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Tight Line Media traces salmon migration from the Pacific to Idaho
Kris Millgate on the road in Ocean to Idaho. Photo credit: Tight Line Media I met Kris Millgate from Tight Line Media before I ever came to work for Trout Unlimited. She was working with TU staffers Chris Hunt, Charlie Card and Dave Glenn on a film about my home water and they invited me…
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WorldCast Anglers stands with TU on Lower Snake proposal
“The headwaters of the Snake are our home waters,” said Dawkins. “We care passionately about this river from its high country beginnings all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The loss of salmon and steelhead runs in this iconic American river would be a tragedy for us all.”
L to R: WCA President Mike Dawkins, VP Chris Littauer and COO Tyler Hallquist. Photo credit: WorldCast Anglers I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: One of the best parts of working at the junction of the fly fishing industry and conservation is the opportunity to meet and become friends with some of…
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RepYourWater stands with TU on Lower Snake
Garrison and Corinne Doctor are the co-founders of a small company that punches way above its weight. If you don’t know this awesome young couple, you should. From the very first, they knew RepYourWater had to be about more than providing creative and unique designs on high-quality apparel and merchandise for people who love the…
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Fishpond stands with TU on Lower Snake proposal
There are a lot of reasons to love the work we do at Trout Unlimited. It’s meaningful work, making things better for trout and salmon across the US. I told a friend not long ago that I got into this work because I loved wild things and wild places. But I have stayed in this…
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StreamTech Boats stands with TU on Lower Snake proposal
“I think we have a responsibility to wild fish and to wild rivers,” Link said. “In the 1800’s, the Snake River produced runs of two million fish – over half of the spring/summer Chinook salmon and summer steelhead came from this one basin. Even today, if you look at the entire Columbia River Basin, the Snake River has by far the greatest potential for recovering wild salmon and steelhead in the entire watershed.”
I think I met Link Jackson from StreamTech Boats not long after I came to work at Trout Unlimited. I’m pretty sure it was in Missoula, and I recall our conversation clearly. Mostly, I remember thinking, “Wow! This guy knows boats!” First impressions are sometimes misleading, but this one wasn’t. It was dead-on. This guy…
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The Bent Rod Outdoors stands with TU on Lower Snake proposal
Greg and Cheri Webster run The Bent Rod Outdoors in Challis, Idaho. It’s a great shop, and they’re great TU Business members. Greg and I had the opportunity to chat recently on Instagram Live, and about halfway through our conversation I had a revelation. Greg was talking about the economy that’s grown up around recreation…
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Umpqua Feather Merchants stands with TU on Lower Snake
If you buy flies, you know about Umpqua Feather Merchants. If you tie flies, you know about Umpqua Feather Merchants. But if you think that Umpqua is only about flies, you might be in for a surprise. The story began almost 50 years ago. In 1972, most fly shops sold flies tied by local guides,…
