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Jackson’s Lodge

About us Jackson’s Lodge, a historic lodge built in the 1920s as a sportsmen’s fishing & hunting destination, has been for the past 58 years a family tradition of Elmont & Audrey Jackson; daughter Gloria Jackson the owner/operator the past 30 years. What we do Spring thru fall destination, historic Jackson’s Lodge hosts & caters

Rainbow King Lodge

About us The Rainbow King Lodge sitting on the shores of Lake Iliamna combines the look and feel of a wilderness retreat with modern comfort and amenities. As our guest you’ll enjoy luxury-sleeping accommodations with spacious, carpeted rooms furnished with two queen beds and private adjoining baths. Hi-speed internet is now available throughout the lodge

Trout Unlimited: On the Rise TV Show Guest Lands Probable World-Record Trout

Trout Unlimited: On the Rise TV Show Guest Lands Probable World-Record Trout New Berlin, Wis. May 10, 2010 Its a fish story about the one that didnt get away, and you can see it this week on Trout Unlimited: On the Rise, airing exclusively on Sportsman Channel. During filming of the episode earlier this year

Scott Fly Rod Co. joins effort to protect Colorado's Alpine Triangle

Contact: Ty Churchwell, (970) 259-5116 Jim Bartschi, (970) 249-3180 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Scott Fly Rod Co. joins effort to protect Colorado’s Alpine Triangle Montrose, Colo.-based rod manufacturer endorses TU’s efforts to keep the Triangle intact for all who use it today MONTROSE, Colo.Scott Fly Rod Co. of Montrose, Colo., has endorsed Trout Unlimited’s efforts to

The lowly whitefish

Published in Fishing, Conservation, TROUT Magazine

The mountain whitefish native to the northwest U.S. There’s trout water, and then there’s trout water that also holds mountain whitefish. The latter is likely healthier.  Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) are often greeted by anglers with the same enthusiasm they might afford a creek chub or a sucker. The slightly downturned snout may not be as

Tincup Project Partners Receive Conservation Award

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Lee Mabey, Forest Fisheries Biologist, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 208-557-5784, lee.mabey@usda.gov Tincup Project Partners Receive Conservation Award Trout Unlimited, Caribou-Targhee National Forest and permittees recognized for large-scale project as part of the Snake River Headwaters Home Rivers Initiative JACKSON, Wyoming –The

Where hope lives: lessons from a limber pine

Published in Featured, Voices from the river

Some might say the effort is too daunting and without end, but the optimist knows that her swim, though difficult at times and across the flow, will become a habit rooted deep in muscle memory, a rhythm of life, if she allows herself to know, takes her confidence from can, not cannot

Wading gear

Simms FLYWEIGHT wading boots ww.simmsfishing.com, ($199.95), Reviewed by Erin Block If there ever was a boot that lived up to its name it’s the Flyweight wading boot from Simms. This boot is lighter-weight than my hiking boots, yet Simms didn’t scrimp on durability. There is reinforcement on high-wear areas on the sides, arches and toe.

Voices from the River: Deadbeat dams

Published in Voices from the river

Photo by Eric Booton By Eric Booton In the summer of 2015, I spent a week with my family on the Olympic Peninsula. We hiked in Olympic National Park, fished for humpies in the salt, and took a field trip to check out the recently liberated Elwha River whose dam had been re moved and

Rescued by Fly Fishing

Published in Community, TROUT Magazine

The tones went off at about 2:30 a.m., and I rolled out of my bunk at the fire station, rubbing sleep from my eyes. I stepped into my bunker gear and slid my arms into the sleeves of my coat like an automaton. The dispatcher’s voice was calm and measured despite her dire message: “Engine

Video spotlight: How to fish sinking lines in a lake

Published in Video spotlight

I’m lucky to live where I live, in close proximity to the RIO Fishing Products home offices here in Idaho Falls. The staff at RIO is among the best in the business at the “science” of fly line manufacturing, and the vast majority of them are impressive anglers, too. And, once in a while, I

Fish swam in schools 50 million years ago

Published in Science, TROUT Magazine

According to a new study produced by researchers from Arizona State University and the Oishi Fossils Gallery of Mizuta Memorial Museum in Japan, fish swam in schools 50 million years ago, indicating that the “shoaling” practice of many fish is an ancient behavior. Using a fossilized slab of rock that formed during the Eocene Epoch

Fishwest Fly Shop

Fishwest Fly Shop located in the “Gateway To The Uintas” in Kamas, Utah. Fishwest Fly Shop opened its doors in 2008 in the Salt Lake Valley and we’ve been serving local anglers and visitors to Utah ever since. The fly shop is a full-service fly fishing outfitter offering flies, apparel, and other fly fishing essentials

To Wait on Pale Ice

Published in Fishing

Day 2 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

Slamming at 67

Published in Fishing, Conservation

“She had crawled half-way over a log that much larger than she was when she spotted a Bonnie in a small pool on the other side of the log,” he recalled. “Not wanting to scare it away, she laid down on the log and pushed her rod slowly in front of her. Before she could get the fly where she really wanted it, another trout rose and took it.”

Trout Unlimited statement on bipartisan infrastructure agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2021Contact:            Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited                             smoyer@tu.org; (571) 274-0593 Sweeping infrastructure legislation introduced, headed for consideration on Senate floor New bill includes many provisions that will help coldwater conservation, but omits critical provisions championed by Trout Unlimited, including failure to support Rep. Simpson’s Snake River salmon