Trout Unlimited Statement Dec. 15, 2015 Contact: Scott Yates, director, TU Western Water and Habitat program, syates@tu.org, (307) 349-0753 Randy Scholfield, TU director of Communications, Southwest region, rscholfield@tu.org, 720-375-3961 Trout Unlimited praises new Natural Resources Investment Center (Washington, D.C.) — Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell unveiled today, at the White House Roundtable for Water Innovation,
The Catch 22 of conservation: Can we love sensitive places to death?
This little small-stream rainbow gobbled up a skated caddis. Ah, the dry fly, cast upstream over the perfect current seam. Is there a better sight in all of fly fishing? And when it works out … Damn, it ‘s awesome. It’s inspiring, effective and, well, it’s proper. But things don’t always line up just right,
tu-logo-xl.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2018 Trout Unlimited awarded four new grants for habitat restoration work in upper Klamath River Basin Funding from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will support restoration work in the Wood and Sprague Rivers and Threemile Creek KLAMATH FALLS, OreTrout Unlimited (TU) announced today the award of four major grants
More than 600 miles of streams in New Jersey have gained additional protections On April 7, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) solidified a yearlong effort by Trout Unlimited and our partners to formally upgrade more than 600 miles of rivers and streams to Category One (C-1) protections, one of the strongest clean water protection standards offered in the Garden State.
It was quite the juxtaposition, honestly. Not exactly what I had in mind for my first fishing trip to Argentina, but then, the whole experience had been somewhat surprising. There I was, casually sitting in the back seat of a Toyota Hilux next to a waifish equestrian from Pennsylvania, a tumbler of iced Irish whiskey
About us Silver Bow Fly Shop is Spokane’s oldest fly shop opening it’s doors in 1988. Our staff is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of fly fishing from local trout rivers, warmwater species, to saltwater fly fishing. In our shop you can find equipment from top brands like Sage, Simms, and Winston Rods to our
About us Our family has been in the Nantahala area for three generations. The Nantahala River Lodge is a reflection of what we as a family feel for and care about the lands and waters of this magical area. We believe this Native American Proverb speaks for us all. “We do not inherit the earth
Need advice… “gonna build me a boat.” My whole life has been shaped by water. If I’m not on water… on a lake, or an ocean, or especially a river… riding the currents and such, I get downright cranky. I’m still like a baby that needs rocking. I also consider Guy Clark to be among the
Photo by Christine Peterson The brother and sister—ages 8 and 11—fired off one question after another. “What’s a sinker for?” “What’s a bottom bouncer?” “How does it work?” “What are we going to catch?” They’d never been fishing before. They wanted to know everything. Their instructor that day, my husband, put on his middle-school-science-teacher face,
The work highlighted during the site tour provides a view of habitat related efforts to keep the Little Susitna River one of the most productive fisheries in the Mat-Su Valley.
TU grassroots leader Scott Hood with a nugget from Oklahoma’s Lower Illinois River. The Lower Illinois River below Tenkiller Ferry Dam is one of only two streams in Oklahoma with a year-round trout fishery. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) manages this tailwater for trout, striped bass and other game fishes thanks to cold-water
About us We’ve been operating in Park City since 1989, and fly fishing the local waters since 1972. We have some of the most experienced guides on the water. Our staff includes a licensed river captain, lake captain, walk/wade guides, a certified casting instructor, competitive fly casters. We were the featured outfitter on LL Bean’s
If you ever have doubts that ocean-going fish like shad, herring and salmon can recover with just a little help, take a quick look at the video below, produced by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. In Maine’s Damariscotta River, in the community of Damariscotta Mills, the restoration of a 200-year-old fish ladder has increased
Fly fishing doesn’t have to be complicated nor expensive. You also don’t have to travel across the globe…
What a year this has been! As we head toward Thanksgiving, it would probably be a good thing to reflect a little bit, and be thankful for the things and the people that have sustained us over the last year. Things like fishing, for example. And people that helped us get through these difficult times.
TU Logo_2015.jpg February 18, 2016 Contact: Chrysten Lambert, Director, Oregon Water Project, (541) 973-4431 clambert@tu.orgBrian Johnson, California and Klamath Director, (415) 385-0796 bjohnson@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust and Trout Unlimited announce merger, award of $7.6M from NRCS to support partnerships with agriculture in upper Klamath Basin Klamath Falls, Ore.The Klamath Basin Rangeland
Planning a fishing trip may be the best gift you can give this Christmas, or any other time of the year. Brett Prettyman/Trout Unlimited By Brett Prettyman Each year about this time a deluge of emails hit my personal inbox. The majority of them come with the subject line “Last Minute Gift Ideas”. Like many
Photo/Havey Productions For Immediate Release June 22, 2018 Contact: Scott Yates, syates@tu.org, (307) 349-0753 Randy Scholfield, TU communications, rscholfield@tu.org, (720) 375-3961 Trout Unlimited: System Conservation part of the solution for bolstering Colorado River flows, water supplies Ranchers, farmers embraced conservation measures under innovative program (Denver) Trout Unlimited today issued a statement regarding the Upper Colorado
By Chris Wood Last week, I saw a video celebrating the removal of the Tack Factory Dam on Third Herring Brook in Massachusetts. Like all dam removals, it involved many partners especially the North and South Rivers Watershed Association, local TU chapters, the MA/RI Council, NOAA, and Steve Hurley of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries
