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RIVERS app helps anglers gather stream info

Published in Science, Community

By Jake Lemon In October, Trout Unlimited volunteer Mike Smalligan went for a scenic paddle down Michigan’s White River. Mike was out to enjoy a brisk fall day on the river, and to inventory disturbances in the watershed using TU’s new RIVERS app. This inventory, a partnership between TU and the White River Watershed Partnership,…

Statement by Trout Unlimited on the Obama Administrations Announcement of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Development Strategy

For Immediate Release: Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408, emooney@tu.org Statement by Trout Unlimited on the Obama Administration’s Announcement of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Development Strategy President Obama and Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar announced a strategy today for balancing the development and protection of the country’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The plan…

Voices from the River: Stream stories are still being written

Published in Voices from the river

The balance between infrastructure needs and the power of nature is a delicate one. By Jake Tomlinson Writing a story is not an easy task for me. I am not a polished writer or blogger. I don’t have any experience posting on various social media platforms. Words do not seem to flow effortlessly to paper.…

Tie now, fish later

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The longest night of the year is approaching, which might sound a bit ominous to those who don’t hunch over a fly-tying vise on cold winter nights, concocting next summer’s offerings to rising trout. As kids of all ages are anxiously awaiting the arrival of good, old Santa Claus in just a few evenings by…

What does the SCOTUS decision mean for clean water?

Published in Conservation

Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that district courts across the country — not the circuit courts–should be the first to hear the merits of cases regarding the 2015 Clean Water Rule. In 2015, the Sixth Circuit stayed the Clean Water Rule nationwide. Pending the outcome of litigation in the district courts, yesterday’s decision potentially…

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Trout Unlimited Leads Opposition to Public Lands Fire-Sale

12/5/2005 December 5, 2005 Contact: Brian ODonnell, Director, TU Public Lands Initiative, (970) 903-0276 or bodonnell@tu.org Trout Unlimited Leads Opposition to Public Lands Fire-Sale Washington – Trout Unlimited (TU), North Americas largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, is leading the opposition to legislation that that would allow public lands to be sold to mining companies and…

Trout Unlimited applauds Forest Service efforts on Wyoming Range

Trout Unlimited applauds Forest Service efforts on Wyoming Range Sportsmen encouraged to support Alternative 1 of the DEIS for no leasing on 30 parcels For immediate release: April 7, 2016 Contacts: Shane Cross, Western Energy counsel for Trout Unlimited, 307-359-3080, scross@tu.org Cathy Purves, Foundation & Science Coordinator, Sportsmen’s Conservation Project, 307-349-2558, cpurves@tu.org Brett Prettyman, Intermountain…

TU testifies before Congress on abandoned mines, need for Good Sam legislation

tu-logo-xl.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2018 Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO: (571) 274-0601, cwood@tu.org Steve Moyer, VP of Governmental Affairs: (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org Trout Unlimiteds CEO Chris Wood testifies for Good Samaritan legislation Congress needs to advance legislation to increase the pace, scale and fundingof abandoned mine cleanups. WASHINGTON D.C.Today, the U.S. House…

Reconnecting the Colorado River to enhance resiliency and fishing

Published in From the field

Colorado’s namesake river is in trouble. With the ongoing megadrought, climate change and many straws dipping in to satisfy a thirsty, growing population, agriculture and many other uses, fishing and the river’s ecological health are in jeopardy. Luckily, Trout Unlimited and our partners near the headwaters of the Colorado River are working together to help…

Video spotlight: Carter Andrews

Published in Video spotlight

Carter Andrews is rabid. You can see it in his eyes. He fishes. That’s what he does. There’s no mistaking him for anything but a fisherman. This is a man who likely never thinks of anything else. Ever. Video of YETI Presents: Carter Andrews “I still get as excited today as I got when I…

Video spotlight: Fighting Big Fish with a Fly Rod

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Now, most of us will never stand on the bow of a boat in the waters off of San Diego and battle a 200-pound mako shark. But, if you fish long enough, you will get the opportunity to battle big fish, whether it’s a big smallmouth bass, a fat rainbow in a spring creek, a…

Fly Fishing Outpost

The Fly Fishing Outpost is a “sister” company of Land of Enchantment Guides, a guiding company fishing the waters of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. We use all the products that we sell and have tested them extensively on thousands of hours of guided fishing trips and throughout years of personal experience on the…

What Trump’s budget means for anglers

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“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 [STAND UP FOR CONSE RVATION FUNDING HERE] Land and water conservation are taking a direct hit in President Trumps proposed budget. In his message to…

Voices from the River: Home to millions

Published in Voices from the river

Photo by Rachel Andona By Chris Hunt We steered the rig into a pull-off shaded by lodgepoles and pressed almost flat by frequent use. Nothing remained of the understory—every fallen log, limb or twig had been meticulously collected for firewood. Even the lodgepoles were nude from the ground up, only sporting branches starting a good…

Restoration drives advocacy in the Great Lakes, thankfully

Many conservation organizations are great at on-the-ground habitat restoration. Others excel at policy advocacy. Trout Unlimited is one of the few that shine at both. Our recipe for success is simple. We take the results and good will generated by the partnerships, relationships, and in many cases, friendships created through our restoration work, and use…