Every entry in our sweepstakes powers our work keeping rivers cold and fish thriving.
Every entry in our sweepstakes powers our work keeping rivers cold and fish thriving.
Photo courtesy of Bassmaster Classic As I watched Chloe Kim defy gravity on a snowboard last night, I was reminded of the splendor and the impact of the Olympics, and what it means to the compeitors who have devoted their lives to just a sliver of actual living. For Kim, it’s the half-pipe. She learned…
About us No See Um Lodge is a family-run operation that was established by Jack Holman in the early 70’s. Today his son, John, who is both a pilot and a guide, maintains No See Um’s well-earned reputation for pampering and pleasing its guests. John has been living, fishing, guiding and flying in Alaska for…
Over the course of the last few weeks, Bristol Bay and Trout Unlimited’s efforts to stop the proposed Pebble mine have found a new ally- Katie Couric.
President Jeffrey Morgan, New York, N.Y. Executive Committee Joseph Anscher, Long Beach, N.Y. Philip Belling, Newport Beach, Calif. Stephan Kiratsous, New York, N.Y. Stephen Moss, Larchmont, N.Y. Directors Bruce Allbright, Steamboat Springs, Colo. Peter Baichtal, Sacramento, Calif Daniel Blackley, Salt Lake City, Utah Stephen Bridgman, Westfield, N.J. Bonnie Cohen, Washington, D.C James Connelly, Newport Beach,…
Understanding the mayfly life cycle will help you catch more trout
Jeremiah Stone’s love for nature stems from a childhood full of fishing and adventure in Upstate New York.
Upper Peninsula outdoor TV show “Discovering” features TU brook trout restoration project.
Brian Stranko has joined the Trout Unlimited staff as its Maine program manager. TU has many projects and initiatives under way in Maine, including enhancing streams with strategic wood additions and advocating for better fish passage for endangered Atlantic salmon. He will work closely with TU’s Maine Council and chapters. Stranko succeeds longtime TU staffer…
To win this retro TU logo YETI cooler, all you have to do is post photos to Instagram using #saveourwatertu and @troutunlimited @sweetwaterbrew. Every post equals one entry in the draring for the cooler and other great TU swag! The SweetWater Brewing Company has long been a supporter of TU – and of clean water…
A country music star who loves fly fishing with his family is partnering with Chaco to support TU’s mission.
Photo courtesy of Mike Kirkpatrick Imagine hiking for hours through dense brush, over ridges and bluffs among a Jurassic setting, your fly rod tucked into your backpack, along with a day’s provisions—maybe even a tent for an overnighter—just to get to your favorite fishing hole. You arrive, string up your fly rod and start walking…
The news out of Ashton over the weekend was pretty encouraging. The big stonefly nymphs were moving around, heading to streamside rocks in anticipation of a little sunshine. Any minute now, the fabled salmonfly hatch on the lower river would start to pop. The big bugs that crawl out of the river in late spring…
Editor’s note: The biggest sporting event of spring, the NCAA basketball tournament, is simply not happening this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Anglers, though, can still effectively “social distance” and go fishing in areas where it’s safe and legal to leave the house, using their favorite flies. In that spirit, TU and our friends…
Give Pennsylvania a shot. Fish for trout, fish for smallmouth, fish for carp – but whatever you do, fish with SBO.
Aimed at helping you have a great outdoor experience in the Greater Yellowstone and Beyond, Sunlight Sports is Cody, Wyoming’s premier backcountry outfitter.
Nymphing has come a long way over the last couple of decades—many fly anglers will start with attractor nymphs on new water, simply because they make great searching patterns and tend to be top-of-mind when nothing is obviously hatching. But, even searching with attractors like a Prince or a basic hare’s ear or pheasant tail…
When I first started tying my own flies, I became infatuated with Atlatic salmon flies, even though, in the heart of Colorado’s Arkansas Valley, there wasn’t an Atlantic salmon within 2,000 miles that wasn’t lyling flat on ice in a grocery store. There was just something about the art of it all. The colors. The…
The Madison-Gallatin TU Chapter in Bozeman has developed a great relationship with the Montana State University Student Veterans Club. MSU Vets have volunteered to help MGTU run 3 chapter fundraising events and participated in a willow planting project as part of a chapter stream rehab project on a tributary of the Madison River. MGTU has…
One of the many “little things” that can foul up your fly cast is a wandering elbow. First it’s tight to your side, like it should be. Then, after a while, you get a little tired and a little lazy and it starts to meander away from your side and, before you know it, it’s…
A couple weeks back, I asked what your favorite fall streamer pattern was, and I got a lot of good answers, ranging from the Egg-sucking Leech to the Black Ghost to the venerable Mickey Finn. Video of Tying a Mickey Finn with Barry Ord Clarke In the video above, Barry Ord Clarke ties the Mickey…