Do you love guessing games? I’ll admit I do. My love of guessing games might have been renewed because of my kids addiction to them recently. Our bookshelves are haphazardly lined with all sorts of guessing games and books. I’ve gone so far as to try to guess rivers while flipping through pages in a
Fishing for steelhead at the mouth of the Carmel River in the 1960s. By Sam Davidson For most of the past year we have been living next to a river. This has changed the way I think about streams, and fishing. Every angler knows that rivers are dynamic (where they are not dammed, anyway). That
Education and restoration overlap in Darek Staub’s projects along a spring-fed watershed in Central Oregon
Spring is Around the Corner and Fall River Projects Begin this May Fall River in Winter.JPG As the weather warms, and our snow melts, we begin to get back into the field and start our planning for a busy 2015 on the Fall River. With this mild winter, many of us
For the last two years, TU has been working to restore Oregon’s iconic Metolius River, a place that is well-known for its fishing opportunities, its scenic beauty and world-renowned recreational opportunities. For fly anglers, the Metolius is a special place with an amazing diversity of native and wild fish —redband trout, threatened bull trout, kokanee,
By Jamie Vaughan This past week, Grand Rapids, Mich., hosted River Rally, a national conference hosted by the River Network that brings together hundreds of water champions and river enthusiasts to cultivate new partnerships and inspire the sharing of knowledge and ideas within the river and water community. NGO staff and volunteers, academics, agency and
For Immediate Release May 19, 2015 For Additional Information Contact:Dan Keppen, Executive Director, Family Farm Alliance, dankeppen@charter.net; (541) 892-6244Eric Kuhn, General Manager, Colorado River Water Conservation District, ekuhn@crwcd.org; (970) 945-8522 Russ Schnitzer, Agriculture Policy Advisor, Trout Unlimited, rschnitzer@parulallc.com; (970) 309-0285 Cooperation essential to protect agriculture, river health in the Upper Colorado River Basin Agriculture, conservation,
9/11/2006 Rainbows Recover in Jefferson River September 11, 2006 Contact: Bruce Rehwinkel, (406) 266-4350 or Ron Spoon, (406) 266-4237 Rainbows Recover in Jefferson River Despite Ongoing Drought Conditions, Collaborative Efforts Revive Rainbow Trout Populations BOZEMAN – New data analyzed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) shows a significant positive trend in the growth and
Today the thousands of river miles continue to support healthy populations of wild Pacific salmon, rainbow trout, Arctic Grayling, Dolly Varden and more. Just north of the state’s largest populations centers of Anchorage and Wasilla, the area draws attention of recreational users of all types – hunters, anglers, trappers, miners, off highway vehicle operators, pilots,
WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, NORTH CAMBRIA, Pa. The angler stood in the shadows, peering intently at the water like a heron waiting for the moment. Then the cast. The line tightened. Allison Lutz smiled, subtly, as she netted the 12-inch-long wild brown trout. The smile was not so much about this individual fish. It was
If you boat and fish long enough, at some point you’ll run into an emergency situation on the river
Hear from TU’s Colorado River Basin staff about what you can do to help protect trout amid drought conditions
We have been fly fishing in Mongolia for nearly thirty years. We established these operations to protect Mongolia’s wild rivers and fisheries. Now, both Mongolia River Outfitters and Fish Mongolia are recognized for outstanding service, wonderful fishing, and conservation leadership. Our conservation programs and remote fly-fishing camps provide access to and help protect hundreds of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Erin Mooney, (703) 284-9408, TU National Press Secretary TU Purgatoire River Anglers Chapter Receives $5,000 Grant to Restore Purgatoire River Trinidad, Colo.– Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded a $5,000 Embrace-A-Stream grant to its Purgatoire River Anglers Chapter in Trinidad, Colorado. The chapter is
The Firehole River above Firehole Falls was once a fishless ribbon of water sourced largely from hot springs, geysers and primordial seeps that pushed to the surface from the bowels of the planet.
Steve Zakur of Connectictut fishes the Mighty Mo out of Craig, Mont. Kirk Deeter says this would be his choice. Chris Hunt photo. Kirk Deeter: The Missouri, because it’s really long, with a lot of different types of fish, and I still have a lot I want to figure out. I would do the Lewis and
If the determining factor in the effort to save the native Yellowstone cutthroat trout of Idaho’s South Fork of the Snake River is how hard cutthroats fight at the end of a leader … well, then, the fight is already lost
For Douglas Outdoors founder David Barclay, growing up on the Salmon River instilled a deep love and passion for the area and provided a reason to follow his dream of creating a local upstate New York business that would offer high quality fishing equipment and could provide jobs for the local communities.
Despite a setback, we’re not giving up
By Michael Gibson Nothing clears the mind like a good chukar hike. So, when the boss called for a work/chukar retreat in lower Snake River Country, I got excited. Late-season chukar in some of the best, and most rugged, chukar country the planet has to offer. About now, you are probably wondering, what’s this got to do with fish? We’ll get
