Every entry in our sweepstakes powers our work keeping rivers cold and fish thriving.
Every entry in our sweepstakes powers our work keeping rivers cold and fish thriving.
Did you know that trout are cold blooded? What does that mean, exactly? Well, it means that their body temperature depends on the temperature of the water in which they swim. Why is this important to consider? If the water is too warm, trout struggle to thrive. Warm water carries less dissolved oxygen, which means it is…
I had a choice this weekend. I could head down to Shenandoah National Park and fish for native brookies or ply the Potomac for blue catfish and perhaps an occasional schoolie striper. I chose the Potomac. While I love fishing the Potomac, after multiple days of high temperatures, I didn’t feel great about tugging on bespeckled jewels, even in cold small mountain streams. Your actions…
Low water? Warm water? You still have options. But you also have responsibilities. It’s no secret that we’re experiencing some whacky, weird, often unfortunate, and sometimes downright devastating water conditions throughout the country now. Fly anglers understand that better than anyone. We are the “boots in the water,” the “canaries in the coal mine” as it…
Hot Creek is a unique geologic site that’s as impressive for its natural beauty as its high quality and highly technical fishing. Join Trout Unlimited, the local community and other nonprofits to help permanently protect this place from mining.
After 5 miles of mountain biking, I rigged up my fly rod, observed my surroundings, dapped a parachute Adams onto the surface of the 2-foot-wide creek and pulled a 15-inch Lahontan cutthroat into my net. The mountain bike wasn’t mine. I borrowed it from Dave Sarazin. He also supplied the maps, the fly recommendations and numerous teaser photos in the leadup to my trip to the…
On June 8th, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law, creating one of the most effective conservation tools in American history. The Act authorizes the President of the United States to designate national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures or other objects of historic, cultural or scientific interest. Since its creation, a total of eighteen…
Trout Unlimited and others in the Basin have committed to studying all options to increase water availability in the Upper Snake as the potential rebuilding of the Teton Dam is once again being explored.