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'Turning the Corner' on Yellowstone Lake

May 6, 2014 Contact: Jack Williams, (541) 261-3960, jwilliams@tu.org Dave Hallac, (307) 344-2203, Dave_Hallac@nps.gov Chris Hunt, TU national director of communications, (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.org For Immediate Release: Yellowstone National Park Turning the Corner on Native Cutthroat Trout Recovery National Park Service, Trout Unlimited report significant progress in recovery of iconic native species (Yellowstone)The National Park

Gear Test: Fishpond/Z2 sandals from Chaco

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A confession at the outset: I love Chaco’s sandals. I bought my first pair more than 15 years ago before a trip to Costa Rica that was going to require a lot of walking. The toe strap on these sandals have always made them perfect for an active lifestyle, and because they break-in to fit

TU continues wetland restoration in Rogue River watershed

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By Jamie Vaughan Trout Unlimited and local partners recently completed construction on a wetland restoration in downtown Cedar Springs, Mich.  With help from a grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) this is the second wetland restoration that Trout Unlimited has implemented in this community, which is home to Cedar Creek, an important coldwater tributary to the Rogue River. 

Chasing steelhead with guide and artist Alberto Rey

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TU’s Jack Rodgers recently connected with Alberto Rey, the 2021 Orvis Fly Fishing Guide of the Year, to chase steelhead in Lake Erie tributaries. He learned that Rey is not only a skilled guide but also a talented artist.

Video spotlight: Bass on a fly

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As Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing Host Tom Rosenbauer notes, bass are the top sportfish in North America, and he’s right. Just about anywhere you go, from the lakes of Canada to the swamps of the Deep South, bass are readily available. But, as Tom notes, most folks don’t chase bass with flies. “The key

Sunny Days

I always look forward to the transition to wet-wading season. Here in the mid-Atlantic that usually hits in mid-May, unless you’re fishing a tailwater just downstream from a dam, in which case waders are still a must. Even with neoprene wading socks, the first steps into a chilly (but not frigid) trout stream can be

Trout Tips: The still-water retrieve

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Fly fishing lakes for trout can be tricky. With an entire of body of water at their disposal and no need to make quick decisions on food that floats by like it might in a river, trout tend to dial in on what’s in the water at any given time. Still Water Retrieve from Trout

TU completes road-stream crossing projects in Mich.

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By Matthias Bonzo  In 2019, TU worked with its partners to complete two road stream crossings in the Huron-Manistee National Forest in Michigan. The crossings were on Boswell Creek, in Manistee County, and on Hinton Creek in Wexford County. Boswell Creek is a tributary of Bear Creek and contains a healthy population of brook trout.

Hope for the Everglades

Published in Conservation, Fishing, Travel, Video spotlight

No, southern Florida isn’t a trout fishery (at least not of the salmonid variety). But we’re all connected by water, and the Everglades might be the best living laboratory in the country that explains the virtues of water, not just to people, but to every living thing. Our friends at Orvis took to the Everglades

Short casts: Opening day, beer, growlers and conservation funding

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Major League Baseball’s first pitches will start flying in less than a week. In generations past, another spring opener generated even more excitement among certain folks. The annual trout season opener was a major event. Trout openers have gradually faded away. Some states still have them — such as Missouri, pictured above — but many

TU commends passage of spending bill

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March 23, 2018 For immediate release Contact Shauna Stephenson / Trout Unlimited (307) 757-7861, shauna.stephenson@tu.org Trout Unlimited commends passage of spending bill Bill will fund important conservation priorities across the country WASHINGTON D.C. – A spending bill that will fund important conservation priorities such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund, funding for restoration of

Traditions: Fishing the High Uintas

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By Brett Prettyman Among the many thoughts running through my mind while traipsing though the wilds is one that does more than the others to clear out the chaos and clutter of every day life. “Am I the first human to stand in this place?” The fact I am even pondering the possibility means I