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What the Animas can learn from the Arkansas

Published in Conservation, Fishing, TROUT Magazine

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.6″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.6″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.22.6″][et_pb_image src=”https://www.tu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Buck.jpg” _builder_version=”3.22.6″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.6″][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.22.6″][et_pb_image src=”https://www.tu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20170201_120929.jpg” _builder_version=”3.22.6″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.22.6″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.22.6″] Let’s take a minute to daydream. Close your eyes and envision beautiful mountain scenery and cold, clean water drifting through the valley floor, bugs flitting through the clear, blue sky, and the possibility of sighting wildlife around every bend.

Trout Unlimited Celebrates Dramatic Recovery in the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed

Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary – (571) 331-7970emooney@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited Celebrates Dramatic Recovery in the West Branch Susquehanna WatershedEvent marks widescale watershed improvements resulting from abandoned mine restoration. Lock Haven, Pa. Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s largest coldwater conservation organization, celebrated improvements to the West Branch Susquehanna River and its many

Trout Unlimited Calls for Changes to Flow Proposal for Upper Delaware River

3/22/2004 Trout Unlimited Calls for Changes to Flow Proposal for Upper Delaware River Trout Unlimited Calls for Changes to Flow Proposal for Upper Delaware River Contact: Rocci Aguirre Catskills Coordinator Trout Unlimted (607) 498-4671 3/22/2004 — Hancock, NY — National conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) today announced it will seek changes to a proposal that

Voices from the River: Ivy Van

Published in Voices from the river

If you’re on social media, I’m confident you have noticed that #vanlife has swept the nation. Powered by social media, modern day van life is inspired by the romantic excursions of previous generations who loaded up VW Westfalias and Transporters to chase down their favorite musical acts, post up at the river in a trout

Voices from the River: Harvest consciously

Published in Voices from the river

By Eric Booton I learned a memorable lesson while on an overnight camping trip with a group of friends during college. We camped next to a small and freshly stocked reservoir in a quiet, Colorado valley. The fishing was easy and trout were on the menu. The following morning was complete with consequence, not just

Voices from the River: This one’s for Sam

Published in Voices from the river

By Eric Booten Excuse the grip and grin, but this fish and smile come with a story. I enjoyed talking fish with Sam, my fishing buddy and coworker. Several hours of the work week were routinely lost to these discussions, but when you work to protect fish and their habitat, sometimes you just take some

Voices from the River: Tube-spotting

Published in Voices from the river

By Eric Booton I choose to wander through airports like a dazed drone, focusing on nothing but my destination and the gate that will get me there. I ignore most everyone. Not to be rude, I’m just not fully enthused to be killing time in such a mundane enclosure. The rows of bench seating occupied

Sportsmen support permanent protection of Conservation System lands

04/09/2008 Sportsmen support permanent protection of Conservation System lands April 9, 2008 Contact: Rod Mondt, Trout Unlimited, (520) 207-2883 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen support permanent protection of Conservation System landsBLM lands support some of the best hunting and fishing in the country WASHINGTON, D.C. Today sportsmen across the country applaud the U.S. House of Representatives

TU Platte Valley Chapter Receives $10,000 to remove barrier on the East Fork Encampment River

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary, (703) 284-9408 Dave Sweet, Wyoming Council Chair, (307) 899-9959 Kani Seifert, Platte Valley TU, (307) 327-5604 TU Platte Valley Chapter Receives $10,000 to remove barrier on the East Fork Encampment River SARATOGATrout Unlimited, (TU) the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded

Wyoming Trout Unlimited Adds Medallions to Cutt-Slam

For immediate release August 27, 2018 Wyoming Trout Unlimited Adds Medallions to Cutt-Slam Contacts: Wyoming Council of Trout Unlimited: Calvin Hazlewood, 307-321-1476, chazlewood@tu.org Trout Unlimited national: Brett Prettyman, 801-209-5320, bprettyman@tu.org Wyoming Game and Fish: Sara DiRienzo, 307-777-4540, sara.dirienzo@wyo.gov CHEYENNE Anglers now have an additional reason to participate in the storied Wyoming Cutt-Slam program. The Wyoming

TU Business Member SweetWater Brewing Company

Published in Community

SweetWater Brewing Company in Atlanta, GA has made fly fishing and fly anglers the focus of their business. They’ve been a great TU Business member and a great partner in events across the southeast and beyond.

SweetWater Brewing Company is a sweet TU Business Member

Published in Community

Beer and fishing. They go together like lines and leaders. As every beer drinker knows, not all beers are the same. And not all brewers are the same. SweetWater Brewing Company in Atlanta, GA has made fly fishing and fly anglers the focus of their business. They’ve been a great TU Business member and a

Infrastructure Legislation

This year in Washington, we have a remarkable, once-in-a-generation opportunity—a chance to pass major legislation that would put Americans to work while promising cleaner water, healthier rivers and rebounding trout and salmon fisheries.  An historic opportunity for clean water, healthy trout & salmon populations  For years we have been pushing for investments that target watershed restoration projects that offer multiple benefits:

How to know if a caught fish is in trouble

Published in Trout Talk
A rainbow trout under water.

Trust me… it’s only going to get tougher on the trout this summer, no matter where you are. And if we all work together, try not to make it a numbers game, and tune into the science on best practices, we’ll all be better off in the long run

Why you should always carry a spare oar

Published in Boats, Fishing, Uncategorized

Without a spare they tried to fashion a stick that would work as an oar. It didn’t. They ultimately ended up missing their intended take out because of the missing oar, strong winds and a serious current. When they finally made their way to shore they we quite a distance from the take out and decided the smartest thing to do was leave the boat and hike out.

Kids at play on Butcherknife Creek

Published in Headwaters

No, this isn’t some horror film title; though it is that season. Instead, it’s an incredible opportunity for learning and career planning in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Trout Unlimited applauds re-instated roadless protections

9/20/2006 Trout Unlimited applauds re-instated roadless protections Sept. 20, 2006 Contact: Brian ODonnell (970) 903-0276bodonnell@tu.org Trout Unlimited applauds re-instated roadless protections DURANGO, Colo Trout Unlimited commended todays U.S. District Court decision to reinstate protections for 58.5 million acres of National Forest roadless lands. Protecting roadless areas is vital to conserving fish and wildlife habitat and

Abandoned Minelands Workshop and Tour to be Held Saturday in Idaho City

6/22/2006 Abandoned Minelands Workshop and Tour to be Held Saturday in Idaho City June 22, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pam Smolczynski, Trout Unlimited, (208) 938-1110 x14 Hana West, U.S. Forest Service, (208) 392-6681 Abandoned Minelands Workshop and Tour to be Held Saturday in Idaho City Trout Unlimited and Partners Kick Off Major New Project

John Gierach

Join John Gierach and Trout Unlimited’s Kirk Deeter for an online evening celebrating the upcoming release of John’s new book. Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers will be released June 2nd. John and Kirk will talk about the new book, and take questions from the audience. About the book Witty, shrewd, and, as always,