By Laura MacFarland A majority of Wisconsin’s 115 fish species, including trout, need to move throughout a watershed seasonally or at varying stages in their lifecycle to feed, find cooler water, avoid predators, and reach spawning habitat. Rivers, long and linear in nature, are vulnerable to habitat fragmentation thanks in part to our immense network…
The stuff of dreams, Trinity River. By Sam Davidson The first hints of autumn always seem to bring things into sharper relief. When you have spent almost no time lately with a rod in hand, not taking advantage of the last wet-wadable days of the year, that clarity can be unwelcome. Thank goodness for social…
Karuk TribeKlamath Tribes of OregonYurok Tribe American RiversTrout UnlimitedCalifornia Trout Salmon River Restoration Council Natural Heritage Institute Northern CA Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers Institute for Fisheries Resources Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations Klamath Water Users Association Upper Klamath Water Users Association Klamath County Humboldt County Media Contacts: Craig Tucker, Karuk Tribe:…
Trout Unlimited is serving youth and volunteers in new ways to keep them engaged in our mission to protect, conserve, and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries during the pandemic. Some of our programs have been adapted to fit virtual and at-home formats to provide safe avenues of participation. Online platforms come with unique challenges but boast some exciting prospects. Here are examples of how we, the…
A backcountry trek in the Sierra to catch Goldens.
A connected river is good for nature, period. And because we are a part of and depend on nature, it is good for humanity too.
Dean hollered from upstream as a steelhead took his fly, then hollered again a moment later as the fish released it. At another spot Dean had a nice fish on for perhaps a minute, his rod bowed and bobbing. But that steelhead, too, practiced detachment. Welcome to winter steelhead fishing.
Effectiveness of restoration practices is revealed through monitoring, which is especially important for emerging restoration approaches. Process-Based Restoration (PBR) techniques have emerged to mimic the ecological processes of beaver dam building, wood recruitment, and more. We are working with TU staff and partners to monitor several PBR projects using field-based and remote-sensing techniques. Learn more…
Hardrock mining played an essential role in shaping the national character of the United States. It served as a catalyst for western expansion, beginning with the California Gold Rush in 1848. Today, the mining of hardrock minerals like gold, silver, iron and copper feed our economy and are essential to building the world we live…
Thanks to dedicated volunteers, loyal partners, and strong allies, we racked up wins in 2022
The Steelhead Whisperer cradles the object of his affection on his home water during the recent steelhead season opener. By Sam Davidson It was with some trepidation that I paid my respects to a stream with a heavy reputation on the recent opening day of steelhead season. I should have had no worries, as I…
FISH-Friendly Hydropower FISH-Friendly Hydropower Trout Unlimited Supports House Bill to Generate Sustainable Hydropower Contact: Charles Gauvin President Trout Unlimited (703) 284-9401 2/7/2002 — Washington, DC — Fish and anglers sometimes have a problem with hydropower dams block fish migration and turbines can kill the fish. Yet proven and affordable measures can often dramatically reduce hydropower…
3/29/2007 Sen. Kohl?s Farm Bill program would aid fisheries and stream restoration March 29, 2007 Contact: Dan Wisniewski (608) 698-8680 Laura Hewitt (608) 250-3534 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sen. Kohls Farm Bill program would aid fisheries and stream restoration Legislation would provide $60 million for fish and riparian habitat MADISON, Wisc.Trout Unlimited applauded Sen. Herb Kohl,…
4/12/2001 Trout Unlimited Sends Letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Countering Allard’s Bypass Flows Claims Trout Unlimited Sends Letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Countering Allard’s Bypass Flows Claims Contact: 4/12/2001 — — Charles Gauvin, President of the national conservation organization Trout Unlimited, sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture today…
Contact: Ty Churchwell, (970) 259-5116 Jim Bartschi, (970) 249-3180 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Scott Fly Rod Co. joins effort to protect Colorado’s Alpine Triangle Montrose, Colo.-based rod manufacturer endorses TU’s efforts to keep the Triangle intact for all who use it today MONTROSE, Colo.Scott Fly Rod Co. of Montrose, Colo., has endorsed Trout Unlimited’s efforts to…
March 25 , 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer 703-284-9406 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU supports EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Efforts to Restore Protections to Headwater Trout Streams Clean Water Act rulemaking will protect trout salmon and angling, while maintaining longstanding exemptions for farmers, ranchers and forestry. WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited today announced its support for a…
July 22, 2014 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kyle Perkins, Trout Unlimited, kperkins@tu.org, 303.579.6498 Sportsmen applaud Senate hearing on Browns Canyon protections (Denver, CO)–On Wednesday, July 23, the Senate National Parks Subcommittee will hear a variety of bills including S. 1794, which designates Browns Canyon in Chaffee County as a National Monument. Sportsmen and women,…
Flymen Fishing Co. created the Fish Skull tying heads for streamers and nymphs. Sept. 1, 2015 Contact: Martin Bawden, Flymen Fishing Co. (704) 846-2634, Joel R. Johnson, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9413 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Flymen Fishing Company joins TU as newest corporate sponsor WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited and Flymen Fishing Co. have teamed up to bring…
June 30, 2016 Contact: Austin Williams, Alaska Director of Law and Policy, Trout Unlimited awilliams@tu.org or 907-227-1590 Mark Kaelke, Southeast Alaska Project Director, Trout Unlimited mkaelke@tu.org, 907-321-4464 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE High-value salmon rivers receive new protections in Tongass National Forest Plan, amid ongoing threats in Congress Sportsmen and businesses applaud shifting priorities in countrys largest…
The Henry’s Fork in eastern Idaho. Local TU members in Chester County, Penn., won a small court victory recently in their effort to protect Valley and Trou t creeks from highway stormwater runoff pollution when a judge ruled that public meeting requirements weren’t met when county and township officials crafted a stormwater discharge plan for…
