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Trout Unlimited’s “Colorado Gold” shines conservation spotlight on Gold Medal trout waters

Growing coalition unites in effort to protect, restore and expand state’s Gold Medal fisheries FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2021 Contact: Scott Willoughby, Trout Unlimited, 970-390-3676, Scott.willoughby@tu.org DENVER, CO – Trout Unlimited (TU) today announced the launch of “Colorado Gold,” a new conservation campaign designed to change the way the angling community thinks about Colorado’s Gold Medal

Large-Scale Restoration Project for Native Fish Underway on Tincup Creek

Monday, August 19, 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, lmabey@fs.fed.us JACKSON, Wyoming –Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) announced today the Tincup Creek Stream Restoration Project’s third year of construction is underway. The project is a large-scale,

Reflections from more than a decade of Alaska conservation

Published in Community, Conservation

By Mark Kaelke Over the last 13-years as a Trout Unlimited staffer in Alaska I’ve learned successful conservation efforts are most often realized as a result of persistence and coalition-building, and that sometimes, “winning” means just keeping what we already have.  As I wrap up my time as a TU employee, I’ve been asked to

TU blends online learning with the outdoors to serve young people during lockdown

Published in Youth

Trout Unlimited is serving youth and volunteers in new ways to keep them engaged in our mission to protect, conserve, and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries during the pandemic. Some of our programs have been adapted to fit virtual and at-home formats to provide safe avenues of participation. Online platforms come with unique challenges but boast some exciting prospects.  Here are examples of how we, the

Fishing and filming to ‘Escape’ the pain

Published in Trout Talk

“I knew the bugs would be smashed up against the bank and the angle and light would all be just right, but I was in pain. I ended up arguing with myself but seeing the shot already in mind forced me to get up and be a functioning human being. I knew if I didn’t go then, I would miss it. Things couldn’t have worked out any better. I owe that to the river.”

TU and Partners Launch Coaster Brook Trout Web Site, Directory of Researchers and Newsletter

4/22/2004 TU and Partners Launch Coaster Brook Trout Web Site, Directory of Researchers and Newsletter TU and Partners Launch Coaster Brook Trout Web Site, Directory of Researchers and Newsletter Contact: Todd Breiby Coaster Brook Trout Program Coordinator Trout Unlimited 608.255.0361 4/22/2004 — Madison, Wis. — More than a century after forces began converging to decimate

New research: Quality hunting and fishing depend on roadless land in Utah

12/5/2006 New research: Quality hunting and fishing depend on roadless land in Utah Dec. 5, 2006 Contact: Chris Hunt (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.org Bill Geer (406) 396-0909, bgeer@trcp.org MEDIA ADVISORY: Telephone press conference Thursday, Dec. 7, 1:30 p.m. To participate, call: (866) 740-1260. Pass code is: 406-9106 New research: Quality hunting and fishing depend on roadless

Utah sportsmen ask for roadless protection to preserve hunting and fishing in the Beehive State

12/7/2006 Utah sportsmen ask for roadless protection to preserve hunting and fishing in the Beehive State Dec. 5, 2006 Contact: Chris Hunt (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.org Bill Geer (406) 396-0909, bgeer@trcp.org MEDIA ADVISORY: Telephone press conference Thursday, Dec. 7, 1:30 p.m. To participate, call: (866) 740-1260. Pass code is: 406-9106 New research: Quality hunting and fishing

Native Odyssey: Jacob Lacy

Published in Uncategorized

Editor’s note: The TU Costa Five Rivers Program is sending five college students on a native trout odyssey across America this summer. Meet Jacob Lacy one of the five lucky participants. As a Colorado native I knew I’d end up finding something to take me outside and up to the mountains. With biking, hiking, and

Trout Unlimited Announces Policy Statement on Truckee River Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery

5/23/2000 Trout Unlimited Announces Policy Statement on Truckee River Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery Trout Unlimited Announces Policy Statement on Truckee River Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery Contact: 5/23/2000 — — Contacts: David Bobzien, President, Trout Unlimited’s Sagebrush Chapter, Reno: (775) 324-6216 Steve Trafton, Trout Unlimited’s California Policy Coordinator: (510) 528-4772 May 23, 2000. Reno, NevadaTrout Unlimited,

Save Bristol Bay with Nautilus Reels this month!

Published in Uncategorized

Pictured above: The custom Nautilus reel being offered as a prize for signing up to help protect Bristol Bay with Trout Unlimited By: The Alaska Program We are honored partner with our friends at Nautilus Reels to save a threatened world-class fishing destination in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Nautilus Reels will be giving away a custom

Trout Tips: Vulnerability is an asset

Published in Fishing, Trout Tips

Try using emergers or “cripple” patterns when casting during a prolific hatch with lots of working fish. Photo courtesy Orvis. Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from TU’s book, “Trout Tips,” which is available online and can be shipped in plenty of time for the holidays. When fish have a lot of options in terms

Alaska’s Bearclaw Lodge

Alaska’s Bearclaw Lodge is where epic Bristol Bay fishing, breathtaking scenery, and a family-run lodge that feels like home, combine to offer the perfect Alaska fishing vacation. Come experience some of Bristol Bay’s most diverse fisheries at your home base on Lake Aleknagik, located near the southern edge of Wood-Tikchik State Park, a short drive