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By Cameron Akers Where legal, winter can be a great time to get on the water, if you’re adequately prepared. Trout are hungry after spawning, but low, clear water can make them a challenge. First and foremost, if you see a redd, which is a trout’s nest, stay off it! Redds are areas, typically near riffles, that trout clear out to lay their eggs. These eggs can…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Simon Gawesworth breaks down the effective and efficient double haul cast.
If your fishing season ended recently, it’s a great time to go birding.
6/8/2006 Trout Unlimited to Restore Cutthroat Habitat in Grade Creek June 8, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Warren Colyer, 435-753-3132 or Scott Yates, 307-332-7700 Trout Unlimited to Restore Cutthroat Habitat in Grade Creek Federal Grants Jumpstart Planning and Construction Work WASHINGTON, D.C. Thanks to two major federal grants, Trout Unlimited (TU) will soon begin work…
Contact: Tim Bristol, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program Director, 907-321-3291, tbristol@tu.orgPaula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Director of Communications, 907-230-1513, pdobbyn@tu.org Bristol Bay Wild Salmon Featured in Prestigious Science JournalStudy’s Main Authors Suggest a Large Mineral Development Such as Pebble Could Pose a Substantial Threat to the Fishery’s Long-Term Health. (Anchorage, Alaska, June 2, 2010) — An…
By David VanBurgel Picture fly fishing in Maine: canopied streams; cold water tumbling over granite; deep lakes; brook trout as colorful as the streambed gravels of their native waters. The impacts of climate change may not be so easy to see in Maine as they are other places. Still, a recent articleby prize-winning journalist Colin Woodard…
Today, ownership of 8,000 acres of Maine’s finest trout habitat transferred to the state’s Department of Conservation. Staff there will start working with their colleagues at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to develop a management plan to protect and enhance brook trout and whitetail deer habitat on the Cold Stream property, while…
Identifying that mystery bird call is only a recording away with a new app. Courtesy photo. By Brett Prettyman There are few things that can distract me while fishing. I tend to tune everything out except the sounds of the water and wildlife. Watching certain species of birds flying erratically over the river has tipped…
The new confluence of Deming Creek and the South Fork Sprague River. By Chrysten Lambert Trout Unlimited, in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service Parnter’s Program completed a substantial habitat reconnection project on the South Fork Sprague River, the headwaters of the iconic Klamath River. The project involved restoring the Deming Creek tributary…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 21, 2018 Contact: Corey Fisher, Public Land Policy Director, Trout Unlimited, (406) 546-2979, cfisher@tu.org Utah lawsuit could challenge public land ownership SALT LAKE CITYAccording to media reports, last week Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes told assembled members of the Utah Rural Caucus that he is preparing a lawsuit that could challenge…
By Brett Prettyman The reasons we fish are as numerous as bugs on the water during a Mother’s Day caddis hatch. Chances are the vast majority of us got started flinging flies, dunking worms or throwing hardware with the help of parents or grandparents – and, for those lucky ones, both. Fishing isn’t only important…
A settlement that could move a dam to a better location than beneath the Maroon Bells might be reached in Colorado. Wikipedia photo. Editor’s note: Every day, all across America, TU volunteers are working in their local watersheds to improve habitat, water quality and angler opportunity. We’re starting a new weekly feature here on the…
By Tom Kloehn It was the first day of Sierra Trout Camp 2018, and even though the kids weren’t fishing yet, it was hard to miss their enthusiasm for any chance to get near a river. The kids were bouncing around the creek, splashing in and out of the water, completely oblivious to rocks and…
Dreaming of warmer weather? Good! It’s time to start thinking about TU’s offerings of summer camps and academies for young people. TU’s Regional Fly Fishing Camps and Academies For over 25 years, volunteers have been directing TU’s youth regional camps. The first was in Pennsylvania and now TU’s grassroots network boasts 25 camps across the…