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Flames and fish: A growing issue in the West
The Dollar Ridge Fire in Utah raged over Strawberry Creek, a deisgnated Blue Ribbon Fishery. It will take time for the fish to return, but it will happen. Trout Unlimited will help the state with restoration efforts at the chapter, council and national level. Pho to courtesy of the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office. By Paul…
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Brook trout restoration projects taking hold in Virginia and Pennsylvania
Recent electrofish sampling of Virginia's Passage Creek, site of a native brook trout repatriation effort, found a mix of stream-bred young of the year trout and transplated adults. By Mark Taylor A trout stream with no trout? That doesn’t make sense, does it? A pair of projects in the East are showing what’s possible when…
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Gear test: Orvis Ultralight waders
A good pair of waders is essential to most anglers’ enjoyment of our sport. So when you think about good waders, what do you think of? They need to be reliable, as leaky waders will end an enjoyable day pretty quickly. They need to be durable, built to last against the rigors of a long…
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Don’t wait… advocate
The author fishing during Virginia’s vibrant Fall. by Jeffrey Constantz My mom taught me the old adage: Don’t discuss money, religion, or politics in polite company. Now, as a full-grown, all-knowing, 21-year-old millennial, I have a different, more nuanced opinion. To quote The Who’s 1965 hit, "My Generation," "I’m not trying to cause a…
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TU in Action: Restoring Oregon redbands; ranch access in Wyoming; exceptional water in PA, and more
TU is part of the newly launched Our Pocono Waters campaign in Pennsylvania. Photo courtesy of PA Environmental Digest. The term "partnerships" might sound kind of boring when thinking about restoring cold-water fisheries, but, truth be told, without them, precious little would get done. And there's nobody better at fostering partnerships—and accomplishing good restoration work—than…
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Video spotlight: How to save the day on a trout river
Below, in the Orvis video narrated by Dave Jensen, is a great story. And it's a familiar one. Almost exactly two years ago, I was fishing what the locals had described to me as a great little grayling stream in eastern Alaska. This deep, slow channel that connected a network of ponds and lakes just…
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Voices from the river: The Holy Trinity
Angler on California's Trinity River. By Sam Davidson Every year, when the perseid meteor shower flings sparks across the night skies, I start thinking about fishing the Trinity River. The “Holy Trinity” is one of the best salmon and steelhead streams in California, and perhaps the Lower 48. In August summer run steelhead are in…
