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Dolly Varden: all you need to know

Published in Fishing

Dolly Varden are a close relative to bull trout and it wasn’t until 1978 that the two species were confirmed to be distinct. In the continental United States, Dolly Varden naturally only occur in coastal the drainages of northwestern Washington from the Canadian border south through Puget Sound and south on the Olympic Peninsula to the Quinault River.

Good Samaritan business sign on letter

Good Samaritan business sign on letter Please add your business name to the form below to join this sign on letter. November, 2023 Dear Senator Heinrich and Senator Risch:  Clean water is essential for America’s booming outdoor recreation economy. Supporting over $862 billion in consumer spending and 4.5 million jobs, this industry is here to

Healing the Land

Published in Community, Restoration

For hundreds of years, the Wuda Ogwa, the site of the Bear River Massacre has undergone significant development, pollution and agricultural use. Now, the Tribe is restoring Wuda Ogwa to its organic and natural glory.

We are TU: Emily Heath

Published in Community, Diversity, Featured

We care about clean water, healthy fisheries and vibrant communities. We roll up our sleeves to volunteer, we sit on our boards, and we strategize as members and leaders of staff. We want you to join us.  For a discounted first-time membership, click here: https://gifts.tu.org/we-are-tu  The aim of this blog series is to highlight our friends, in

Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards

8/20/2001 Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards Contact: Russ Schnitzer , , TU 608-252-8404 TU 608-252-8404 8/20/2001 — Portland, Ore. — In what has become one of the organizations most enduring traditions, Trout Unlimited (TU) bestowed awards to publicly recognize outstanding achievements of its members, Chapters, and

Stream Explorers

Stream Explorers is a four-page magazine that arrives four times per year for Trout Unlimited’s youth members ages 12 and under.  Each issue focuses on one important trout or salmon topic, and includes articles, illustrations, and activities. Stream Explorers is great for independent readers, as well as for children still reading with their grown-ups.  Many teachers and educators

Fife Street Brewing

Fife Street Brewing is a celebration of craft and community. We love West Virginia, and we’ve made this place for our town — for authentic and inclusive experiences over great beer, food, and conversations. Our beer is classic and fresh while bold and familiar. We’ve got a beer to please everyone from the hard-working joe,

Tyoutdoors

About us Full time guide and wildlife artist in Casper, Wyoming. What we do Create functional art work to use while out fishing or guiding. All work is hand drawn with Sharpies and every pice is custom. Also do catch and release art work for that great catch that you would like to preserve that

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Partners

Don’t go it alone! There are many national, regional and local groups that are cultivating diverse facets of your community through a variety of indoor and outdoor events. Introducing yourself and your conservation efforts is a great start to a conversation. Consider the potential partners in your community and how you might meet to learn

Lund’s Fly Shop

Fly fishing shop in downtown River Falls specializing in fly fishing gear for everything from trout to muskie and anything in between. Huge selection of flies and fly tying materials. We stock waders & wading shoes, fly rods & reels, clothing, sunglasses, nets, and all sorts of fly fishing accessories. We also have a great

Tip – fishing wet flies

Published in Fishing, Trout Talk

Tom Rosenbauer walks us through how and where to fish wet flies. This is great to do once the water clears and lowers. Windy days are an ideal time to give this a try.

Trout Tips: Practice and conditioning are key

Published in Fishing, Trout Tips

The following is exerpted from TU’s book, “Trout Tips,” available online for overnight delivery. To enjoy fly fishing, the following tips have proven to be extremely helpful and true: take the time to learn how to cast, and practice, practice and practice. Practice is not for the day you go fly fishing! Similarly, take the

Tip – Is this the right fly?

Published in Trout Talk

Building on last week’s True Cast, Tom Rosenbauer goes over more flies. He chooses 12 flies that should work nearly anywhere in the world for trout. This is a great place to start building your fly box. Go with these patterns and then start to diversify with varying sizes and colors.    Then go give them

Youths, DOI secretary talk public lands

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 Contacts: Judith Kohler, National Wildlife Federation, 303-441-5163; kohlerj@nwf.org Katie McKalip, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, 406-240-9262; kmckalip@trcp.org; Shauna Sherard, Trout Unlimited, 307-757-7861; ssherard@tu.org Youths, DOI secretary talk public lands Winners of sportsmens essay contest share with Secretary Jewell how their experiences on public lands have shaped their lives WASHINGTON

TU Business members stand strong on Lower Snake

Published in TU Business

There are hundreds of these great businesses who are proud to stand with us on this, and we’re grateful for them. They come in all sizes from the big names in fly fishing to small family businesses – Wall Street to Main Street. Some of them are the usual suspects – lodges, fly shops, outfitters, guides and others with a direct stake in fly angling. But a surprising number of them are outside that box – coffee roasters, financial advisors, engineering firms and brewers all bring their names and reputations to the conservation table when they stand in support of this proposal.