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LWCF is more than just fishing access
After having my first child, I found myself in a small town with very little connection to the world outside my four walls. As new moms often do, I felt isolated and exhausted and overwhelmed. My daughter, who was not wired to be much of a sleeper, would spend the days howling — a wild,…
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Take action: A chance in Congress to help our rivers, fish, and economy
TU is supporting the Moving Forward Act, which addresses significant water management challenges facing the West
The Moving Forward Act would address impacts of drought on Western rivers and coldwater fisheries The future of the West is tied to its water. Its rivers—the Colorado, the Columbia, the Platte, the Willamette, the Deschutes, the Klamath, and many others—are the lifeblood for the people, environment, and economies in their watersheds. They irrigate ranch…
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Keeping the heat on for Bristol Bay
Wild salmon pour into the rivers of Bristol Bay right now as they have for centuries, reminding us, once again, how truly incredible this place, its salmon and its way of life are. Meanwhile, TU’s Save Bristol Bay campaign is gearing up for critical milestones in the coming month — bringing the months and years…
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Innovative solutions solve low water issue on popular Western fishery
“The Provo River is a classic example of the power of partnerships. When a large corporation, traditional water users and managers, state fisheries professionals, and an angler conservation group can sit down and scheme about innovative solutions that’s a powerful potion.” Scott Yates, Director of TU’s Western Water and Habitat Program who has spent more than two decades watching streamflow restoration efforts expand around…
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American Fisheries Society provides TU scientists a place of community
By Dan Dauwalter In these unusual and somewhat isolating times of Zoom meetings and working from home, I thought it would be interesting to reflect on and profile the professional development and global networking opportunities I’ve had over the last few years through the American Fisheries Society. I’ve been a scientist in TU’s Science Program for…
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Add movement to mimic subsurface insects
Learn about the bugs we mimic when we fish, and work to match not only how they look, but how they move
By Jim Strogen We all know the value of matching the hatch, but often that thinking seems more focused on dry fly fishing. I prefer to fish under the surface. I know that the “bugs” are in front of the fish in their aquatic stages much longer, sometimes a year or more, than during their…
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Purpose found in fly fishing
Find purpose through fly fishing
Lately, I’ve been contemplating my purpose. How exactly does one figure out what their purpose is? And how do we make the most of our short time here on earth with the most purpose? Life’s big questions are best answered, for me at least, while in a river. I’m not sure I have it figured out yet, but filling my life…