The True Cast – What inspired the creation of TU?
Prior to 1884, Michigan—which is still essentially a giant sponge resting in the middle of the Great Lakes—was an entirely different world, fish-wise, than it is today.
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Conservation funding powers TU California Water Project success – project profiles
TU’s California Water Project is dedicated to improving stream flows in vital waters for salmon, steelhead and trout across the Golden State. On the coast between Eureka and San Luis Obispo, the CAWP develops and implements innovative water storage solutions with agricultural and residential lan downers to help native coho salmon and steelhead runs rebound…
Howland Dam bypass flowing, improving fish passage Maine’s Penobscot system
Water began flowing through the Howland Dam bypass on Sept. 28 The massive, ambitious Penobscot River restoration effort reached another important milestone on Sept. 28, as the first trickles of the Piscataquis River were diverted into the new Howland Dam bypass. Initial testing of the system is continuing, with the ultimate goal to ensure the…
Partnership, persistence take out dam on Ausable
The Quarry Dam blocked fish passage on the Ausable River for decades. Jeff Yates/Trout Unlimited. By Jeff Yates Quarry Dam was a non-functioning concrete and wood dam rendered useless for years. The dam did nothing more than impede trout migration and warm impounded water on the world-renowned West Branch of the Ausable River in the…
TU and partners remove logging dam on Wisconsin trout stream
By Chris Collier In August, TU worked with our partners in northeast Wisconsin to remove a remnant logging dam in the North Branch Oconto River. This is the second of three dams TU and our partners will remove on the river in Wabeno, Wisc. The dam was originally installed more 100 years ago to help…
TU Costa 5 Rivers College Program Resources
The 5 Rivers Program Guide (below) was created for use and adaptation by colleges, universities, and Trout Unlimited chapters interested in forming and managing TU-affiliated college fly fishing clubs. The Trout Unlimited Chapter Guide to TU Costa 5 Rivers is for TU chapters and councils who want to start and work with TU Costa 5…
Freeing the Eel
TU and partners are suing to protect endangered salmon and steelhead as two California dams await decommissioning.
Where gravity does the work
Chad turned to his wife Erin, “If I don’t make it back, I died doing what I love.” It was well-spoken and sealed with a kiss. The Class III rapids of the canyon are far from the roughest or most consequential white water in the state, though they have proven deadly. As with many things, it’s better to be safe than sorry when drifting for adventure and a sense of freedom in…
‘Climate change is water change’
Climate change is water change. A warmer climate impacts nearly every facet of the water cycle: increased evaporation and transpiration deplete water from the land, rivers, lakes, oceans, and forests. Warmer air retains more water that is later released through intense precipitation events that are more likely to cause flash flooding and run-off pollution.
Namebini
Namebini has been a Northern Minnesota business since 2007, taking its name from the original Ojibwe name for the nearby Sucker River. We offer guided fly fishing in both Minnesota and Wisconsin for brook, brown and rainbow trout, as well as steelhead, salmon, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Streams and rivers in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin…
The Fly Fishing Shop
Celebrating 42 Years in Business! The Fly Fishing Shop was founded in 1981 by Patty Barnes and Mark Bachmann. Our guide service is located with easy access to many fine trout, steelhead and salmon rivers. The surrounding rivers and lakes drain into the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. Our home water is the Sandy…
Tying the Steelhead Coachman
If you were to look in the box of a seasoned steelheader on the banks of the Snake, Grande Ronde or Clearwater chances are good you’ll find.
Funding the public lands in your backyard
To learn more about the Wildlife Refuge System and its funding needs, I sat down with Julie Rentner from River Partners, a California-based organization dedicated to bringing life back to the state’s rivers, environment, and communities.
Could this become Michigan’s next great trout water?
TU’s Jake Lemon sees promise in a stream anglers breeze past to get to the Pere Marquette.
Bridging differences on the Snake
Working to change minds and save wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest
Bugs Unlimited
As TU founder Art Neumann famously stated, “Take care of the fish and the fishing will take care of itself.” But we’re predominantly fly fishing, after all. So what about the bugs? Who’s looking after them? As it turns out — on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam, anyway — the U.S. Geological Survey is doing just that. It may mark the dawn…
$20 Million Grant Jumpstarts Wyoming Climate Resiliency Work
The valleys of the Teton and Gros Ventre Ranges, with their iconic landscape and waters, illustrate the beauty and longevity of nature. But what will it look like 100 years from now? With climate change and drought wreaking havoc on streams across the country, we are more motivated than ever to invest in climate resiliency…
Trout Unlimited Idaho Project Receives Forest Service Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kim Trotter, (208) 552-0891, x. 712 ktrotter@tu.org Bart Gamett, (208) 588-2224bgamett@fs.fed.us Trout Unlimited Idaho Project Receives Forest Service Award Trout Unlimiteds Idaho Water Project (IWP) recently received the 2009 national Rise to the Future Partner Award from the USDA Forest Service, which recognized IWPs leadership in restoring fish populations in the…
Trout Unlimited’s college clubs hit trashy waterways during Trout Week
Students from the University of Georgia during filming of “Pick the Dang Stuff Up!”. Courtesy photo. University of Georgia Costa 5 Rivers club leads #CleanMyWater campaign A strong conservation ethic runs deep among the students and faculty at the University of Georgia, particularly within the fly-fishing community. So, when Trout Unlimited recently launched our inaugural “Trout Week” celebration…
Upper Klamath Basin
Trout Unlimited was a lead negotiator and signatory to the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement under which PacifiCorp will be removing four obsolete dams on the Klamath River. The dams cut off fish access to more than 400 miles of upstream rivers, including spring-fed climate refugia in the shadow of Crater Lake. They also have a…