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Tip – Streamer Fishing
Streamer fishing has evolved significantly over the years.
Streamer fishing has evolved significantly over the years. Many anglers would only fish with “meat” when dry flies or nymphs didn’t work. Now anglers are streamer fishing all day and sometimes exclusively. Flies have increased in size, changed shapes and gained actions that trout can’t lay off. Techniques have also advanced making streamer fishing thrilling. …
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Tip – Advanced Lake Fishing Techniques
For me and many anglers I know, lake fishing is a mystery.
For me and many anglers I know, lake fishing is a mystery. The basics are there: look for the inlet and outlet of the lake, structure near the surface or along the shoreline. Beyond that, lake fishing remains elusive. Check out this latest tip video with Tom Rosenbauer as he gains a great deal of…
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Tip – Where Trout Live
Over the weekend, I had a tough time finding fish in a river I’ve fished regularly over the past few summers. Typically, I’ve had no trouble homing in on where the trout are, but this past weekend was a different story. The fish were not looking up, and the few I did find seemed to…
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NYC Trout in the Classroom: Student perspective
Over this past school year, Brooklyn Technical High School juniors and seniors had a special opportunity to engage with their environment in a unique manner. Dr. Margarita introduced Trout in the Classroom (TIC), a Trout Unlimited program that uses the life cycle and habits of trout to teach the importance of cold, clean water to…
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A new TU hire is ready for action in D.C.
Get to know Lindsay Slater, TU vice president for government affairs Lindsay Slater joined Trout Unlimited last week as our new vice president for government affairs after a distinguished career as chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID). Slater was instrumental in the Columbia Basin Initiative proposing to remove four dams on the…
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We’re back on Clean Water Act defense
Don’t let up now. Healthy fish and clean streams need your help. When it comes to defending the Clean Water Act, it seems there’s no time to rest. It was only a couple of months ago that we celebrated a return to a common-sense definition of which rivers, streams and wetlands count as “Waters of…
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Colorado Adds Miles to its Gold Medal Waters
What did one trout say to the other? “Hey, if we can just hang out in this beautiful river for a few years, maybe we can win a gold medal.” Olympic games history dates to ancient Greece. However, the current practice of awarding a first-place gold medal to the winner is relatively new, having first…
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