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Navigating public land oil and gas leasing
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat, sporting opportunity and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This…
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Photo of the week – migrations
If your fishing season ended recently, it’s a great time to go birding. Many birds are migrating south to warmer climates for the winter, so you have an opportunity to watch the skies to see what flies overhead. Or even better, still go to your favorite fishing spot and see what birds frequent it for…
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TROUT Tip – adding weight
Nymphing season is here (as you could probably tell from the last few weeks of tips). Take a minute to learn more about how and when to add weight to your leader to most effectively nymph your favorite run. See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Fishing Video Lessons
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A Champion for Bristol Bay
Lyon’s love for fishing and the outdoors has guided her entire life. Her father sparked that passion early on.
Nanci Morris Lyon isn’t afraid of working hard when the odds are stacked against her. When describing her ascent from a working-class upbringing on a small farm in Eastern Washington, to being one of the first female guides in a world-class fishery, to owning a premier fishing lodge in a coveted destination, she has this…
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Teamwork Leads to Dreamwork on Wilson Creek in Dunn County
Sometimes the right place and the right people come together at exactly the right time to create a stream restoration project that is truly remarkable. The place is 7200 feet of the North Branch of Wilson Creek in Dunn County, Wisc., on the properties of Bill Manwarren and Josh Edhlund. Wilson Creek, like many Driftless streams, was straightened on these properties to increase land available for agriculture and to improve efficiency with large…
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Capital Culverts: The Road Stream Crossings of Dane County, Wisc.
This summer, Trout Unlimited employed two seasonal technicians to collect culvert and bridge inventory data in Dane County, Wisc. This inventory is part of our larger effort to better understand the extent of habitat fragmentation across the Driftless Area and ensure that we have sufficient information about outdated infrastructure to have ready solutions when it…
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The Trout and I Both Need a Break
I get a pretty serious case of the blues after the end of the Wisconsin trout season. The past few years warm weather has lasted well into October, and late season terrestrial fishing has been epic. So, I end the season in a kind of manic flurry because the fishing is great and the sand is falling through the hourglass. When the end comes, it comes hard,…