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Remembering Jim Greene, the best of TU volunteers
I first met Jim Greene as a relatively new employee of Trout Unlimited. He was an incredibly energetic earnest, and gregarious man. We went to lunch and I listened to how he and others—Jim would always insist on crediting others—helped to grow the Trout in the Classroom program in Maryland from a handful of schools to…
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Introducing ‘Tying One On,’ with TU’s own Nick Halle
Like a lot of us, his passion is fly fishing, and, like a lot of us, he ties his own flies
At TU, many of us live to fish. For many of us here at the organization, the art of angling is what drew us to the need to protect the trout and salmon that we spend much of our lives chasing. Nick Halle is no different. As a volunteer operations coordinator, Nick is well-known among…
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Adipose fins are meant to be
The NYC and Watersheds Trout in the Classroom virtual trout tank's alevin are looking great and especially active today. At closer look we noticed that they have developed strong fins. Eight fins to be exact. Why are these fins so important? Not only does every fin have a function and purpose, ichthyologists also rely on meristic characters, or countable structures, such as the numbers…
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Hiking the CDT: Where are the rivers?
But the thing about the desert that stands out the most to this Florida kid, there were no fish at all. Not one!
Editor’s Note: The Strawbridge family from Lakeland, Fla., is hiking the length of the Continental Divide Trail – all 3,100 miles of it – from Canada to Mexico. Henry Strawbridge, 14, will be providing updates of their journey to Trout Unlimited as they pass through the historic range of seven native trout species. You can track the…
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Embrace A Stream Challenge: Only 48 hours left to ‘Give Where You Fish’
DONATE NOW AT WWW.EMBRACEASTREAM.ORG Join Trout Unlimited and Orvis in helping 17 local TU chapters — made up of members and volunteers like you — restore the rivers they love and unlock $20,000 in cash prizes to support their work. Together we’ve already raised more than $31,000 for these great projects, and with just 48…
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Shannon’s Fly Shop in Califon, NJ is a TU team player
What a year this has been! As we head toward Thanksgiving, it would probably be a good thing to reflect a little bit, and be thankful for the things and the people that have sustained us over the last year. Things like fishing, for example. And people that helped us get through these difficult times.…
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Instagram Live with Jim Holland from Shannon’s Fly Shop in Califon, NJ
Join me on Instagram Live on Friday November 6 at 4 PM EST @troutunlimited when I talk with Jim Holland @shannonsfly about fishing, fly tying, conservation and more!
Shannon’s Fly and Tackle in Califon, NJ is one of America’s great fly shops. Les Shannon established the shop in 1973 as part of a vision for the future of conservation in New Jersey. One of the keepers of that vision is Jim Holland. With his partners George Cassa and Eric Hildebrant, along with the…
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