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  • Gear test: Loon tin weights

    We all know lead is toxic, both to humans and to fish and game, but finding a dependable alternative to get flies down in the water column has been challenging. Some swear by weighted flies using brass, copper or tungsten. Others swear by sinking or sink-tip lines (often lead-core). Credit Loon with taking technology a…

  • A 5 Rivers Odyssey: The pursuit of wild salmon

    The Tongass National Forest. It is that time of the year again. Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited is sending four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. Starting July…

  • TU has big presence for World Fishing Day

    World Fishing Day is Saturday, June 23, and, with the help of FishingTV, Trout Unlimited will be a big part of the 24-hour live webcast. TU will be on hand for two live webcasts, starting at 3 p.m. MT in Denver, where host Corinne Doctor of Rep Your Water will examine the great improvements in…

  • USGS scientist Than Hitt spearheading innovative brook trout research

    USGS fish biologist Than Hitt during stream assessment work in Shenandoah National Park, in Virginia. The summer issue of Trout Unlimited's Trout magazine that is hitting mailboxes now is full of stories that feature innovative work by TU employees, volunteers and partners. TU's vice president of eastern conservation, Keith Curley, recently caught up for a…

  • Angler scientists make a difference

    Trout Unlimited's culture of volunteers who step up to care for their home waters — getting their hands dirty to protect, reconnect, and restore trout and salmon habitat — is a pillar of the organization. Those within the TU family know the value of these types of efforts, but it's also gratifying when they are…