Smith River win: We’re one step closer to protection
Montana’s Smith River is one big step closer to protection from the development of a large-scale industrial copper mine.
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Roadless areas provide special fishing destinations
By Christine Peterson Fly fishing keeps Heidi Lewis’ life in order. And fly fishing for her depends on roadless areas. The Wisconsin native moved to Utah more than 20 years ago for the outdoor recreation that has kept her there. She and her husband own a business now – an architecture steel company – and…
South Park – not the TV show – goes for gold in new resource management plan
After eight years of waiting, new plan in Colorado offers insight into the potential future of public lands management across the West
Brodhead
Our Mission is to bring together diverse interests to care for and recover Pocono rivers and streams so our children can experience the joy of wild and native trout. Our vision is to ensure that robust populations of native and wild coldwater fish continue to thrive or increase within their original Pocono range, so that…
Thomas Rhett × Chaco
At Trout Unlimited, we make rivers fit for adventure. Inspired by our trips on the water with the ones we love, we roll up our sleeves in our local communities to fix rivers. We bring people together to care for and recover our streams so our children can experience the fun of cold, clean water…
Trout Unlimited's Guide to America's 100 Best Trout Streams Receives Prestigious National Outdoor Award
11/30/1999 Trout Unlimited’s Guide to America’s 100 Best Trout Streams Receives Prestigious National Outdoor Award Trout Unlimited’s Guide to America’s 100 Best Trout Streams Receives Prestigious National Outdoor Award Book Highlights the ‘Who’s Who’ of American Trout Streams Contact: 11/30/1999 — — Trout Unlimited’s ‘Guide to America’s 100 Best Trout Streams’ by John Ross, recently…
30 Great Places: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Region: Upper Midwest/Great LakesActivities: Fishing; huntingSpecies: Brook and brown trout; Muskie; Crappie; Walleye; Smallmouth bass; Largemouth bass; Northern pike; Ruffed grouse Where: The Chequ amegon-Nicolet National Forest covers more than 1.5 million acres in north central and northeastern Wisconsin, much of it made up of water. It encompasses the headwaters of three major drainages, 2,000…
“Deep” conservation work at TU Teen Summit
By Jonathan Wilson-Thieroff The 2019 Trout Unlimited Teen Summit recently took place outside of Anaconda, Montana, on the shores of Georgetown Lake. Although we stayed at the lake, most of our days were spent around Silver Bow and Rock creeks. We learned a lot about the mining history in the area, the impact it had…
Roads to recovery in Wisconsin’s North Country
In Wisconsin, you’ll find us at work where roads intersect with chilly, clean waters in the North Country.
Fishing with an advocate at Montana Angling Company
Max Yzaguirre is the real deal. And we’re grateful he’s a TU Business member.
TU Business Spotlight: Four Rivers Fishing Company
Twin Bridges, Mont.– it’s not your average fishing town. And Four Rivers Fishing Company is not your average fly shop. It’s a 50-year-old institution that has been the headquarters for phenomenal trout fishing. This is an authentic Montana-style fly shop. That means that the people who work here fish here. They know and love the…
TU lauds House passage of Protecting America’s Wilderness Act, notes benefits for habitat and sporting opportunities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Miller, Director, Government Affairs, (703) 489-6411, kmiller@tu.org Sam Davidson, California Communications Director, (831) 235-2542, sdavidson@tu.org TROUT UNLIMITED PRAISES HOUSE PASSAGE OF BILL TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION, FOREST HEALTH AND OUTDOOR RECREATION ACCESS IN CALIFORNIA The Protecting America’s Wilderness Act promotes protection and restoration of public lands and waters, wildfire risk reduction, and fishing and hunting opportunities in five national forests in California Feb. 12, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the…
Voices from the River: Rethinking my fishing vocabulary
A brook trout falls for a Royal Coachman, a fly many believe is a “killer pattern” for backcountry trout. Should we redefine our angling lexicon? By Kirk Deeter I received an interesting message the other day from a good friend of mine, who basically asked me to reconsider words like “killer” or “deadly” in my…
The Best of TU
This year, two conservation stalwarts took home the award recognizing volunteer leadership One of the highlights of the year for me is presenting the Ray Mortensen award to our top volunteer leaders. “The Mortensen” honors a man from South Carolina who did it all when it came to TU conservation: founded a chapter, helped shape…
Catch the F3T, help a local conservation cause
The Fly Fishing Film Tour is available for online streaming right now, and if you’re interested in catching this year’s film offerings, you can buy tickets from an independent screening and help a local conservation cause in the process. So far, the F3T has raised more than $30,000 for local conservation causes via independent screenings.…
Improving on the Global Deal for Nature
Protecting 30 percent of the planet by 2030 may not be enough. In 2019, a group of international scientists came up with the notion of a Global Deal for Nature. Their idea is straightforward, and very ambitious. To “save the diversity and abundance of life on Earth,” the scientists said, we need to “save 30…