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Engaging with young anglers about conservation, policy and people It is easy to get cynical about the future, until you spend some time with it. I recently had a great time virtually speaking with over 100 college students who belong to our TU Costa 5 Rivers clubs and agreed to post my answers to their…
Over the past decade, energy companies have descended on the Mid-Atlantic to drill for gas in the Marcellus and Utica shales, which underlie parts of New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland. These shale deposits have made the region a hotbed for hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” which involves injecting water, sand and chemicals…
By Mark Taylor Scenic and peaceful, this place was not. We were walking on the shoulder of a busy highway in Eastern Pennsylvania, Joe Baylog leading the way. We were in the area working on a film project on TU’s work with the state’s Unassessed Waters Initiative. Baylog, president the Forks of the Delaware chapter,…
Contact:Chris Hunt, Director of Communications, (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.orgChris Keig, Fly Fishing Film Tour, (303) 815-1070, ip@mayflymedia.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:TU sponsors 2012 Fly Fishing Film TourOrganization hopes to reach film goers with message of conservation WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited announced today that it will sponsor the 2012 edition of the Fly Fishing Film Tour, the largest film…
Spring is coming early in Alaska this year. The sun is out (most days), the snow is quickly melting, and our nearby streams are starting to gain flow. Before long, the first salmon will arrive and the annual summer frenzy will be at full steam. For those hearty enough that know where to go, some…
The role of the National Leadership Council (NLC) and its rules for functioning are detailed in Article IV. of the TU bylaws and in this comprehensive NLC Representative Manual. The NLC is the volunteer body that sets the direction of TU and is made up of one representative elected from each state of TU’s 36 councils.…
2/11/2000 Restoration of the Elwha River Fisheries and Ecosystem Restoration of the Elwha River Fisheries and Ecosystem Background and Prospects for Recovery Contact: 2/11/2000 — — A Brief History In 1910, the free-flowing, fisheries-rich, 45-mile-long Elwha River, located in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, was blocked by the construction of the Elwha Dam creating the Lake…
A bigger-than-average trout from a nameless creek, Sierra National Forest. By Sam Davidson For no good reason one of my favorite words is equinox. It sounds like a cool drum set, or a fancy word for a horse’s muzzle. Of course, the term (which stems originally from the old Latin aequinoctium, or “equal night”) means…
Handlng fish is no longer required to prove they exist in a river system. Joshua Duplechian/Trout Unlimited By Helen Neville Documenting the presence of a particular species of fish usually requires physical contact with it, via electrofishing, netting, or even angling. We know the fish is there because we saw it and handled it. But…
American Fisheries Society and US Fish and Wildlife Service bestow TU staff and partners with conservation awards
11/12/1999 Trout Unlimited Testimony for Elko Congressional Hearing Trout Unlimited Testimony for Elko Congressional Hearing Contact: 11/12/1999 — — Matthew Holford Nevada Chairman, Trout Unlimited Testimony prepared for November 13, 1999 Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health United States House of Representatives Elko, Nevada Matthew Holford Nevada Chairman, Trout Unlimited P.O. Box 5882 Elko, NV…
7/13/2004 Trout Unlimited Assails Rollback of Roadless Rule Trout Unlimited Assails Rollback of Roadless Rule Federal action defies the public will and sound science; will compromise nations premier remaining fishing and hunting habitat Contact: Chris Wood Vice President for Conservation Trout Unlimited 703.284.9403 7/13/2004 — Washington — The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) today…
9/11/2006 Trout Unlimited to Hold Annual Meeting in Minneapolis September 11, 2006 Contact: Duke Welter, 715-831-9565 Steve Moyer, 703-447-8401 Tom Dornack (conservation tours), 507-272-9123 Trout Unlimited to Hold Annual Meeting in Minneapolis Volunteer Leaders and National Staff to Gather September 14-16 MINNEAPOLIS Trout Unlimited will hold its 47th annual meeting in Minneapolis, beginning September 14th.…
Editor’s note: The following is exerpted from TU’s new book, “Trout Tips,” available for order online. If you know a fish saw your fly and didn’t pay attention to it, switch your pattern entirely. When the fish does pay attention, mabye even tracks it … rises… juuuust about opens its mouth, but, at the last…
7/19/2001 Trout Unlimited Applauds Salmon Planning Act Trout Unlimited Applauds Salmon Planning Act Contact: 7/19/2001 — — JULY 19, 2001 (PORTLAND, ORE.) Trout Unlimited, the nations largest trout and salmon conservation organization, today voiced its support for a bi-partisan bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives calling for planning and actions necessary to recover…
3/12/2001 Trout Unlimited Troubled by Jarbidge Settlement Agreement Trout Unlimited Troubled by Jarbidge Settlement Agreement Contact: 3/12/2001 — — PORTLAND, ORE – Trout Unlimited, the nation’s largest trout and salmon conservation organization, today expressed concern over recent agreements negotiated between the U.S. Forest Service and Elko County that purport to resolve the dispute over the…
Editor’s note: You can own TU’s newest book, “Trout Tips,” and have it delivered overnight. The book is a compilation of tips and tricks from TU staffers and volunteers from all over America. I’m in Duluth, Minn., for the annual Outdoor Writers Association of America conference, and got the opportunity to do some great public…
Editor’s note: The following is exerpted from “Trout Tips,” TU’s new book that can be shipped directly to you, overnight. The problem: When stringing a line on your rod, who hasn’t reached the tip, only to drop the line and then watch it fall all the way down through all of the eyes? The solution:…
SPRING CREEK Young would-be anglers recently gathered just outside of Elko for an opportunity to learn about fly-fishing through the 3rd Annual Northern Nevada Trout Unlimited Youth Camp. A dozen pre-teen boys and girls, ages 10-12, learned about fly casting, fly tying, hooking and landing fish, aquatic insects and conservation over a two-day camp. Every…
So why is the 5-weight the undisputed title holder? My friend Jerry Siem, who designs rods for Sage, hit the nail on the head when he explained that the size of a rod an angler uses is less about the size of the fish he or she chases, and more about the size of the…