A foray into ‘centerpinning’ for steelhead
When was the last time you fought a hot 10-pound fish on a reel with no drag? For me, the answer was “never.”
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A boy becomes a man and it takes the outdoors to make it happen
Nature deprivation is a real thing, and I’m witnessing the impacts of both being exposed to the wild and willingly foregoing exposure in both of my kids
National Park Service targets brown trout at Lees Ferry
by Jim Strogen The Colorado River below Lake Powell is a blue-ribbon rainbow trout fishery loved by anglers across the country. While this reach is among the prettiest places that I have fished, and one that I try to return to as often as possible, there are issues on the river that are important to
Eklutna River
The Eklutna River basin, tucked away in a valley not far from Anchorage, is rich with history. It’s the homeland of the Native Village of Eklutna, a source of drinking water for Southcentral Alaska, and a favorite recreation area for local residents. The river, once a thriving salmon fishery, has been greatly diminished by inadequate
A sweep for TU Businesses
The Orvis Guide Rendezvous returned after a two-year hiatus, and TU Business members dominated the prestigious Orvis Endorsed awards.
Video spotlight: Above Iliamna
Alaska’s Bristol Bay is home to the most important run of sockeye salmon on earth—about half of all commercially harvested sockeye come from this run, and they provide about 14,000 American jobs every single year. This fishery, as we’ve noted for well over a decade, is priceless. Yet the threat of Pebble Mine looms like
Video spotlight: Tour de Tahoe
Combining fly fishing and mountain biking is certainly nothing new, but I’ve seen a few videos over the last several months that indicate this “bike-packing” into backcountry fly-fishing destinations is becoming more of “a thing” lately. Video of Tour de Tahoe // Bikepacking and Fly Fishing in the Sierra Mountains The video above is a
Horses, the High Uintas, native cutthroat trout and wildfire
Prolonged horseback trips into remote wilderness areas was actually part of the job description when I started working for Trout Unlimited.
TU Report: Wisconsin Sets Example for Habitat Stewardship
4/30/1999 TU Report: Wisconsin Sets Example for Habitat Stewardship TU Report: Wisconsin Sets Example for Habitat Stewardship National Group Warns Against Threats To State’s Conservation Programs Contact: 4/30/1999 — — Madison, Wisconsin – April 28, 1999 – Wisconsin’s trout management programs set an example of habitat stewardship that other states should emulate, according to a
Maine's Cold Stream Forest transfers to state ownership
For Immediate Release March 25, 2015 Contact: Wolfe Tone, The Trust for Public Land, 207-772-7424, wolfe.tone@tpl.org Jeff Reardon, Trout Unlimited, 207-615-9200, jreardon@tu.org COLD STREAM CONSERVED The Forks, MAINE The Trust for Public Land and Trout Unlimited today announced the purchase of the Cold Stream forest, a 8,159-acre property near the The Forks which will provide
Voices from the River: Author Tom Johnson
Trout Unlimited member Tom Johnson released his second book, “Threaded Journeys,” last summer. The book is a series of essays about two of Johnson’s passions: fly fishing and bowhunting, with interweaving discussions on conservation, health and our national welfare. Johnson grew up in central Massachusetts with a father and four brothers who shared many similar
Voices from the River: 36 hours (part II)
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series. Read part one here. By Eric Booton While we didn’t beat the sun to the punch, we still rose early the next morning, thankful for being a literal step from the river and having 12 hours left in our adventure. I spotted our Danish friend,
On grayling and guilt
Returning to the valley a year after surgery. The way I figure it, they probably stopped her heart around 1 p.m. The bypass machines kicked on and in my mind they sounded like the soothing white noise of a ceiling fan. Peaceful. I don’t know if a person subconsciously takes in any noise during surgery,
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
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
“Deep” conservation work at TU Teen Summit
By Jonathan Wilson-Thieroff The 2019 Trout Unlimited Teen Summit recently took place outside of Anaconda, Montana, on the shores of Georgetown Lake. Although we stayed at the lake, most of our days were spent around Silver Bow and Rock creeks. We learned a lot about the mining history in the area, the impact it had
Help return water to the Eklutna River
For nearly 90 years, the abandoned lower Eklutna Dam blocked salmon migration on the Eklutna River, contributing to the downfall of the salmon fishery. In September of 2018, we, along with many others, rejoiced the successful removal of the lower dam. This dam removal marked a first step in reconnecting 22 miles of salmon habitat and securing a free-flowing future for the Eklutna River.
Effort improves trout habitat in Delaware watershed
Trout Unlimited staff and Ashokan-Pepacton chapter members assisted NYS Department of Environmental Conservation in completing the East Branch Delaware River Trout Habitat Improvement Project (HIP). The project underway since 2016, was designed to better understand potential challenges facing trout in the watershed and to help develop mitigation and management strategies to reduce potential water quality and movement impacts caused by the Lake Wawaka dam in Halcottsville, NY. The project, spearheaded by concerned local
Driftwater
About us Driftwater – a boutique accommodation and fly fishing lodge. Nestled in the Meander Valley at the gateway to the World Heritage listed Tasmanian Wilderness, Driftwater is perfectly positioned as a base for accessing the Tasmanian fishery. With its extensive and diverse waterways, pristine rivers and streams, clear mountain lakes, wild brown trout and
To Wait on Pale Ice
Day 5 The Adventure Series is a collection of outdoor experiences, highlighting stories about people with a shared appreciation for wildlife and wild places. These stories reach across cultural and political boundaries, connecting all walks of life and geographies. In pursuit of broadening our collective understanding, TU is partnering with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Arctic