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A 133-mile river cleanup? That’s the longtime goal for “Sweep the South Branch”
Stream cleanups are a great way for Trout Unlimited to engage with communities. Every year TU members and supporters connect on hundreds of rivers for events that make streams healthier and prettier. Most of the events last a few hours and produce plenty of trash, from tires to plastic grocery bags to those ubiquitous single-use plastic drink bottles. When TU staffer Jeff Kresch…
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Watch: Blueprint – insight into making history
Every year, Trout Unlimited hosts its Costa 5 Rivers Ambassador Summit, where college anglers from across the country come together for a week of conservation, fishing and community. College angles at the Costa 5 Rivers Ambassador Summit In 2025, the Summit took place on the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming. Idyllic for its natural resource conservation, the…
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Learning to fly fish via art
Art, not words, is what dominates this book. And for good reason. Steven Weinberg is a dedicated angler who put his art skills to use in The Fly Fishing Book: An Artful Guide to Angling. Through illustration and painting, he brings fly fishing to life guiding readers through the basics, through history, to lifestyle and beyond. In part…
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Cast for a Cause: 5 Rivers Clubs are racing to support women on and off the water
Trout Unlimited Costa 5 Rivers college fly fishing clubs are competing in a nationwide fundraising challenge over Mother's Day, supporting Casting for Recovery and microgrants for women.
During each Casting for Recovery fly fishing retreat, there is a moment that naturally replicates itself. Sometimes it's during a shared laugh, sometimes after a fish is landed, sometimes it happens while listening to the sound of the river. But each time, a woman who arrived carrying the weight of a breast cancer diagnosis sets it down, at least for a little while. That moment is what the 2026 Mother's Day…
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Keeping Alaskan women on the water
Trout Unlimited Alaska’s Women on the Water (WoW) brings together women for free, hands-on fishing trips and fly tying events. WoW launched in 2023 to create opportunities to build and share fly fishing skills in a supportive environment and connect like-minded women with a passion for the outdoors. These trips have been incredibly popular and filled up quickly. To expand our…
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Highlights from the 2026 Western Regional Rendezvous
Nearly 200 Trout Unlimited staff, chapter representatives from across the West and sponsors gathered in Montana for the 2026 Western Regional Rendezvous, a working retreat for the future of coldwater conservation. The weekend kicked off the way all good TU gatherings should: on the water. Anglers spread out across the Bitterroot, Clark Fork and Rock Creek, chasing trout…
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Conservación y educación en el río Fall
Click Here for English El río Fall y Trout Unlimited El río Fall es una fuente esencial de agua fría y limpia para el río Deschutes, una de las Aguas Prioritarias de Trout Unlimited. El río Fall serpentea a través de tierras públicas, privadas y estatales, y es disfrutado por excursionistas, personas que pasean a…
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