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Looking for America
A drive deep into the West can heal the soul and freshen commitment to causes
The original plan was to drive east to meet my wife’s family in North Carolina. The time away from her mother, sisters and Gus’ cousins had been torture, but every state along our route was preparing to open up while the virus was still out of control. As we saw it, forcing customers and employees…
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From Brooklyn to Asheville
The road that led me to quit my job and fly fish in North Carolina that summer was as twisty as the Blue Ridge Parkway itself. But after seven cancer surgeries and radiation, multiplied with the strain of a big job in a big city, the cracks began to show
Editor's note: In 2016, Danielle Arceneaux, a black professional woman from Brooklyn, quit her job and moved full-time to Asheville, N.C., in part to pursue fly fishing. This is the first installment in a series of blog posts that will describe Danielle's experience on the water in Asheville. By Danielle Arceneaux The road that led…
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Win a Luxury Alaska Fishing Trip & Support Trout Unlimited
Trout Unlimited has teamed up with Omaze, a company that organizes giveaways that give back, to offer one lucky winner and a friend a getaway fly-fishing adventure in Bristol Bay.
Angling for an adventure? Catch this: We’ve teamed up with our friends at Omaze to give you the chance to win a 5-day fishing trip to Alaska! The best part? Every donation will support Trout Unlimited and our work keeping America's rivers and streams clean, healthy and fishable. Enter now at omaze.com/alaska for your chance to win! …
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Hiking the CDT: Long hikes in the rain and tent trouble
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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Aquaz and TU Alaska
The Trout Unlimited Alaska team is excited to introduce a new partnership with Aquaz Fishing. The new offer will help raise funds to support TU’s work in Southeast Alaska, specifically with the America’s Salmon Forest campaign focused on maintaining and, where needed, restoring the spawning and rearing habitat for fish and wildlife in the Tongass National Forest. America’s Salmon Forest is a coalition of fishermen, business owners and…
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Meet Niyah Banfill: TU intern in Michigan
My name is Niyah Banfill and I am a Trout Unlimited summer intern in Michigan. I am an incoming sophomore at Central Michigan University, majoring in Environmental Science and minoring in Chemistry. I began working alongside Trout Unlimited through their Rogue River Green Team when I was a junior at Rockford High School and spent two summers on the Green Team. In the summer of 2017, Niyah Banfill…
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WorldCast Anglers
Check out WorldCast Anglers in Victor, Idaho. WorldCast is a long-time TU supporter and Gold Level Business Member.
What does it take to make a great day on the water? There are probably a million different answers to that question. Do you have to catch a hundred fish? Probably not. One really great fish? Maybe. Do you have to walk away smiling and itching to come back for more? Undoubtedly. A good friend and…
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