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As an angler, I put a premium on variety. While I do have favorite holes on my local stream that I return to again and again, what has kept the passion alive in me throughout my life is the sheer number of different places and species that fishing allows me to interact with. As an angling generalist (happy casting…
After a grueling year, most teachers look forward to the end of the school year and a much-needed rest with a great deal of relief and anticipation. Stream champion Tony Lewis, however, gladly extends his school year, spearheading the popular weeklong Kenai Peninsula TU Youth Flyfishing Camp. “It may seem counterintuitive,” he says, “but…
When sultry summer weather starts pushing some of our favorite trout waters beyond temperatures at which it’s ethical to fish for our beloved salmonids, many of us move on to other targets. Chasing smallmouth bass with streamers is fun and great practice for trout fishing. Or cast surface poppers for fun topwater hits from bass…
In June, TU and our partners at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) excitedly kick off the beginning of implementation of the South Branch Moose River Reconnection Project. Over the next three to five years, the project’s goal is to replace 63 culverts and reconnect 44 miles of prime native brook trout waters.
Perhaps the most iconic of all trout species, the rainbow is one of the most recognized game fish around the world. With both wild and widely introduced populations, rainbows can be caught on six continents. But this sparkling example of a salmonid traces its humble roots back to North America’s West Coast. With its silvery and…
Rounding out the fishing part of this Grand Canyon National Monument cast and blast is my visit Lee’s Ferry, one of Arizona’s best blue-ribbon trout fisheries.
There is 21 % of the world’s freshwater contained within the boundaries of the Great Lakes. In fitting with Trout Unlimited’s Mission Statement to protect, restore, reconnect, and sustain coldwater fisheries, the Great Lakes NLC Workgroup (GLWG) is bringing to light the many complex issues affecting the Great Lakes Region. In doing so, the GLWG…
Goals The Great Lakes are threatened by invasive species, pollution, and emerging commercial aquaculture proposals, creating a need for state and federal policies that protect the Great Lakes and sustained public funding for Great Lakes restoration efforts. Adding to the challenge, political shifts at state and federal levels have made it more difficult to uphold…
Carp are wreaking havoc on ecosystems, displacing native species and devouring the natural resources upon which those species rely.
Goals: With more than 20 percent of the Earth’s available freshwater flowing through its rivers, streams and lakes, the Great Lakes basin is an unparalleled natural resource. An immense network of coldwater rivers and streams exists, among many other important aquatic ecosystems, providing anglers with a variety of unique opportunities. Whether it is fishing for…
Low water? Warm water? You still have options. But you also have responsibilities. It’s no secret that we’re experiencing some whacky, weird, often unfortunate, and sometimes downright devastating water conditions throughout the country now. Fly anglers understand that better than anyone. We are the “boots in the water,” the “canaries in the coal mine” as it…
Trout Unlimited’s efforts in the Great Lakes region continue to expand and 2018 was a big year for accomplishments in both the field and in advocacy efforts. TU staff and volunteers worked on dozens of major stream restoration, protection and reconnection projects in the region. TU’s active involvement in important issues helped move the needle on issues…
A majority of Wisconsin’s 115 fish species, including native brook 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. Research conducted in the early 1990s in Northern Wisconsin documented the seasonal movement of trout. When water temperatures reached…
A snapping turtle takes advantage of a aquatic organism passage project on Halley Creek in Wisconsin.
By following a few simple steps, anglers can do their part to slow the spread of invasives We know anglers are inundated with information about preventing the spread of things that threaten our freshwater resources. In the Great Lakes, we are distressed by the risk posed by New Zealand Mud Snails (NZMS) and Didymo (recently…
Katti Renik is joining Trout Unlimited’s Great Lakes team as a project coordinator in Northwest Wisconsin.
Trout Unlimited continues to increase its efforts in the Great Lakes region. The past year saw a wide range of success across the “Protect, Reconnect, Restore and Sustain” components of our mission. Projects included habitat restoration of more than 17 miles of high-priority coldwater streams and improving/replacing several barriers to fish passage to open additional…
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…
In the Great Lakes region, the brook trout is Trout Unlimited’s mascot for a good reason. This vibrant salmonid is known as a native indicator species, as their ecology requires habitat parameters like river substrate, dissolved oxygen levels, cold water, healthy surrounding forests and connected stream networks for survival and reproduction. If brook trout populations…