A settlement that could move a dam to a better location than beneath the Maroon Bells might be reached in Colorado. Wikipedia photo. Editor’s note: Every day, all across America, TU volunteers are working in their local watersheds to improve habitat, water quality and angler opportunity. We’re starting a new weekly feature here on the…
The mess Montana taxpayers get to pay to clean up. If you pay taxes and drink water, voting for I-186 on the November ballot in Montana should be a no-brainer. But more than that, if you have a child or a grandchild or just plain want to make sure that future generations of Montanans don’t…
One of the great things about working with the fly-fishing industry and conservation is the people you meet. You meet a lot of kind, authentic people who care deeply about fish and fishing. And you soon learn that there are people who will never let you down. These are the reliable supporters, the people that…
New Zealand’s South Island is known for its off-the-charts brown trout fishing, and for most of us outside of Kiwi borders, seeing is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure (if that) that generally involves parachuting in for a week, maybe two, and sampling a small number of rivers. But what if we had a camper van, a raft…
For a lot of us, the opportunity to visit Patagonia comes but once. And, no matter how matter-of-fact you are … no matter just how practical and “normal” your existence is, it will change you. Its rivers will become your fly fishing life blood. Its vistas will be your foundation for comparison for years to…
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again. – —Gautama Buddha By Sam Davidson Recently I saw a post on social media reminding people that as spring comes on strong, so do snakes. The post offered visual proof (see above) of this, in the form of a…
By Taylor Ridderbusch Trout Unlimited is pleased to see that the Omnibus Appropriations Bill has included full funding, at $300 million, for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The GLRI has proven to be one of the best tools for sparking investment into coldwater fisheries throughout the Great Lakes Basin. TU applauds the work of the…
