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San Luis Valley, Colorado: A case study in trout and farm recovery
Nestled in south-central Colorado, the San Luis Valley boasts 14,000-foot peaks, Gold Medal waters, incredible biodiversity and even Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. As the largest alpine valley in the world, this area has been called home by the Navajo, Ute, Apache, Kiowa, Comanche and Spanish before becoming part of the United States. Today, that means the valley distinguishes itself…
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When the fish don’t show up, the river tells the truth
In May, I sat in the boat with my brother on the Clearwater River, fishing for spring Chinook. Our excitement had been brewing for a year, since last season ended. The river looked right. The water felt right. It was the kind of morning that reminds you why people in Idaho wait all year for these incredible fish to come home. But by the end of the day, we had not gotten a…
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Video of the Week – The Golden Trout Project
If wilderness and pristine fishing areas resonate with you, it might be time to check out “The Golden Trout Project”. High in the southern Sierra mountains of California lives a beautiful native trout called the golden trout and now is a splendid time to explore the area. Trek there to see the numerous projects and habitat improvements made by Trout Unlimited and partners and…
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Places Worth Protecting: Hot Creek, California
Hot Creek is a unique geologic site that’s as impressive for its natural beauty as its high quality and highly technical fishing. Join Trout Unlimited, the local community and other nonprofits to help permanently protect this place from mining.
Cresting the dirt rise from the parking on the south side of the canyon, the view comes into focus. The east side of the Sierra Nevada reveals its massive snow-covered flanks. A thin ribbon of clear water S-turns its way through the small canyon. Thick matts of bright green vegetation waving in the gentle current cover the streambed. Small rainbow and big…
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Protected: Salmon and Farms: Restoring Wallowa Lake’s Lost Sockeye Salmon
In Northeast Oregon, tribes, irrigators, and state agencies are working together to repair the Wallowa Lake Dam and add fish passage, an effort that will protect regional water supplies and restore a historic salmon population that’s been missing for over a century Since time immemorial, the sockeye salmon that returned to Northeast Oregon’s Wallowa Lake were critical to the culture, traditions, and subsistence of the Nez Perce Tribe and Confederated Tribes…
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Protected: A Ridgetop-to-Ridgetop Approach to Aquatic Restoration and Active Forest Management
The Sheep Creek Stewardship Project In Northeast Oregon, Trout Unlimited, the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other partners are leading an innovative, interdisciplinary effort to restore fish and wildlife habitat, enhance recreation opportunities, support local economies and improve wildfire resilience. The Sheep Creek Stewardship Project Project overview Connecting the valley and uplands Sheep Creek's…
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A champion for one of the Lahontan cutthroat’s last native holdouts
After 5 miles of mountain biking, I rigged up my fly rod, observed my surroundings, dapped a parachute Adams onto the surface of the 2-foot-wide creek and pulled a 15-inch Lahontan cutthroat into my net. The mountain bike wasn’t mine. I borrowed it from Dave Sarazin. He also supplied the maps, the fly recommendations and numerous teaser photos in the leadup to my trip to the…
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