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TU Purgatoire River Anglers Chapter Receives $5,000 Grant to Restore Purgatoire River

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Erin Mooney, (703) 284-9408, TU National Press Secretary TU Purgatoire River Anglers Chapter Receives $5,000 Grant to Restore Purgatoire River Trinidad, Colo.– Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded a $5,000 Embrace-A-Stream grant to its Purgatoire River Anglers Chapter in Trinidad, Colorado. The chapter is…

Uncompahgre River RV Park is a great fishing launching pad

Published in TU Business, Fishing

Let’s say you want to fish in southwest Colorado. And let’s say you’re an adult of a certain age – maybe 50 or more. Have we got a deal for you. Here it is: the Uncompahgre River RV Park in Olathe, Colo. Mark and Michelle at the URRVP pride themselves on providing a comfortable and…

Matt Heron Fly Fishing takes you to the Truckee

Published in Community

I suppose there are people – perhaps many people – who do not immediately think of fly-fishing when the hear the word “California”. There was a time when I might not have, either. But I’m over that now, mostly because of great people like my friend Matt Heron.

The rise of the Phoenix

Published in Uncategorized

Editors note: Every Friday, our science junkies over at Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative give us an inside look at what’s happening in the world of steelhead science. During the Holidays, we’re running the best of those Science Friday piec es on the TU blog. If you’ve ever spent any time thinking about the sheer…

Celebrating Fish Habitat Partnerships: Spotlight on the Mat-Su

Published in Conservation

Across the country, regional collaborations called “fish habitat partnerships” bring sometimes non-traditional partners together like sport and commercial fishing or business and government stakeholders to ensure vibrant fish habitat and communities. The idea sounds simple enough, but don’t underestimate their big effect.  Together, the players fund and conduct science, restoration, protection, and education projects that are changing communities for the better.   In Alaska, Trout Unlimited…

Thanks Antiquities Act for a great hunting season

Published in Public Lands

After a final trip to hunt Gambel’s quail in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in February, another hunting season ends. Once shotguns and rifles are given a final cleaning all that remains is storytelling with family and friends. This is often done around backyard barbeques and the dinner table over delicious meals of wild duck, quail,…

Spotlight on Rio Grande del Norte

Published in Uncategorized

Note: this is part of a series of blogs detailing the Antiquities Act and national monuments that matter to hunters and anglers. Come back and visit in the coming days to learn more about your public lands and how national monuments conserve our hunting and fishing heritage. By Greg McReynolds The Red River crashes into…

Upper Delaware one of 10 'special places'

Contact: Paula Piatt, Trout Unlimited Eastern Sportsmen Organizer, 570-886-1609 Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Upper Delaware one of 10 special places WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is featuring the Upper Delaware River watershed in a new report highlighting outstanding public fishing and hunting areas in the Central Appalachian region that are…

Remote sensing will revolutionize trout conservation

Published in Science, Conservation

Remote sensing is being used to measure improvement in Lahontan cutthroat trout habitat in Nevada. By Dan Dauwalter, Kurt Fesenmyer and Helen Neville Have you ever assisted your local DNR biologist with a painstaking habitat survey on your favorite trout stream where you tediously measured the stream channel, substrates, wood, undercut banks, and so on?…

Everyone rows

Published in Boats

There are some reminders on the river that simply should not be ignored and when it comes to safety, we should all listen.

Administration Appears Poised to Issue Death Sentence to Wild Snake River Salmon

7/18/2000 Administration Appears Poised to Issue Death Sentence to Wild Snake River Salmon Administration Appears Poised to Issue Death Sentence to Wild Snake River Salmon Contact: 7/18/2000 — — Contact: Jeff Curtis, Western Conservation Director, Trout Unlimited: (503) 827-5700; (503) 351-2492 (cell) Alan Moore, Western Communications Coordinator Trout Unlimited: (503) 827-5700; (503) 319-2210 (cell) Maggie…

Progress on the Lower Snake needs collaboration

Published in Uncategorized

Last week  TU held a webinar on our recently published report, “Why we need a free-flowing lower Snake River,” which lays out the overwhelming evidence of why we need to remove the four lower Snake River dams to rebuild abundant, healthy wild salmon and steelhead populations and provide consistent fishing opportunity.    In response, we heard from some folks that they are concerned…

The Apache trout: All you need to know

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Apache Trout (Oncoryhnchus gilae apache) Species Summary and Status: The Apache trout is one of only two trout native to Arizona. The Apache trout was historically found only in the nearly 700 miles of headwaters of the White, Black and Little Colorado rivers above 5,900 feet. At one point, nearing extinction, Apache trout occupied only 30…

Milestones

Published in Uncategorized, Boats

Milestones. Like shifting winds off the canyon walls, come and go without warning. While often more prevalent when we are younger milestones appear easier to recognize as we grow older.

A couple of weeks ago, without notice, one happened. On the drive back from the river I made it known to my wife who was quietly sitting in the passenger seat drifting off to sleep after a long day on the water.

Every week can be Trout Week

Published in Community, Featured

The inaugural Flylords/Trout Unlimited Trout Week is wrapping up, but we can all keep it going in the weeks and months to come. From committing ourselves to increasing our personal conservation efforts on local waters, to connecting more with TU opportunities and initiatives online and across the country, every week can be Trout Week. Here’s…

Hybridization and Hatchery Influence

Hatchery fish can quickly become domesticated to the hatchery environment, and often originate from streams or rivers geographically distant from where they are planted. This means that their genetic makeup can be quite different from native populations, posing a significant threat when they interbreed with native trout and salmon. These genetic differences can, however, also…