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Fly tying: Angled tweezers
Nobody has ever accused me of possessing too much finesse, particularly at the fly-tying vise. So every tool I use when crafting flies needs to help me be a bit more precise. Video of Angled TweezersAbove, Tim Flagler shows off a pair of angled tweezers he got for "super cheap" at the local drug store.…
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Voices from the River: In the company of ghosts
By Toner Mitchell I spent Halloween this year in the company of ghosts. They weren’t the bed-sheet kind, but the long-gone n ative residents of Frijoles Canyon, in the Bandelier National Monument on New Mexico’s Pajarito Plateau. Established around 1150 AD by ancestral Puebloans fleeing drought and social strife in the Four Corners region, Bandelier…
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An Incredible Year of Local, Grassroots Impact
Thanks to more than 300,000 volunteers, members and supporters, TU's local impact continues to grow, with more than 731,000 volunteer hours reported in fiscal year 2018! By Jeff Yates Cold, clean, fishable water doesn’t come easy. It takes the right mix of protected headwater habitat, reconnected stream systems and the constant restoration of degraded areas…
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A vital climate report and TU’s unsung song
The fourth National Climate Assessment released by the government last week details the current and future impacts of climate change on the planet, including calamaties like increased and more intense wildfires, something we've seen plenty of this year. Photo courtesy Wikipedia Commons. By Helen Neville No amount of couch-ridden lethargy or Black Friday shopping could…
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Coming home to the river
By Chris Wood Terry Edwards deployed five times for the Air Force. When his children were younger he deployed overseas, then came a tour in Kuwait. Later, came two tours in Iraq. His final deployment was in southwest Asia. Terry told me, “There is always a transition in coming home. Things stay with you, stick…
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TU AND WGFD LAUNCH PROJECT TO IMPROVE FISH PASSAGE, HABITAT, AND AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS IN THE UPPER HOBACK RIVER
JACKSON, Wyoming – Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) are excited to announce that the River Bend Ranch Fish Passage and Irrigation Improvement Project is currently underway and is expected to be completed by the end of November 2018. The collaborative project seeks to improve habitat and passage for Snake…
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Trout Tips: Give terrestrials some life
Editor's note: The following is excerpted from TU's book, "Trout Tips," which is available online for overnight delivery. Fishing terrestrials in late summer can be very productive ... and there's nothing quite like fishing big bugs along grassy banks. In most trout-fishing situations, a drag-free drift is crucial, but not when it comes to fishing…
