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Video of the Week – Spread Creek
Protecting native trout is one of Trout Unlimited’s many passions, and expanding their habitats is what creates the river champions we celebrate. Let’s head to the northwest corner of Wyoming to learn more about projects bolstering Snake River cutthroat trout habitat in this week’s video, Spread Creek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVlp1gI0q_g&list=PLEXZljM8NmhuAXJrK2nLIDwzCHmcddp0D&index=10&t=1s
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Fishing Tip – pike flies
Reliable food is critical for any fish to survive, so learn more about the prey for pike and the flies that mimic them to increase your success rate for catching them. See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Fishing Video Lessons
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True Cast – Fly casting in the wind
Because I’m not afraid of fly casting in the wind. In fact, I rather enjoy it.
I was supposed to take the ferry boat across Lake Michigan from Muskegon to Milwaukee recently, but gale-force winds were expected to whip up five- to seven-foot waves on the lake. So, they cancelled the trip. Which is probably a good thing because while I don’t get seasick myself, I’ve been on a couple boat…
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Chris Wood cautions Congress: eliminating the Roadless Rule would upend 25 years of balanced public land management
In testimony before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, Trout Unlimited President and CEO Chris Wood opposed H.R. 7695, a bill that would nullify the 2001 Roadless Rule nationwide and prevent similar rules from being created and administered in the future. “The Roadless Rule strikes a common-sense balance: the rule allows forest health projects and hazardous fuels treatments in Roadless Areas. Off highway vehicles, grazing,…
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A 133-mile river cleanup? That’s the longtime goal for “Sweep the South Branch”
Stream cleanups are a great way for Trout Unlimited to engage with communities. Every year TU members and supporters connect on hundreds of rivers for events that make streams healthier and prettier. Most of the events last a few hours and produce plenty of trash, from tires to plastic grocery bags to those ubiquitous single-use plastic drink bottles. When TU staffer Jeff Kresch…
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Piecing together diverse funding sources to address a culvert ‘monstrosity’
There are several sound approaches to replacing a poorly functioning, undersized, fish-blocking culvert. The first step is to remove the old structure. Sometimes nature gives TU and others who frequently tackle that kind of work a headstart, with flood waters blowing out roads and starting the demolition process. When high flows damaged one bad culvert road crossing on Crossett Creek in…
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Watch: Blueprint – insight into making history
Every year, Trout Unlimited hosts its Costa 5 Rivers Ambassador Summit, where college anglers from across the country come together for a week of conservation, fishing and community. College angles at the Costa 5 Rivers Ambassador Summit In 2025, the Summit took place on the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming. Idyllic for its natural resource conservation, the…

