Bob Saile, former outdoor editor of the Denver Post. Photo courtesy of The Denver Post. by Chris Hunt As a displaced Colorado kid growing up in the Big Thicket of East Texas in the 1980s, I found my adventure in words. I scrounged couch-cushion change and earned lawn-mowing cash, just to run down to the…
Tom Doxey caught this Yellowstone cutthroat in northwestern Utah to complete his Utah Cutthroat Slam. Courtesy photo. By Tom Doxey My quest for the Utah Cutthroat Slam began in April 2016 when the program was introduced at the Wasatch Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Expo. I was lucky enough to be the high bidder on…
I never thought I’d wonder. Fishing has been my favorite hobby since I could walk, and I was lucky enough to turn that pastime into a career focus that’s taken me to five continents and four oceans.
Something breeds great conservationists in Wisconsin. John Muir, famous for the Sierra’s, was born in Scotland and moved to Wisconsin as a young boy. He took his first course in botany at the University of Wisconsin. Aldo Leopold, author of the seminal, “A Sand County Almanac,” lived in Wisconsin and raised five prominent conservationists in…
“The next morning we climbed up to the first of the Twin Lakes and we were delighted to see a lot of cutthroat trout swimming around. I finally caught my first trout on this trip. It felt great to break the ice.”
While “happy snaps” can do a okay job of documenting a trip, but why not up your game a little and take better photographs? Creatively composed shots are not as complicated as one might think. By following and practicing the next twenty suggestions and tips, you can tell the whole story of your trip and not just part of one. Below you’ll find the first ten suggestions on how to up your photo game on the water. Check back next week (Tuesday June 8th) for ten more.
Editor’s note: The TU Costa Five Rivers Program sent a handful of young anglers on fishing and discovery journey all across America in search of native trout. This installment focuses on Oregon’s Deschutes National Forest. Location: Deschutes National Forest The Deschutes National Forest stretches out across 1.6 million acres of Central Oregon. It provides a…
By Rob Shane If you told me I’d be stuck at home for an indefinite amount of time and encouraged to practice social distancing when I do leave the house, I never would have imagined it would result in me catching my personal best brown trout. It all came together on a beautiful, brisk morning — the way most great…
Trout Unlimited Chapter located in the Midlands of South Carolina. Our main conservation focus is the lower Saluda River, a tailrace of Lake Murray. We are focused on conservation through education and citizen science.
Dear Members of Congress: The undersigned hunting and fishing businesses are part of a thriving outdoor recreation industry that contributes $887 billion annually to the U.S. economy. We are writing in support of the Antiquities Act of 1906 and to request that it be used responsibly and in a way that supports the continuation of…
The author shows off a bright steelhead pulled from a Great Lakes tributary. By Chad Tokowicz Fly fishing is more than a hobby. The sport has allowed me to develop a closer relationship with the various places I have called home. Fly fishing helps me align with the rhythm of the natural world, providing a…
How a partnership with iconic Colorado companies benefits TU’s Embrace A Stream program
8/31/1999 Montana Power Delays Work on Holter Dam Montana Power Delays Work on Holter Dam MPC Heeds Trout Unlimited Call to Consider Drawdown Damage to Fish Contact: 8/31/1999 — — Last Friday, Montana Power Company postponed its plans to drain the Holter Reservoir in response to a motion to intervene and protest filed by Trout…
Little Lost River bull trout. Photo by the author. I first fished Idaho’s Little Lost River in the early 2000s. I’d heard rumors of bull trout swimming in the high-desert stream that would hit dry flies intended for rainbows and require two hands for the “hero shot” after the battle. The latter might be true…
A section of the Musconetcong River in New Jersey restored by TU. (TU/Brian Cowden) By David Kinney For the first time, Congress is setting aside dedicated funds for conservation efforts in the Delaware River Basin. Consider the $5 million appropriation included in the new budget agreement a down payment for the Delaware River Basin Restoration…
Take action to #SaveLWCF By David Kinney and Taylor Ridderbusch In 2016, sportsmen and women in Maine celebrated the successful end of a seven-year project to preserve an 8,159-acre parcel known as Cold Stream Forest (above). It was a step that protected a 14-mile native brook trout stream and seven ponds. “Cold Stream is one…
