By Mark Kaelke Over the last 13-years as a Trout Unlimited staffer in Alaska I’ve learned successful conservation efforts are most often realized as a result of persistence and coalition-building, and that sometimes, “winning” means just keeping what we already have. As I wrap up my time as a TU employee, I’ve been asked to…
Heidi and a Bear Trail Lodge client with a nice Bristol Bay rainbow. Photo courtesy of Heidi Wild Re-posted from the Peninsula Clarion. By: Heidi Wild In 2018, Bristol Bay broke the record of returning wild sockeye salmon. As the rest of the state closes to salmon fishing, Bristol Bay is breaking records. I’m stunned…
Bristol Bay sockeye. Photo by FlyOut Media By: Nelli Williams When Alaskans go to the polls in November we will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot measure 1 called, “An Act providing for protection of wild salmon and fish and wildlife habitat.” You may have already heard of this as the measure being…
Alaska Representatives introduce a bill that would stop the proposed Pebble Mine and prevent large-scale mining that jeopardizes fish and wildlife.
Contact:Shoren Brown, Bristol Bay campaign director, sbrown@tu.org, (202) 674-2380Tim Bristol, TU Alaska Program Director, tbristol@tu.org, (907) 321-3291 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen applaud EPAs assessment of Bristol Bay, Alaska; Call on President for swift action to protect fishery, jobs, and economy Washington, D.C. Hunting and fishing groups across the country voiced support for the Environmental Protection…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Mary Ann King, Stewardship Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, 510.507.0097 Heather and Kirk Hardcastle, co-owners/fishermen, Taku River Reds, 907.209.8424 Scott Becklund, Seafood Manager, Pacific Market, 707.823.4916 Alaska Salmon Delivered to Sonoma County with a Conservation Message (SEBASTOPOL, California, March 15, 2010) – Pacific Market, Taku River Reds, and Trout Unlimited will be collaborating…
The lawsuit defies a strong science record and overwhelming support for Clean Water Act 404(c) protections by Bristol Bay residents, Alaskans and anglers Contacts: ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Today, the State of Alaska filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in U.S. Supreme Court, attempting to block Clean Water Act safeguards for the headwaters…
Anna Petersen is Trout Unlimited Alaska’s new education coordinator. She will work across southcentral Alaska to educate kids in all the things fish need for healthy habitat.
Is a grizzly bear your preferred river company?
A big game hunting and fishing guide’s perspective on safeguarding Alaska’s Bristol Bay. You know the saying; “I get by with a little help from my friends”. As we cross into our second decade of advocacy for Bristol Bay, friends are more important than ever. The region is threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine; an open…
logosforTransboundaryDCfly-in.jpg March 26, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:Brian Lynch, Executive Director, Petersburg Vessel Owners Association, pvoa@gci.net, 907-772-9323 Dale Kelley, Executive Director, Alaska Trollers Association, ata@gci.net, 907-723-8765 Raymond Paddock III, Environmental Coordinator, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, rpaddock@ccthita.org, 907-209-8535 Canadian Mines Threaten Southeast Alaska Salmon, Tourism and Tribal Resources Fishing and…
I am excited to work to protect the wild places that I have grown to love while guiding in Alaska.
In the Southeast Alaska region, the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers form the backbone of the salmon culture. All are un-dammed, largely pristine and support significant commercial, sport, and customary and traditional fisheries in Southeast Alaska.
Trout Unlimited has teamed up with Omaze, a company that organizes giveaways that give back, to offer one lucky winner and a friend a getaway fly-fishing adventure in Bristol Bay.
With fond memories of our last two adventures, it is with great excitement that we announce the 2020 Trout Unlimited and Kinross Fort Knox Armed Forces Appreciation Fishing Trip at Seasons on the Fly Lodge in Bristol Bay, Alaska!
Dolly Varden are a close relative to bull trout and it wasn’t until 1978 that the two species were confirmed to be distinct. In the continental United States, Dolly Varden naturally only occur in coastal the drainages of northwestern Washington from the Canadian border south through Puget Sound and south on the Olympic Peninsula to the Quinault River.
From August 13th to 16th we will host 12 veteran or active-duty members of our armed forces on a trip with Denali Fly Fishing Guides, a TU-endorsed business, in Cantwell, Alaska, to chase Arctic grayling and all their iridescent beauty.
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary 703-284-9408 emooney@tu.org October Marks Alaska Wild Salmon Month in the Nations Capital Join Trout Unlimited and Washington, D.C. Chefs and Restaurants in Promoting and Protecting Alaskas Bristol Bay ANCHORAGE, Alaska Together with a diverse coalition of chefs, restaurateurs, commercial fishermen, anglers, hunters, lodge owners, outfitters, guides and…
By Chris Wood Montana wisely chose to stop stocking trout in 1974. Alaska’s sheer size and quality habitat make it the most desired destination-fishery for very large native rainbow trout and salmon and steelhead. Passing separat e ballot initiatives in each state will ensure that both states remain iconic. In Montana, I-186 would allow the…
When people think of Alaska, they often think of large commercial fishing boats raking in their piece of the fortune that salmon bring to the waters off the coast of Alaska. Commercial fishing has shaped Alaska’s economy and culture, and it has provided job opportunities in places where they might not normally exist. In Southeast…
