Trout Weekly

  • Mapping the ribbon of green

    Above: Classic redband trout habitat in the Owyhee desert of Idaho - a ribbon of green among spectacular canyons. (Photo: Robin Bjork) By Kurt Fesenmeyer Redband trout in the high desert regions of Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada are tough fish - they persist in small, cool, and shaded headwater streams in a hot, arid environment.…

  • Chris Wood’s full testimony “fire borrowing”

    November 5, 2015 Testimony of Trout Unlimited to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on: Wildfire: Stakeholder Perspectives on Budgetary Impacts and Threats to Natural Resources on Federal, State and Private Lands. Chairman Roberts, Ranking Member Stabenow, and Committee Members: My name is Chris Wood. I am the President and CEO of…

  • Conservation

    How far will you drive to fish?

    by Helen Neville Frequently pegged as geeky, and not always the most graceful communicators, we scientists struggle with how to translate our often wonky results to the public in ways that actually mean something to them.  Climate scientists perhaps face particular difficulty finding ways to help people grasp the nature of climate change and understand…

  • Finding a stream for Greenbacks

    Photos: Tim Toohey, West Denver Chapter By Jeff Florence The small creek along Herman Gulch in the mountains west of Denver may not seem like much, and in some places it's no more than two feet wide. But it's still able to maintain a strong ecosystem that allows cutthroat trout to survive. After much consideration…

  • Conservation

    Tailwaters in a warming world

    The White River in Arkansas is an excellent trout fishery, but only because it's trout section flows out of the bottom of a dam, creating a constant supply of cold water.  By Jared Carpenter It’s safe to say that most TU members fish in the tailwaters below dams at least occasionally. Essentially, tailwaters are the…