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12 hours and 305 miles of trout restoration in Virginia
Surveying a recent Trout Unlimited dam removal site deep in Virginia’s mountains, Dylan Cooper made sure to not just focus on what wasn’t there anymore, but what remained. “The dam was a complete fish passage barrier, so it’s great that we removed it,” said Cooper, a TU stream restoration specialist in Virginia. “But it was…
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Celebrating Kokanee Education Day 2024: A splash of fun and conservation
Trout Unlimited staff and volunteers at our Three Rivers Chapter once again played a leading role in planning and organizing the event, blending fun with a strong conservation message.
On a bright day in May, Confluence Park in Issaquah, Washington was buzzing with the excitement of young minds immersed in the world of Kokanee Salmon. The annual Kokanee Education Day, hosted by the dedicated Kokanee Work Group has become a pivotal experience for local students. Trout Unlimited staff and volunteers at our Three Rivers…
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Guiding the future: Stories from the 2024 Bristol Bay Fly Fishing Academy
Inspiring the next generation of guides and conservationists in Bristol Bay Early in the Alaskan summer, darkness flickers away and daylight explodes. It’s a season of anticipation and a time to hatch plans for long fishing days on the water. The excitement is palpable, especially for those headed out to fish in Bristol Bay; the…
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Tip – getting started in trout spey
The knowledgeable Simon Gawesworth from Far Bank walks us through the gear and casts to get started in trout spey. He walks us through what trout spey is and why you might want to give it a try. Then he goes over the gear, where you might want to fish this method and specifics about…
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Costa 5 Rivers spotlight – University of Montana Law School
The club was founded by a group of students who shared a love for fly fishing and spent their time outside of school fishing together on many of Montana’s streams and rivers.
Appalachian State CU Boulder Fort Lewis College Bucknell University Sewanee: The University of the South Washington and Lee University University of Montana Law School Law School can be a stressful and tedious undertaking. It can be an all-consuming journey that eclipses the social and personal lives of students seeking a degree. Many students accept this…
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Investing in safer roads and thriving fish in Yakutat
The scenery and fishing opportunities here will take your breath away, but even this far-flung corner of Alaska isn’t immune to the degradation of fish habitat that can happen when development occurs alongside rivers and streams.
Yakutat is a land of superlatives. The Situk River is Alaska’s largest steelhead fishery. Hubbard Glacier is North America’s largest tidewater glacier. Snow-capped mountains, vast glaciers and old-growth rainforest surround a rich complex of waterways the are some of the most productive salmon- and steelhead-producing waters in the state. All five species of Alaska’s Pacific…
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Building bridges for fish and people on the Salmon SuperHwy
Department of Transportation investments are improving road infrastructure for fish and local communities on Oregon’s North Coast Over the past decade, the partners working together on the Salmon SuperHwy have been removing barriers to fish migration in watersheds across Oregon’s beautiful North Coast. When they started, they identified 93 priority barriers blocking over 180 miles…