The True Cast: Wanna fly fish? DON’T tie yourself up in knots.
Before getting into specifics, it’s worth pointing out one fundamental truth: a well-tied knot is far more effective than any fancy knot recipe.
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A major victory on abandoned mine cleanup
Thanks to the bipartisan leadership of U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Jim Risch (R-ID), we are closer than we have ever been to fast-tracking work on the scourge that is America’s abandoned mines. For the first time, after two decades of work, Good Samaritan mine cleanup legislation has cleared a full chamber of Congress
TU Fundraising Program
Fundraising & Discounted Gear Program Welcome to Trout Unlimited’s Fundraising & Discounted Gear Program. Auctions and raffles are a popular way for chapters to raise funds, and this program was designed to help you in that effort. Our Vendor Partners offer these generous discounts to help chapters and councils raise funds to continue the great
Headwaters Board Members
Anne Hamilton Anne Hamilton is a graduate of Boston University. She serves on the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Academy of Music, and the International Tennis Hall of Fame boards. Anne is very active in the communities of Newport and Philadelphia and started the Newport Antiques Show in 2006. Her hobbies include fishing, tennis riding, traveling and helping dogs.
Trout Unlimited Applauds Withdrawal of Harmful Mining ProvisionsPublic Lands Safe From Firesale
12/14/2005 December 14, 2005 Contact: Chris Hunt, (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.org or Kathleen Campbell, (571) 274-0597, kcampbell@tu.org Trout Unlimited Applauds Withdrawal of Harmful Mining Provisions Public Lands Safe From Firesale WASHINGTON, DCRep. Gibbons (R-NV) yesterday pulled provisions from the Reconciliation Bill that would have sold public lands to mining companies and other development interests for $1,000
Dale Bosworth Selected as USDA's New Forest Service Chief
4/12/2001 Dale Bosworth Selected as USDA’s New Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth Selected as USDA’s New Forest Service Chief Veteran Forester Becomes Service’s 15th Chief Contact: 4/12/2001 — — Washington, D.C., April 12, 2001Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the selection of Dale N. Bosworth as the new chief of the Forest Service. Bosworth
Senator Bennet to Protect Sportsmen's Haven
Contact:Aaron Kindle, (303) 868-2859 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Senator Bennet to Protect Sportsmen’s Haven Bill would withdraw unleased portions of the Thompson Divide Washington, D.C. A bill introduced today would provide protection to an area critical to sportsmen and to the recreation-based rural economies of Colorado. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and
Tightline Productions joins TU as a corporate sponsor
July 6, 2015 Contact: Joel Johnson, (703) 284-9413 Tim Flagler (908) 832-6677 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tightline Productions joins TU as newest corporate sponsor WASHINGTON, D.C. Tightline Productions, a producer of fly fishing video content based in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, is Trout Unlimiteds newest corporate partner. As a corporate partner, Tightline will allow TU to
Bud Lilly
Bud Lilly died on January 4th at the age of 91. Bud was a Montana fly fishing icon, a legend in the fly fishing industry, and he was deeply involved in the beginning of Trout Unlimited in Montana. I met Bud in 1977. He and his wife Pat were friends of my mother and father-in-law
Fly tying: JC’s Skunk Pygmy Sculpin
I’m warming to streamer fishing for trout, but I’ll be the first to admit, I’m a late convert. My aversion to heaving heavy flies into deep water using sink-tips, shooting heads or full-on sinking lines could more aptly be described as an abhorance of the inconvenient. Throwing that much weight with heavy rods just seemed
TU’s Wood inducted into fishing hall of fame
Wood, who started at TU two decades ago, and took the reins as president and CEO in 2009, has grown the organization into an internationally respected conservation powerhouse with an annual budget approaching $80 million and a national staff of 260 employees
Short casts: Fires in Montana, new Winston rod, bugs in the ‘Glades, and more
Photo by Tim Harden, courtesy of Gink and Gasoline Wildfires in Montana. Harvey dumping record rain on Texas and Louisiana. And now Hurricane Irma is barreling toward the Southeast. It must be late summer in America, where yet another climatic crisis is under way. Wildfires in the West are a fact of life and always
Short casts: Roadless battle over?; EPA cuts; salmon sex, and more
Some of America’s wildest lands should staty that way if a legal decision last month in Washington has any staying power. The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia threw out the state of Alaska’s last-ditch effort to undermine the 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects some 50 million acres of public lands, including Alaska’s
Local bank helps bring down dam in Montana
By Kelley Willett A local bank is helping bring down a dam near Missoula, Montana. Through the partnership and generosity of Stockman Bank, Montana Trout Unlimited (MTU) received a $10,000 contribution to help with the dam removal on Rattlesnake Creek. The money, along with $10,000 from the local WestSlope Trout Unlimited chapter, provides early community
Distance casters: Masters of the irrelevant
‘Tis the outdoor Sportsmen’s Expo and Flyfishing Show season, where anglers get chances to shrug off the winter doldrums and make a few casts, if only on an indoor “casting pond.” Those shows offer great opportunities to test out the latest and greatest fly rods too. Just don’t judge the rod by trying to throw
Distance casters: Masters of the irrelevant
‘Tis the outdoor Sportsmen’s Expo and Flyfishing Show season, where anglers get chances to shrug off the winter doldrums and make a few casts, if only on an indoor “casting pond.” Those shows offer great opportunities to test out the latest and greatest fly rods too. Just don’t judge the rod by trying to throw
Short casts: Waters of our youth; fly fishing ballplayers; Top Chef on the water
Photo courtesy of Myers Reece and Hatch Magazine. We all have memories of past fishing experiences, those trips into the woods or down the street to the city park pond are never forgotten. Myers Reece’s recent piece in Hatch Magazine stirred old memories … and then I got to the end, and I was hearbroken.
Outdoor journalist helps TU, others with new book
Kris Millgate is a tenacious outdoor journalist, and I’ve come to admire her as much for her work as I do for her enthusiasm. Several years back, while working to garner press for TU’s Sportsmen’s Conservation Project, I contracted with Kris to help produce high-quality videos that showcased TU’s work on public lands and waters
Underappreciated
I’ve got a couple of trips planned this summer to Canada to go after northern pike, an underappreciated fly-rod fish and one that’s found in some of the wildest places on the continent. While it certainly enjoys popularity with anglers in the Upper Midwest, the pike isn’t sought after by spin- and baitcast anglers like
Volunteer Trainings & Events
TU volunteer leaders are the driving force that help our organization flourish and make a difference. Each year you commit hundreds of thousands of hours and offer your skills, knowledge and expertise to drive our mission forward on a local, state or national level. Thank you! TU trainings – whether via recorded video, live online