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wild trout

  • From the field

    Future bright for premier wild trout fishery in the East

    Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps TU and partners boost efforts in the Delaware River watershed Juggling three balls can be tricky. Try 19. That’s how many projects Jo-Anne Humphreys has had on her plate this year as a stream restoration specialist for Trout Unlimited’s Northeast Coldwater Habitat Program. “It’s been my busiest professional year ever,” said…

  • From the field Community

    Dream job: a summer in search of wild trout

    As summer arrives, Trout Unlimited’s ranks swell as interns join the organization to gain valuable experience in conservation field work and advocacy. The dozens of interns come from near and far. In the case of one intern in Pennsylvania, really far. Sofia Odoemena is from Nigeria. A student at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa., Odoemena…

  • TROUT Magazine

    In a Native Place

    On the Fort Apache reservation, preserving native trout and a tribe’s identity. In the Western Apache worldview, humans share the earth with birds, elk, fish, insects, plants.  Water, air, rocks—all are alive. All are part of the community of life here. The land is also full of stories. If you know the stories, say Apache…

  • Featured Advocacy

    TU’s Advocate-in-Chief

    A round of applause for a federal policy pro who “never met a wild trout stream he wouldn’t defend” As a talented lifelong athlete, Steve Moyer has collected plenty of hardware. Now he has a new award to put on the shelf, one earned not for a single great performance, but for a lifetime of…

  • Conservation Advocacy

    ‘High potential for harm’

    The inefficient and outdated way that oil and gas leases are sold on our public lands puts our big game species, trout populations, and sage grouse habitat at risk. In collaboration with the National Wildlife Federation and Rocky Mountain Wild, Trout Unlimited has released a new report highlighting the Bureau of Land Management’s wasteful and…

  • Trout Talk Featured

    A few deep thoughts on fly fishing

    What’s it going to take to convince the millions of anglers who found rivers these past few years that “how” is more important than “how many” and is that even possible?

    Is it fair to assume that fly fishing is to positive mental health what running or biking is to cardio health? I think so. And if any of you docs or researchers out there want to add to the conversation, I’m all ears, and want to do a deep-dive story. I’m not of native-American ancestry. But my ancestors…