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Yukon River salmon declines: What’s under the surface
And what anglers who value the abundance of these fisheries can do to help When I moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 2008 to study for a degree in fish biology, I was mesmerized by the salmon that ascended thousands of miles up the Yukon River and its tributaries to spawn and die, begetting the next…
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Watch Meateater’s Cal investigate the Snake River dams
In the latest MeatEater video, Ryan “Cal” Callaghan heads to the Snake River to investigate the four lower dams and what they mean to salmon, steelhead and local communities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thd1OZ8QjUI Anglers, farmers, blue collar guys just drinking their morning coffee — everyone has an opinion on what these dams mean. But here’s the simple truth:…
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Photo of the Week – smiles for miles
Salmonflies. Photo by Odin Bercu It’s hard not to smile when you’re fly fishing a favorite river with your friends, but when bugs start hatching, those smiles turn even bigger. We hope you get plenty of chances to flex your smile muscles this summer.
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TROUT Tip – downstream takes
Watch these tips from Orvis on how to properly set the hook for a downstream take.
Here’s the scenario: You see a trout rising continuously just across a slight current near the far bank; it’s eating bugs that are drifting towards it from the upstream foam line; you cast and it turns to follow your fly downstream; it takes and you set the hook, but it doesn’t stick. Ugh. We’ve all…
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When a river breaks your heart
The devastating flooding that swept through Kerr County and Central Texas on July 4th didn’t hit the coldwater fishery on the Guadalupe that Trout Unlimited members know and love. The fishery was largely spared. But upstream, the damage was heartbreaking. Roads were washed away, homes destroyed, and so many lives were lost, and there are…
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Seed Savers Exchange 50th Anniversary Celebration – with special guest TUDARE!
Seed Savers Exchange stewards America’s culturally diverse and endangered garden and food crop legacy for present and future generations. They educate and connect people through collecting, regenerating, and sharing heirloom seeds, plants, and stories. Seed Savers Exchange has been saving and sharing seeds with gardeners since 1975. To commemorate the Seed Savers Exchange network—and all…
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Sculpin Study
Prior to meeting Evan Sirianni, my knowledge of sculpin consisted of occasionally looking at Muddler Minnows in a fly shop fly bin and wondering if they work. Sirianni, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, recently held a field demonstration day on Maple Dale Creek near Viroqua, Wisc., to introduce his master's degree…