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TU Business spotlight: Coy Wylie Colorado Real Estate

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Like any organization, Trout Unlimited is an aggregation of people who share a common interest – in our case, fish and fishing. One of the great things about TU is the people you meet who care so much about trout and salmon in America. Take Coy Wylie, for example. Coy is a native Texan who…

Invasive Algae Found in Northeastern Rivers: The Federation of Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited Join Together and call for Action to fight invasive species

08/23/2007 Invasive Algae Found in Northeastern Rivers: The Federation of Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited Join Together and call for Action to fight invasive species August 23, 2007 Contact: Leah Elwell conserve@fedflyfishers.org Erin Mooney emooney@tu.org Invasive Algae Found In Northeastern Rivers– The Federation of Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited Join Together and Call for Action…

Invasive Algae Found in Northeastern Rivers– The Federation of Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited Join Together and Call for Action in Fighting Invasive Species

8/23/2007 Invasive Algae Found in Northeastern Rivers– The Federation of Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited Join Together and Call for Action in Fighting Invasive Species FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2007 Erin Mooney National Press Secretary Trout Unlimited 1300 North 17th st Ste500 Arlington, VA 22209 703-284-9408 Leah Elwell Conservation Coordinator Federation of Fly Fishers…

TU's Chris Wood to Speak to Industry at ICAST/IFTD

July 14, 2014 Contact: Chris Hunt, National Communications Director (208) 406-9106 Joel R. Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer (646) 573-6410 Kirk Deeter, Editor, TROUT Magazine (303) 808-1285 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited President and CEO to speak to ICAST/IFTD attendees today Chris Wood will discuss how partnering with TU is good for conservation, and good for…

Everything you wanted to know: Coastal cutthroat trout

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Coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) Species summary and status: The coastal cutthroat trout (CCT) is located in watersheds from California to Prince William Sound in Alaska. However, several populations in western Oregon are thought to be at moderate risk of extinction, because of ocean conditions and habitat-related problems.  Coastals have dark green backs with olive…

Everything you wanted to know: westslope cutthroat trout

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Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi)    Species Summary & Status: Officially designated as Montana’s state fish, the westslope cutthroat’s historical range included all of Montana west of the Continental Divide, as well as the upper Missouri River drainage. The average size of these fish is 6 to 16 inches, depending on habitat.  It is often…

How TU defines success in the Klamath River basin

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TU’s Tim Frahm swinging on the Klamath River near Weitchpec. The legendary Klamath River is the third most productive watershed for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast, after only the Columbia and Sacramento Rivers systems. The Klamath is also Ground Zero for one of the most challenging water conflicts in U.S. history. Trout Unlimited’s…

TU and Forest Service team up to reconnect trout stream in Virgina

Published in Conservation, From the field

By Dylan Cooper   An important historical site in Virginia got a long-awaited face-lift after more than 70 years of being hampered by the presence of man-made barriers to aquatic organism passage.    Bob Downey Branch, a Class III wild trout water, is once again open for trout thanks to efforts by Trout Unlimited and the George Washington…

Upper Rio Grande Landscape

From its headwaters in the high peaks of Colorado through the northernmost rift valley of New Mexico, a region known as Rio Arriba, the Upper Rio Grande is a fabulous fishing stream. For 200 miles, the river is filled with trout, pike, smallmouth bass, and carp. Major tributary streams like the Conejos, Chama, Red, Jemez and Pecos are superb fisheries themselves, along with hundreds of additional feeders, many…

Trout Unlimited expands Alaska’s knowledge of fish habitat

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A juvenile coho salmon from a small, previously undocumented stream on Douglas Island, Alaska. By Mark Hieronymus For the diehard fish nerd, spring is a wonderful time in Alaska. The days get longer and (slightly) warmer, the fresh waters around the state shed their winter cloaks and start to flow again, the fish start to bite, and…

Video spotlight: Urban Fly Fishing Berlin

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First, forgive the subtitles, unless you speak German, of course. Often we tend to forget that fly-rod worthy fish can live just about anywhere—the staff in Arlington, Va.’s headquarters office has turned chasing carp, gar and snakeheads in the Potomac into something of an obsession. And we know that great urban angling exists among the…

Fly tying: The pinch wrap

Published in Fishing, Fly tying

Sometimes, we take the little things for granted. As a long-time (but hardly accomplished) fly tier, I’ve incorporated a few of the basic tying tactics into just about every fly I produce at the vise. Video of How to do a Pinch Wrap As you’ll see above in this great little Orvis video, Tim Flagler…

Trout Tips: De-boning a trout

Published in Fishing, Trout Tips

While most trout anglers these days practice catch-and-release, there are instances where keeping a trout or two for dinner is perfectly acceptable, and, in some cases, good for the river or stream (a non-native rainbow trout in a cutthroat trout stream, for instance). But even when we keep trout for the occasional meal, it’s incumbent…

Isonychia Nymph

Published in Fly tying, Fishing

Classic flies tied by eastern fly fishers years ago are enjoying a renaissance of sorts. Tiers like Tim Flagler are helping make that happen. Below, Tim ties the classic Isonychia Nymph, a simple pattern that Tim says he’s fishing a lot with lately, and with great success. The pattern is an excellent dead-drifter in waters…

Data loggers make monitoring stream temps easy

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Check out TU’s Stream Temperature Monitoring Handbook. By Kurt Fesenmyer One great way to take the pulse of your local river is by monitoring stream temperatures. Inexpensive data loggers offer the opportunity to record water temperatures every hour for several years, providing easy access to important information on seasonal patterns, short-term trends, and the impacts…

Time to take the kids outside!

Published in Youth, Conservation

With spring in full swing it’s time to get outside. All over the country, small fingerling trout and salmon smolts are leaving classrooms in the hands of their student caretakers and heading to local rivers and streams via TU’s Trout in the Classroom and Salmon in the Classroom programs. Now is the time for other…