Seven years after the Gold King spill, a $90 million settlement agreement sets the watershed on the course for recovery. Ty Churchwell explains why it matters.
Bringing back the upper Animas
TROUT Digital Magazine: Looking back at 2021
I spent a little time looking through the archive of the hundreds of stories the TROUT team of contributors produced this year, and I am proud and grateful.
Answering the call for help on the Upper Snake
Over the course of five and a half days, the Snake was slated to go from roughly 3,000 cubic feet of water per second to 280 – a flow reduction of 90 percent.
Trout and the infrastructure bill: A Rio Grande case study
For two decades Trout Unlimited has worked to protect and restore one of the most unique trout sub-species in North America — the Rio Grande cutthroat — by engaging numerous partners in protecting, reconnecting and restoring coldwater habitats in the Rio Grande basin.
Slamming at 67
“She had crawled half-way over a log that much larger than she was when she spotted a Bonnie in a small pool on the other side of the log,” he recalled. “Not wanting to scare it away, she laid down on the log and pushed her rod slowly in front of her. Before she could get the fly where she really wanted it, another trout rose and took it.”
Taking the extra step in Montana
“Oh my god, oh my god,” the woman screamed. Our walk became a run.
With her partner out of earshot, I noticed she did not have a net. By the looks of the bend in her rod, I decided she might need one.
“You want a net?,” I asked.
“PLEASE!,” the woman yelled, eyes never breaking from the water.
Everything you wanted to know: westslope cutthroat trout
Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) Species Summary & Status: Officially designated as Montana’s state fish, the westslope cutthroat’s historical range included all of Montana west of the Continental Divide, as well as the upper Missouri River drainage. The average size of these fish is 6 to 16 inches, depending on habitat. It is often…