On July 26th, 2017, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced S.1514, the Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act (HELP Wildlife Act). Trout Unlimited supports this bill, which reauthorizes a number of useful conservation programs until 2023. The reauthorized programs that Trout Unlimited is particularly supportive of include: North Americans Wetlands
TU opposes the Water Rights Protection Act (S.1230)
On July 26th, 2017, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining held a hearing to receive testimony on a number of legislative proposals, including S.1230, the Water Rights Protection Act.. Trout Unlimited’s letter of opposition is included below. 170725_TU_Ltr_S.ENR-PLFM-SubHrg_S.1230.pdf July 25, 2017 Re: TU Opposes the Water Rights Protection
Wild: Salmon River brook trout
New water is always exciting, and, while I’ve fished Idaho’s Salmon River a lot for steelhead over the years, I’d never poked into the river’s extreme upper reaches at the base of Galena Summit, where the Sawtooths spread out to the northwest. My thought—and, frankly, my hope—was to get into some native west slope cutthroats
Native Odyssey: Tackling the Utah Cutthroat Slam
Eighteen species in two months across 10 states is one of the more challenging feats I have attempted to accomplish in my lifetime; and Utah posed as quite the challenge. But it’s OK, because the challenge is what keeps us fisherman coming back for more. We arrived in Utah in search of the Utah Cutthroat
Voices from the River: Sometimes a little fish means more than a big one
The head of a tiger trout. Paul Burnett/Trout Unlimited. By Brett Prettyman This is the tale of two fish. The take was similar. The tug was not. One easily provided more thrill than the other, but it was not the fish you would expect. I recently had the chance to visit the family ranch of
Guides asked to donate a day’s tips to Montana TU
Montana Trout Unlimited is hosting the second annual Tip of the Hat event, this Saturday, July 22. Led by MTU volunteers (and revered outfitter and guide), Tim Linehan and Brian Neilsen, this event raised $3,500 last year. Tim and Brian understand that guides are constantly asked to “donate” a trip, and this event invites guides
Voices from the River: The Princess
Photo by Rachel Andona By Chris Hunt A year ago, I was well into the British Columbian interior, motoring north toward my eventual destination at Deadhorse on the Arctic Ocean, a new camper in tow, many miles to go and about six weeks to get there and back. It was a marathon pocked by dozens