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River restoration in gold country
BLM restoration projects provide important research that is transforming mining practices in interior Alaska Alaska’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages 70 million acres of mountains, rivers, wetlands and tundra on public lands for multiple uses and the conservation of natural, historical and cultural resources. Alaskans and visitors use these lands and waters for recreational,…
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TROUT Tip – refusals
There are times when you present numerous flies to rising trout without success. This can be frustrating indeed, so watch Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis explain what might be happening and what to do about it. Next time you’re on the river and are getting refusals, don’t leave dejected; give Tom’s tips a try. See All…
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Watch Now: The Golden Trout Project
Our new film celebrates the incredible work being done to restore this iconic species and their home waters.
California Golden Trout are celebrated everywhere they’ve been transplanted across the West, but the native range of these beautiful fish is limited to the headwater meadow streams of the Kern River watershed high in the southern Sierra Nevada backcountry. WATCH NOW Today, these populations are struggling. Generations of habitat loss and hybridization have limited golden…
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Fishing, hunting & the Great American Outdoors Act
America the beautiful: let’s keep it that way
President Donald Trump secured one of the most consequential conservation laws this century by signing the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act almost five years ago. This signature law provides permanent, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), one of America’s most successful conservation programs. Passed in the 1960s and funded by offshore…
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Fishing in beautiful places with great friends
There are anglers who will stand in the bow of a boat for hours waiting for a single cast at a permit. I am not one of them. Last year, I had two shots at these fish with the body of a bleached green sunfish on steroids and a fin that resembles a stick moving…
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This Land is Your Land: Christy Fischer
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
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Trout Unlimited showcases expertise and nets multiple awards from the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society
Staff from across the Rockies honored with recognition for their work and expertise Recently, Trout Unlimited staff from across the Rockies received well-deserved recognition for their work to restore the West’s prized watersheds at the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society’s (WDAFS) annual meeting in Westminster, Colorado. AFS and TU partner for healthier rivers…