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Dam notching gives ‘Housey’ trout access to more coldwater habitat
Notching a dam on Macedonia Brook in Connecticut has opened up an additional 2 miles of quality coldwater habitat for trout in the Housatonic River watershed. After years of planning, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, the Housatonic Valley Association and Trout Unlimited removed parts of the old concrete dam on the Housatonic tributary on…
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What can you do in a roadless area?
By Corey Fisher What can you do in a roadless area? Just about anything. What is a roadless area? Roadless areas, or Inventoried Roadless Areas, are generally those undeveloped portions of National Forests 5,000 acres or larger that are not designated as Wilderness, but that meet to minimum criteria for for consideration under the Wilderness…
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New gear: O’Pros gear lineup
I've become a fly-fishing minimalist. I think, save for maybe a couple trips north this summer to chase pike, I foresook all external gear holders and simply took to stuffing my pockets with necessary items, like nippers, hemostats, a bottle of fly floatant, a spool of tippet and maybe a box of flies in each…
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Gear test: The new Redington Butterstick
Mike Sepelak fishes the Redington Butterstick on a remote Idaho freestoner for native cutthroat trout. Photo by Chris Hunt. When I unzipped the bright orange rod tube containing the new Redington Butterstick and slowly lifted out the three-piece length of snazzy white fiberglass, I swear I heard the trumpets warming up for a sweet rendition…
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New gear: Simms G3 camo waders
Good anglers consider every variable, particularly when they're stalking wary fish. I know that, when I'm on a spring creek casting carefully to rising trout in cold, clear water, I do my best limit my profile and carefully consider the color of clothing I wear— I usually go with muted earthton es, or, on bright,…
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Alaskans: Ignore the Fake “Facts.” It’s about our communities who depend on fish!
By: TU Alaska staff Opponents of Ballot Measure One have bankrolled a misinformation machine. What’s more, they have painted the measure as an end to all development and jobs in Alaska. It is an attempt to scare Alaskans into voting against their own jobs. The truth is, our salmon habitat creates jobs and we can’t…
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5th Annual TAPS TU VSP Montana Men’s Retreat a Success!
The 5th Annual TU's Veterans Service Partnership and TAPS, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, TAPS , Montana Men's Retreat was a success. Held at Parade Rest Guest Ranch, Parade Rest Ranch , on Grayling Creek near West Yellowstone, the event brought together nearly 40 men who have lost loved ones in military service. The TU…
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