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Unlocking a mile of Gold Medal quality trout water
Stand up in support of a project to reconstruct a healthy, fishable, reconnected river channel on the Colorado River Connectivity courses through all that Trout Unlimited does, from our mission to unite diverse interests to care for and recover rivers and streams, to the field work of staff and volunteers on behalf of anglers who…
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Climate change at its CORE
Stewing in the sun and smoke of the late-August afternoon, even the temptingly titled Shady Island River Park was overmatched. Cottonwoods lining the shore of the Gunnison River offered only modest relief as the mercury climbed north of 95 degrees, and soon enough the haze of Colorado’s largest recorded wildfire would overcome our little oasis…
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‘Hunters and Anglers for CORE’ call for more access and habitat protections
The Gunnison River drains into Blue Mesa Reservoir Measuring 20 miles long with nearly 100 miles of shoreline, it’s difficult to ignore Blue Mesa Reservoir. Sitting on the western flank of Gunnison County, Colorado’s largest body of water is a pivotal cog of the Colorado River Storage Project and the centerpiece of the surrounding Curecanti…
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The magic of time and light
Summer light and good fishing bring TU's advocacy work into focus Among the ample life lessons bestowed by the pursuit of trout on the fly is one I like to think of as the gospel of timing and lighting. Which is to say, timing and lighting are the secret to life. Maybe not so much…
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Random acts of kindness among fellow anglers
Social distancing doesn’t mean we have to detach completely. We are, after all, united in our love of trout. And nothing connects us to them — and one another — quite like fishing. So in this time of unprecedented social distortion, it’s comforting to know that our trout fishing community is still able to find…
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Want more Gunnison River? Pass the CORE Act
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.3.4"]Curecanti provision offers overdue access to top Colorado trout fishery [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" fullwidth="on" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_fullwidth_image src="https://www.tu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Gunnison-Blue-Mesa-Reservoir-Inlet.jpg" _builder_version="4.0.5" hover_enabled="0"][/et_pb_fullwidth_image][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.0.5" hover_enabled="0"]Photos by Connie Rudd. How does 12 miles of new public fishing access on one of the West’s best trout fisheries sound to you? I know,…
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Hunting for conservation
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.0.2"]CORE Act hits its target as Colorado Rep. Neguse leads public lands legislation to success in Congress [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_image src="https://www.tu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Fall-in-Colorados-Thompson-Divide.jpg" _builder_version="4.0.2"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.0.2" min_height="222px"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.0.2"]Shooting a skunk on the eve of elk hunting season could hardly be considered a good omen. But…
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