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Why is it important that we recover southwestern trout?
Jim looked at me in disbelief. “What?” I repeated my question, “Why is it important that we recover southwestern native trout?” “Let me tell you a story,” he said. Jim Brooks was the longtime lead of the Gila Trout recovery team. Gila trout are native to the tributaries of the Gila River in New Mexico…
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Overlooked brookies of Ontario
My TU coworker Mark Taylor has a great laugh. Kind of a mix between a giggle and guffaw. A guffawggle, if you will. I know this because I've seen Mark in any number of circumstances—mingling with conference attendees at a hospitality suite, surrounded by his great family having dinner, casting to Arctic grayling in Alaska,…
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TU volunteers support stream protections in NJ
By David Kinney TU volunteer leader Agust Gudmundsson came out for a public hearing this week to testify in support of New Jersey’s trout streams, as he has time and again over the years. This week, the cause was a bit closer to his heart than usual. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)…
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Thinking downstream
Casey working a hickory shad “Would you pick Larry Bird or Magic? Who is better Michael or LeBron? Would you take Russell Westbrook or Steph Curry?” For two hours, every few minutes, the questions came. Casey is 13, and a big kid. He hit a dinger in each of his last three baseball games. We…
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Columbia and Snake steelhead return predictions slightly better
Winter steelhead season is winding down, if not over in some rivers in the Pacific Northwest. Time for anglers to regroup and prepare for summer runs. First, a bit of cautious optimism. More steelhead are predicted to return to the Columbia River basin this year than in the past two years. Last year the upriver…
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Selecting CDC, Part 2
Last week, Tightline Productions' Tim Flagler taught us the CDC (cul-de-canard) basics—we know that the feathers come ducks or geese, near their preening glands. These feathers have lots of surface area, which helps them trap air and keeps the afloat quite well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmKTqiQS7Ls Above, Tim shows us how various CDC feathers are used in common…
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Trout is King
It's getting warmer outside. Spring is actually springing, and that means summer isn't far off. Soon, it'll be time to camp next to high-country trout water and sight-fish to feeding fish. I can't wait. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL6CTypRGrc And short films, like this little gem above from Carpe Dieme featuring wild brown trout fishing in Scandinavia, don't help…
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