and hunting opportunities in the United States are found in our national monuments.
Look to the science
How do we bring back salmon and steelhead? Look to the science. My career in conservation was informed by a magical experience at a place called Poverty Flats in the middle of the South Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. At the end of a long day, as our field crew packed up, we…
Wyoming Range Decision Hailed By Sportsmen
Contact: Tom Reed, (406) 599-1022Brad Powell, (928) 300-5451 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wyoming Range Decision Hailed by Sportsmen Bridger-Teton draft EIS selects preferred alternative of no leasing JACKSON, Wyo. Sportsmen in Wyoming applauded today’s announcement by the Bridger-Teton National Forest that it is releasing a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on the leasing of 44,720 acres…
Do you ‘fish and tell?’
What if I were to tell you, hypothetically speaking, that I had an absolutely epic day today (which is often the case in October in Colorado, unless it snows … and sometimes even when it does)? So what qualifies as e pic? Put in at a public launch. Took out at a public launch. Floated…
Wildwood Anglers
We are Toledo’s #1 fly fishing outfitter and guide service. Bradley Dunkle’s love of fishing and the outdoors started at age 5, when his father and uncle would take him up north for Walleye and Pike fishing trips to the cottage in Northern Michigan. Not only did he value the time he got to spend…
Pere Marquette River – A National Treasure
This river is unique. The only river in the Great Lakes Basin without a single dam, she flows free through the Huron-Manistee National Forest from headwater tributaries to the mainstream
Native: Ontario brook trout
Above: Native brook trout from the northwest Ontario interior. Photo courtesty of Paul Smith. Below: The author holds a brook trout from Argentina’s Corcovado River. When those of us here in the lower 48 think of brook trout, we might think of boulder-hopping in a secret Appalachian canyon that has managed for more than two…
Check out the world’s most amazing dory
Such a boat would be an absolute Ferrari on the river. You could surf the tiniest waves, sneak the big stuff with ease, or run the meat if you felt rowdy
Trout Unlimited receives $80,000 from LOR Foundation for Rio Grande Community Initiative
Grant helps TU and Questa restore Red River, revitalize outdoors economy (Questa, NM)Trout Unlimited announced today that it has received an $80,000 grant from the LOR Foundation for its Upper Rio Grande Community Initiative, a program focused on revitalizing Questa and other rural New Mexican communities by restoring the land and water upon which they…
TU applauds new Klamath River agreement
November 17, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian J. Johnson, California Director(415) 385-0796; bjohnson@tu.org Sam Davidson, Communications Director(831) 235-2542; sdavidson@tu.org Trout Unlimited lauds Governors Newsom and Brown, Warren Buffett, Tribes for clearing path to Klamath River dam removal States of California and Oregon demonstrate “timely and critical leadership” in resolving issues related to transfer of…
Hunters and Anglers United for the San Luis Valley
The San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is located about 200 miles southwest of Denver, Colorado and is bounded on the west by theSan Juan Mountains and by the Sangre de Cristos to the east. The region is home to more than 1.8 million acresof public land that includes hunting and fishing opportunities on…
Roadless redux? Really?
Photo by John Schoen By Chris Wood The state of Alaska’s recent proposal to re-open the roadless debate brought back memories. Mike was flossing his teeth when I entered his office. “I’m sorry. I’m running late for the dentist.” It was 1998, and Mike Dombeck, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service, had proposed a…
New bill would clarify management, improve fishing in Colorado
Anglers should rejoice in the introduction of the CORE Act, particularly if they live or fish in Colorado’s iconic Gunnison Valley. The Curecanti portion of the Act, introduced by Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse, would establish permanent boundaries for the current National Recreation Area making management simpler and creating improved fishing access. In 1965, Blue Mesa Dam was completed…
Statement: proposed reduction of flows from Jackson Lake Dam will cause detrimental resource impacts
Contacts: On behalf of Trout Unlimited and the Jackson Hole Chapter of Trout Unlimited, we would like to express our deep concern regarding the proposed reduction of flows from Jackson Lake Dam beginning on May 10th, 2023 by the Bureau of Reclamation. Trout Unlimited (TU) has a long history of collaboration with numerous agencies and…