Trout Weekly

  • Video spotlight Conservation

    Video of the Week – Lifeblood 

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    As the West lives through an extensive drought and the Colorado River is in dire condition, we look back at Lifeblood.   This is a story of Trout Unlimited’s work on a small tributary in Wyoming that hosts four native fish species, including the Colorado River cutthroat trout. Muddy Creek contributes water to the Upper Colorado River Basin, so learn how water projects…

  • Conservation Advocacy

    Celebrating fishing and hunting opportunities on the 120th anniversary of the 1906 Antiquities Act

    On June 8th, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law, creating one of the most effective conservation tools in American history. The Act authorizes the President of the United States to designate national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures or other objects of historic, cultural or scientific interest.  Since its creation, a total of eighteen…

  • About Trout

    Why anglers love brook trout, and how to catch them

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    For a fish that rarely tops a foot in length, the brook trout inspires out-sized passion and awe. In fact, these colorful gems are so revered that they are the state fish in nine Eastern states.  What’s so special about brook trout? Well, that gorgeous coloration is one thing. An argument can be made — and has been made often — that only trout native to the eastern…

  • Conservation Snake River

    An anniversary to remember — and the efforts to sustain a native trout fishery

    Trout Unlimited and others in the Basin have committed to studying all options to increase water availability in the Upper Snake as the potential rebuilding of the Teton Dam is once again being explored.

    June 5, 2026, will mark the 50th anniversary of the catastrophic failure of Teton Dam in eastern Idaho.    The dam, which had just been completed in the fall of 1975, was filling for the first time when leaks appeared on its face early on the morning of June 5, 1976. While workers quickly attempted to plug the leaks with bulldozers, the impoundment catastrophically failed before noon,…

  • Photo of the Week

    Photo of the week – Jumping for joy

    Now that June is here, it’s time to jump for joy.

    Now that June is here, it’s time to jump for joy. It appears summer is here even if the solstice hasn’t happened yet, but the days are long and lovely. Fish are hungry and bugs are popping, so it is time to spend long days on our favorite rivers and creeks. Get out and explore…