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    Sculpin Study

    Prior to meeting Evan Sirianni, my knowledge of sculpin consisted of occasionally looking at Muddler Minnows in a fly shop fly bin and wondering if they work.  Sirianni, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, recently held a field demonstration day on Maple Dale Creek near Viroqua, Wisc., to introduce his master's degree…

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    Trout Unlimited showcases expertise and nets multiple awards from the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society

    Staff from across the Rockies honored with recognition for their work and expertise Recently, Trout Unlimited staff from across the Rockies received well-deserved recognition for their work to restore the West’s prized watersheds at the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society’s (WDAFS) annual meeting in Westminster, Colorado. AFS and TU partner for healthier rivers…

  • Science

    On the hunt for bug knowledge

    Are you an angler who likes to chase hatches? Have you been fishing for a while and noticed any changes to the local bug community? Now is your time to shine. About The Salmonfly Project The Salmonfly Project (SFP) is a nonprofit based in Missoula, Montana dedicated to conserving aquatic insects. Salmonflies make for a…

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    Faces of Restoration: Capitan Forestry in Oregon

    Restoration work in Oregon couldn’t happen without Capitan Forestry. The Grande Ronde and North Fork of the John Day headwaters are critical habitat and special places to fish, and the collaboration between TU and Capitan is making it even better.   Capitan Forestry historically specialized in upland forest restoration work, but after partnering with TU’s aquatic restoration efforts in the…

  • Science

    Striving to learn more about steelhead

    Alaska TU chapters expand knowledge of steelhead on Kenai Peninsula There are many reasons steelhead, that coveted and often illusive quarry, have captured the imaginations of anglers for so long. Perhaps it’s their large size and the almost inconceivable power they exhibit as they bolt upstream, melting line from your reel in unimagined fury. Perhaps…