Fishing with Riverside Anglers in West Yellowstone, Mont.
Alice Owsley is a hard-working guide who has learned what it takes to make a great day on the water.
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Watershed restoration
A watershed can be understood as the area that drains into a given river or lake. While that definition is simple, the mechanisms that sustain — or threaten — the health of a watershed often are not. These mechanisms include biological, physical and chemical processes that happen instream, as well as on the ridges, slopes…
Pere Marquette River – A National Treasure
This river is unique. The only river in the Great Lakes Basin without a single dam, she flows free through the Huron-Manistee National Forest from headwater tributaries to the mainstream
TU helping with Boardman Dam removal in Michigan
Trout Unlimited has been acting as a sub-contractor to provide construction oversight of the Boardman Dam Removal river restoration project in Traverse City, Mich., an effort that will continue through early 2018. The Boardman Dam, originally constructed in 1894 as a hydropower generation dam, had no fish passage capabilities. The project is one of three…
Voices from the River: Goodbye Gibbon River brook trout
By Chris Hunt I first fished the upper Gibbon River some 20 years ago. In its quiet, high reaches above Virginia Cascades, it is perhaps the prettiest stretch of meadow stream in all of Yellowstone. It snakes, cold and deep, through a picturesque mountain valley below a couple of high-country lakes that source it. Its…
Local Fishing Businesses Call on President Biden to Designate Sáttítla National Monument
Outfitters and retailers of fishing equipment announce their supportfor permanently protecting the water, habitat, and sporting valuesof the Sáttítla region in Northern California. ContactsSam Davidson, Policy Director, California Public Lands, Trout Unlimitedsam.davidson@tu.org; (831) 235-2542Redgie Collins, Director of Law and Policy, California Troutrcollins@caltrout.org; (415) 748-8755Joel Weltzien, California Chapter Coordinator, Backcountry Hunters & Anglersweltzien@backcountryhunters.org; (406) 925-3771 REDDING,…
With bi-partisan support, GLRI Act flies through House
On Feb. 5 the United States House of Representatives passed HR 4031, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act. This bill seeks to increase the GLRI funding back to its original levels of $475 million. The bill had support from 50 bi-partisan co-sponsors and passed 373-45. Additionally, 15 Representatives spoke in support of the bill. They…
Cycling to the source of the Eklutna
At the end of May, a crew of spirited friends and I coasted out of Eklutna Lake campground with trimmed packs, tents and miscellaneous items strapped to our bikes, bound for the head of the glacial valley…or at least its vicinity. It was a fresh adventure for all, and for me, the opportunity to witness the East and West Forks of the Eklutna River beyond Eklutna Lake and set eyes on the glacier, where the Eklutna River begins
Pine Forest Clears Senate Committee with bipartisan support
May 16, 2013 Contact: Jim Jeffress, Trout Unlimited (775) 560-9594 Shauna Sherard, Trout Unlimited (307) 757-7861 For Immediate Release Pine Forest Clears Senate Committee with bipartisan support Sportsmen eagerly await committee action in the House Washington D.C. – A bill that would designate new wilderness in Nevada was favorably reported by the Senates Energy and…
The Mickey Finn
With fall coming on and a few high-country leaves starting to turn here in the Rockies, some anglers are jumping ahead to “streamer season.” I’m not ready to make the leap just yet, but I do generally have a few flies in my box that work well during the shoulder season that is late summer…
Trout-inspired Sandals
Chaco is excited to release an exclusive line of trout influenced sandals, inspired by the bold myriad of colors you can find in trout species.
Fish movement and life history
Tracking how and when fish move to different habitats, and the different biological strategies they use, lets us learn about their basic ecology and understand how to sustain and restore what they need to thrive. It also helps verify the success of our restoration work when we confirm that fish are accessing and using restored…
Lifelong love affair
Childhood days spent wandering and fishing California’s South Fork Kings River became the foundation of a man’s life as a sportsman-conservationist. By Bill Templin You probably have one of those places in the Great Outdoors that you’ve been visiting since you were very young. For me it’s the South Fork Kings River.SFKingsRiver@oldSwimminHole_Templin.jpg (L) The “old…
Media Teleconference: TU releases '10 Special Places' report
ALLegany RedHouse Fishing youth _ALL_ (24a) copy[1].jpg Media Teleconference: New Trout Unlimited report features public fishing and hunting areas in East at risk from shale gas development Dec. 17, 2014 Contact: Mark Taylor, mtaylor@tu.org, 540-353-3556 MEDIA ADVISORY: Trout Unlimited releasing full 10 Special Places report Report focuses on protecting iconic public fishing and hunting areas…
Watch: “Reviving the Bear”
Once thought genetically extinct, this native trout is on the path to recovery
Wisconsin TU Veterans Service Partnership Leaves Lasting Impression
This past August, nine military families gathered for an adventure filled week at Camp American Legion near Minocqua, WI. Wisconsin TU volunteers (representing 4 different TU Chapters) provided the expertise on “fly fishing day”, held August 17. The Camp offered active troops, National Guard, Reservists, and Veterans the opportunity to reconnect with reintegrate with their…
TU helping with Boardman Dam removal in Michigan
Trout Unlimited has been acting as a sub-contractor to provide construction oversight of the Boardman Dam Removal river restoration project in Traverse City, Mich., an effort that will continue through early 2018. The Boardman Dam, originally constructed in 1894 as a hydropower generation dam, had no fish passage capabilities. The project is one of three dam removals on the…
Summer is for sun(fish)
A couple of my favorite ponds were on Fort Story, a small military base in Virginia Beach. One was deep in the woods, reachable only by a sandy, 4-wheel-drive-required road
TU Business Spotlight: Zero Limit Adventures
What do you call eight great guides passionate about fly fishing? Zero Limit Adventures. Whether you are looking to experience the raw power of king salmon, trophy brown trout and steelhead, the beauty of rainbows and brook trout, or small or large-mouth bass, Zero Limit Adventures is experienced, qualified, and equipped to put you in…