by Chris Hunt | September 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Staney Creek region of Prince of Wales Island holds 139,000 acres of Tongass National Forest wilderness. This temperate rainforest is the largest national forest in the country and holds a unique biodiversity rich with fish, terrestrial wildlife and forest vegetation. It also serves as means for tourist recreation, subsistence for the resource dependent communities…
by Chris Hunt | September 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Photo by Lizzie Bridges By Megan Euclide I am walking down to the river just after sunrise. There is no wind. Early light reflects off the glassy surface, brighter than I expect at this hour. My waders are already strapped. As I approach the water’s edge, I wonder, will I catch anything today? This might…
by Chris Wood | September 10, 2018 | Conservation
By Chris Wood Walt shook his head. “It’s up to you man, but I wouldn’t use a streamer. There’s a ton of wood and other snags in the river through the park. But it’s your call.” At the put-in, another guide commented, “I had two really good streamer fishermen hit the same stretch yesterday, and…
by Chris Hunt | September 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
A hiking trail that would run along an old railroad from San Francisco to Humboldt County deep in the redwood forest is gettting closer to becoming a reality. Photo courtesy of MSN. How important is water to Colorado? It’s the state’s lifeblood—it’s vital to agriculture and industry, and it is, quite literally, at the heart…
by Chris Wood | September 4, 2018 | Conservation
Eroding banks along the Bridge to Bridge project area By Chris Wood The sign behind the two-person Trout Unlimited office in Hailey, Idaho, reads, “Parking for Trout Unlimited only. If towed, call Dick York Towing.” It is an inside-Hailey joke as Keri York’s Dad ran Dick York Towing—the only towing business in the Big Wood…
by Chris Hunt | September 4, 2018 | Conservation
West slope cutthroat trout. Photo by Chris Hunt By Bill Lanzoni TU’s Climate Change Workgroup continues to advocate for its fellow members to help address the threats to trout habit impacted by climate change. Our workgroup was officially formed at the Santa Fe, N.M., 2014 Annual Meeting and included members who shared very different perspectives…
by Chris Wood | August 30, 2018 | Conservation
By Chris Wood “Lefty said, ‘give it a try for a year. If it doesn’t work out, you can come back.’” That was in April 1973, and Paul Bruun, fishing guide, writer, and Wyoming raconteur, never looked back. He moved from Miami Beach to Jackson to write for the Jackson Hole Guide. Lefty Kreh’s counsel…