Every entry in our sweepstakes powers our work keeping rivers cold and fish thriving.
Every entry in our sweepstakes powers our work keeping rivers cold and fish thriving.
Alaska’s Bristol Bay is home to the most important run of sockeye salmon on earth—about half of all commercially harvested sockeye come from this run, and they provide about 14,000 American jobs every single year. This fishery, as we’ve noted for well over a decade, is priceless. Yet the threat of Pebble Mine looms like…
Public lands are vital for trout fishing in America. Any decent map proves this. A hearing in the U.S. Senate on Oct. 19 provided a major opportunity to highlight the importance of public lands for coldwater conservation and to advance legislation that will better protect and restore some of the most famous trout, salmon and…
CLEAN WATER AND HEALTHY FISHERIES At Trout Unlimited, we spend a lot of time thinking about “Blue Lines”—those small streams on the map that are the headwaters from which everything ultimately flows. Blue lines are the coldest and cleanest waters this country has to offer. They are critical to the native and wild trout and…
The Snake River is a vital lifeline coursing through the heart of Teton County, Wyoming.
We need help from anglers, hunters, and everyone who cares about clean water to set us on the right course toward stronger Clean Water Act protections.
TU and partners sue Pacific Gas and Electric to restore California’s third largest river and its legendary salmon and steelhead fisheries
There are anglers who will stand in the bow of a boat for hours waiting for a single cast at a permit. I am not one of them. Last year, I had two shots at these fish with the body of a bleached green sunfish on steroids and a fin that resembles a stick moving through the water.
Outside Magazine has a great piece about fly-casting phenom Maxine McCormick finding her place as a teenager in a sport whose participants tend to be significantly older and male. She may be a world champion, but she’s also a normal 15-year-old. Her phone buzzed. “It’s hard to practice when your friends are sending you Snapchat…
TU volunteers greatly expand their restoration work through new collaboration with state and federal partners Last summer, the Clackamas River TU chapter partnered with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the US Forest Service to have a powerful, twin-engine helicopter place nearly 400 huge logs into Berry and Cub Creeks, two important…
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By Andy Rasmussen This summer Utah has suffered through a near record wildfire season. And residents along the Wasatch Front have been breathing smoke from California’s four million burned acres for the past two months. Catastrophic wildfire on this scale can destroy everything Trout Unlimited works so hard to accomplish. High-country rivers and headwaters can…
Conservation is a marathon, and if ever we needed proof, consider what is playing out in the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Chris Collier Culverts aren’t exactly known to be a reason that people get on a river, but that’s exactly what happened on a warm May afternoon in northern Wisconsin. On a beautiful Northwoods spring day, more than 50 local government, tribal, state, federal and non-profit representatives gathered in Laona, Wisc., to learn about road…
By David Kinney and Kurt Fesenmyer Recently, Trout Unlimited hosted a series of discussions with conservation groups, regulatory agencies, and the pipeline industry about the siting of major natural gas pipelines. It’s a complex and contentious topic, but the outcome of the conversation was something quite simple: a map. Our idea was to highlight natural…
Region: WestActivities: FishingSpecies: Lahontan cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout Where: The crystalline jewel of the northern Sierra Nevadas, Lake Tahoe, is fed by 63 creeks, yet only one river flows out—the Truckee. Leaving the northwest corner of the lake at Tahoe City’s Fanny Bridge (so named for the posteriors of tourists gaping at the huge…
Take Action STAND UP FOR THE SNAKE The Snake River Basin provides more than 50 percent of salmon and steelhead habitat in the lower 48. But its fisheries are in rapid decline, and unless the lower river dams are removed, they face extinction. Act now to help free the Snake. Take Action Tell Congress… Time…
About us Lakeview Outfitters is a small Fly Shop, and Guide Service nestled in the Chugach mountains, at the headwaters of the Kenai River. Our passion for fly fishing and commitment to conservation run deep. We are proud to be the only fly shop in the country to run completely on solar power! What we…
Brook trout in the northeast have taken a beating over the decades. Scientists estimate that brook trout—indicators of clean water and healthy lands—have lost more than half of their historic habitat… The brook trout of southeastern MA are particularly vulnerable, and worthy of protection.
We have a real shot at finally passing Good Samaritan legislation in this Congress. Your voice and support are needed. Please consider signing onto the below letter with your colleagues, your response is needed by close of business on Wednesday August 11th. The outdoor recreation industry – fishing and hunting in particular – rely on…
We are looking for a few good volunteers to help us and our partners with the Flat Creek project on the National Elk Refuge – next Wednesday, June 21st from 1 to 5 pm. Volunteers will help plant willow poles on the Flat Creek project reach within a fenced exclosure that is protected from browsing…