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Spot trout, catch trout, photograph trout… for science
By harnessing the power of angler catch data, it uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify individual fish from angler-submitted photos.
Picture this, you’re on your favorite river, you spot a nice trout sipping off the surface. After careful observation, you tie on a fly you think matches. Then you watch this fish for a few more minutes, cast, land your fly just ahead of the sipper, and much to your delight, it raises its head,…
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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…
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Book review: A must-read for those who share the passion
xcite is exactly what his words did for me during the dead of winter doldrums when fishing doesn’t have the same allure that summer hatches bring.
As a wanna-be fly fishing writer, I know just how hard it is to make words dance, excite and motivate. But as I put down Dave Karczynski’s Calling After Water; Dispatches from a Fishing Life, I deeply felt the calling of rivers and streams thanks to his effortless prose. Excite is exactly what his words…
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Fish for Change
An incredible opportunity for a high schooler to experience a life-changing fishing trip Recalling back to my days as a high school student, I would’ve given the world to be able to go on a fishing trip of a lifetime. Creating change through fly fishing is eventually where my life took me, but it was…
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Reels to the rescue
How a partnership with iconic Colorado companies benefits TU’s Embrace A Stream program If only you could really embrace a stream; actually give it a hug and hold it in your arms. Since that isn’t possible, Trout Unlimited creates opportunities for grassroots chapters to embrace a stream in their home waters via grants for habitat…
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Kids at play on Butcherknife Creek
No, this isn’t some horror film title; though it is that season. Instead, it’s an incredible opportunity for learning and career planning in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Bennett Colvin, a teacher in Steamboat for over a decade, has been taking his Steamboat Springs High School students to Butcherknife Creek adjacent to the school for several years.…
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Kara Armano
After inheriting the fishing bug from her dad at a young age, fly fishing has taken a central part in Kara's life for over 30…