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water temperature

  • Fishing Responsible Recreation

    Is it too hot?

    water temperature thermometer header

    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…

  • Fishing

    Catch and Release: The Big Picture 

    Trout being held underwater by man's hand

    Brian Hodge of TU's Science team sits down with the facts to give us a not so simple answer.  How anglers interact with a trout or salmon fishery can be, in and of itself, a conservation consideration. Questions like “How much pressure does a river get?” “How many fish are kept?” and “How are released…