Big Win For Yellowstone River and native cutts

Here’s a little good news for your weekend. A few days ago, a year to the day that tens of thousands of coldwater fish were killed in the Yellowstone River due to low flows, high water temperatures, and associated disease, TU signed an agreement with Kinross—a mining company out of Toronto—that will result in at…

Native Odyssey: A swing through Idaho

Editor’s note: The TU Costa Five Rivers Native Odyssey team spent the summer traveling across America in search of native trout. This installment: Idaho. Public Land: Sawtooth National Forest The Sawtooth National Forest encompasses 2,110,408 acres largely in Idaho, but also partially in Utah. It is comprised of multiple terrain types including sagebrush steppe, spruce-fir…

Greater Little Mountain: Doing it the right way

A young pronghorn fawn attempts to avoid detection within the Greater Little Mountain Area in southwest Wyoming. Josh Duplechian/Trout Unlimited By Brett Prettyman “The Little Mountain area is considered by many to be the crown jewel for wildlife and recreation.” Former Wyoming Governor David Freudenthal Special places only stay that way if they are protected.…

Video spotlight: Making it Yours

Participating in the Wyoming Cutt Slam Challenge is not just about catching the four native species of cutthroat trout in the Cowboy State. It is about making lifelong memories with special people while attempting to catch the fish. On a recent Seedskadee Trout Unlimited member fishing trip Reid Odde reflected on his experience of completing…

TU attends Sportsmen’s Summit with Secretary Zinke

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke address attendees at the Sportsmen Access Ramp-Up Summit in Washington, D.C. Courtesy @SecretaryZinke on Twitter By Keith Curley Trout Unlimited recently accepted an invitation from the Department of Interior and attended the Sportsmen Access Ramp-Up Summit in Washington, D.C. While the title of the meeting emphasized access, Greg Sheehan—the…

Native: Elk River cutthroats

It hadn’t done much but rain in the Rockies straddling the border of Montana and British Columbia last July, and the weather had put traditional fly hatches off a bit. Instead of pale-morning duns and stoneflies bursting from the snow-chilled waters of the Elk River near the town of Fernie, huge green drakes were popping…