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Conservation Groups Applaud Forest Service's Course Change on the Tongass National Forest

For Immediate Release Contact: Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited Alaska, Director of Communications, 907-230-1513, pdobbyn@tu.orgGwen Dobbs, Alaska Wilderness League, Campaign Communications Coordinator, 202 544-5205, gwen@alaskawild.org Conservation Groups Applaud Forest Service’s Course Change on the Tongass National Forest Federal Agency’s Decision to Shift Logging to Second-Growth and Emphasize Job Creation Comes as Welcome News for Southeast Alaska…

TU garners $2.9 million for restoration work in Virginia

April 28, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Seth Coffman, Trout Unlimited Shenandoah Headwaters Program, seth.coffman@tu.org Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited eastern communications director, mark.taylor@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va. — Virginia’s water resources will get a boost from nearly $3 million that will help Trout Unlimited launch a partnership project to address aquatic habitat, and water quality concerns in

Conservation Groups File Suit to Save Yuba River Salmon and Steelhead

6/18/2001 Conservation Groups File Suit to Save Yuba River Salmon and Steelhead Conservation Groups File Suit to Save Yuba River Salmon and Steelhead State Water Resources Control Board leaves no option but the courts in efforts Contact: 6/18/2001 — — Monday, June 18, 2001 ALBANY, CALIF. The nations largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization today joined

Trout Unlimited applauds passage of Senate Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill

Contact:Russ Schnitzer, Trout Unlimited, (307) 438-1365Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited applauds passage of Senate Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. Trout Unlimited commends the Senate Agriculture Committee for voting to reauthorize the Farm Bill and help keep trout and salmon resource conservation efforts in place across the nation. The

Looking back at a big year for PA Coldwater Habitat Program

Published in Conservation

By Jake Tomlinson The past year was a big one for Trout Unlimited’s Pennsylvania Coldwater Habitat Program, which works with a variety of partners and funding sources to protect critical habitat, reconnect degraded waterways, and restore populations of coldwater fisheries.   During the 2018 field season, TU completed more than 8,000 feet of streambank stabilization and habitat improvement, reducing by approximately 37 tons the

Video spotlight: Flashback to Saturday morning TV

Published in Video spotlight

Two decades ago, television was was still king of the castle when it came to fly fishing video. The film tours and the brand-sponsored “indie” films hadn’t come into vogue—the equipment needed for really remote filmmaking was still a bit bulky, and the internet hadn’t matured enough to handle the bandwidth needed to broadcast the

No sign of slowing down: Sierra Trout Camp 2017

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TU’s Sierra Trout Camp recently celebrated its 5th anniversary of prepping the next generation for fly fishing and conservation. By Sam Sedillo For five years now, Trout Unlimited’s Public Lands office in Truckee, California has hosted one of northern California’s premier fly fishing camps for young people—Sierra Trout Camp. This camp blends a mix of

“Moving Forward Act” Advances with Approval from House

Bill simultaneously creates jobs and healthier rivers and communities For immediate release 7/1/2020 Contact:  Shauna Stephenson (307) 757-7861 shauna.stephenson@tu.org (July 1, 2020) WASHINGTON DC — The “Moving Forward Act,” H.R. 2, passed the U.S. House today with a vote of 233 to 188. “Clean water and healthy waterways are critical elements of the Nation’s infrastructure system,” said

Gear test: Sage SPECTRUM MAX reel

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Heavy duty fly reels, particularly for saltwater angling, need to perform in some intense situations. Bigger and stronger fish violently pull line from reels, and in hot, humid and salty conditions, a big-game reel needs to be able to withstand the elements, too. Most anglers who’ve ventured to the salt to chase anything from bonefish

Skills: Walleye on the fly … any ideas?

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The sun sets over Whitewater Lake in northwest Ontario. I’m at Striker’s Point Lodge, part of the the Wilderness North Lodge system in Ontario. We arrived after a 90-minute float-plane ride from Thunder Bay this afternoon, and, after getting our gear all unpacked and a quick dinner, we hit Whitewater Lake in search of some

The Salmon Superhighway

Published in Conservation, Science, steelhead, TROUT Magazine

On the north coast of Oregon, six major river systems spanning 940 square miles that drain into Tillamook and Nestucca bays provide a historic opportunity for science, collaboration between landowners, resource agencies and other stakeholders, and joint efforts of volunteers and professionals to come together to reconnect productive habitat for six species of anadromous (ocean-going)

Daughters of Trout Unlimited: Maggie Heumann

Published in TROUT Magazine

If you had told me I would have been included in a TROUT magazine feature with my daughter, as a TU employee, a year ago, I would have laughed. Seven years into marriage, I had (almost) resigned myself to not having kids, which was okay with me. Then, I got pregnant last summer (2021), followed