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Conservationists, anglers and commercial fishermen united in support of Klamath dam removal

For Immediate Release April 6, 2016 Contact Steve Rothert, American Rivers, 530-277-0448 Curtis Knight, California Trout, 530-859-1872 Lowell Ashbaugh, International Federation of Fly Fishers, 530-277-6722 Glen Spain, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Associations and Institute for Fisheries Resources, 541-689-2000 Brian Johnson, Trout Unlimited, 415-385-0796 General inquiries: Nina Erlich-Williams, 541-230-1973 or 415-577-1153 CONSERVATIONISTS, ANGLERS AND COMMERCIAL…

21st century mining requires 21st century mining policy

Published in Advocacy

As originally appeared in the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society newsletter by Ty Churchwell, TU’s Angler Conservation Program’s mining coordinato There’s an old saying, “If it’s not grown, it’s mined.” What a profound thing to think about, and it’s true. Whether it’s the food you eat, the cotton in your trousers or the 2x4s…

Trump budget walls off land and water conservation

TU calls on Congress to reject the worst natural resource cuts of President Trumps Budget Proposal “The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.” — President Teddy Roosevelt WASHINGTON, D.C. After reviewing President Trumps Fiscal Year…

A wet road is no place for wild trout

Published in Conservation, Restoration

By Mark Taylor  During her hundreds of days wearing an electrofishing backpack in Pennsylvania, Kathleen Lavelle has searched for trout in just about every kind of stream, from tiny trickles to plunging, boisterous mountain rivers.  But on a day in August 2019, she experienced something new.  Lavelle and her crew were shocking fish in a road. …

Climate Change Workgroup

The Climate Change Workgroup welcomes Trout Unlimited members and supporters who want to protect trout and salmon and their habitats from the effects of climate change. We are looking for more volunteers to help us achieve our goals. There are two ways to get involved. First, you can join the Climate Change Workgroup for our…

Native Odyssey: A swing through Idaho

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Editor’s note: The TU Costa Five Rivers Native Odyssey team spent the summer traveling across America in search of native trout. This installment: Idaho. Public Land: Sawtooth National Forest The Sawtooth National Forest encompasses 2,110,408 acres largely in Idaho, but also partially in Utah. It is comprised of multiple terrain types including sagebrush steppe, spruce-fir…

Upper Delaware Flows to Plummet to Ecological Disaster Levels

12/5/2001 Upper Delaware Flows to Plummet to Ecological Disaster Levels Upper Delaware Flows to Plummet to Ecological Disaster Levels Low Flows Threaten Fish Kills Contact: Nat Gillespie (607) 498-5960 12/5/2001 — HANCOCK, N.Y.– — A drought emergency has been declared for the New York City reservoirs in the Upper Delaware basin. The drought emergency threatens…

Voices from the River: Browned out

Published in Voices from the river

By Mark Taylor The river was brown. Coffee-with-heavy-cream brown. It’s-been-raining-for-days brown. You-don’t-have-a-chance-in-hell brown. “Top off the raft and get the stuff down to the shore while I go drop off the truck,” I told my fishing partner for the day, Brett Prettyman. “I’ll probably be back before you’re done.” So, if conditions were more appropriate…

Trout Unlimited Buys Renewable Energy to Power Columbia Basin Field Offices

1/14/2003 Trout Unlimited Buys Renewable Energy to Power Columbia Basin Field Offices Trout Unlimited Buys Renewable Energy to Power Columbia Basin Field Offices Contact: Alan Moore Western Communications Coordinator Trout Unlimited (503) 827.5700 1/14/2003 — Portland, Oregon — Trout Unlimited, the nation’s largest trout and salmon conservation organization, today launched its “Salmon Generation” green power…

Lifelong love affair

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Childhood days spent wandering and fishing California’s South Fork Kings River became the foundation of a man’s life as a sportsman-conservationist. By Bill Templin You probably have one of those places in the Great Outdoors that you’ve been visiting since you were very young. For me it’s the South Fork Kings River.SFKingsRiver@oldSwimminHole_Templin.jpg (L) The “old…

New Mexico Legislature 2025: A banner year for trout

Published in Advocacy

It’s not every year that a state can protect and restore its natural resources or reimagine how they are managed. In its 2025 session, New Mexico state legislators had three such opportunities and admirably met the moment. In no small part due to the efforts of Trout Unlimited, the legislature prioritized modern wildlife management, its…

The cruelest month

Published in Voices from the river, Fishing, TROUT Magazine

Biggest fish of the day, general trout season opener, Los Padres Reservoir, April 2019. April is the cruellest [sic] month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Thus begins The Waste Land, T.S. Elliot’s most famous work and the defining poem of the Modernist era…

2013 Utah Single-Fly winner: the Green River

Press release For Immediate Release Sept. 9, 2013 Contact: Dave Kumlien, dkumlien@tu.org 406.570.0023 2013 Utah Single-Fly winner: the Green River Trout Unlimited fishing tournament benefits conservation projects (Dutch John, UT) Its a trout anglers dream challenge: One fly. One legendary river. One full day of fishing. Trout Unlimited held its fifth annual Utah Single Fly…

Suction Dredge Mining Reform in Washington State

TU is working hard to address a serious problem impacting Washington’s watersheds and threatening the health of our native fish populations: unregulated suction dredge mining and other forms of motorized mineral prospecting. Most recently, TU helped to introduce HB 1261and SB 6149 which would bring Washington in compliance with Clean Water Act rules and would ban suction dredge…

Alaska’s Eklutna River, just add water

Published in Conservation

As an angler, this is where the problem sinks in. It’s a visible focal point for the issue at hand. On one side, a massive freshwater lake, on the other, a salmon stream that once supported all 5 species of Pacific Salmon sits bone dry.

A better way

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Tim Frahm, Central Coast Steelhead Coordinator for Trout Unlimited, admires the newly restored Carmel River above the site of the old San Clemente Dam at the celebration event on June 6. There have no doubt been many parties on the Carmel River, one of the best steelhead streams on California’s south-central coast, over the years.…