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New Legislation Would Protect Taxpayers, Prevent Nation’s Largest Toxic Polluter from Destroying Rivers New Legislation Would Protect Taxpayers, Prevent Nation’s Largest Toxic Polluter from Destroying Rivers Bill would prevent bad actors, like those behind Rock Creek Mine proposal underneath Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, from sticking taxpayers with billions of dollars in cleanup costs Contact: Chris Wood…
Business members like Cory and Jason align their business plans with principles of conservation. They don’t just talk about it – they do it.
Emerging is the official podcast of the TU Costa 5 Rivers program and has been running for four seasons. The show began in the fall of 2020 when University of Georgia fly fishing club president, Joseph Berney, had the idea to share stories using this medium. Thanks to early support from Simms and Costa, the…
‘Tis the season for emerging insects on America’s great trout rivers. Here in Idaho, it’s full-on Blue-winged Olive season (in an infuriating size 20!). While traditional dun patterns can work well, I’ve found that trout are often keyed in on emerging BWOs well into the full hatch. And a BWO tied “Klinkhamer” style perfectly mimics…
Featuring Heather Hodson of United Women on the Fly, this great new Todd Moen film shows why those of us who live in the West absolutely love native cutthroat trout. These are the fish that always seem to be looking up, always seem to be hungry and, when we’re chasing them, the wallpaper is pretty…
You may remember seeing our friends at Pescador on the Fly in previous blogs or in TROUT Magazine. They are excited to announce that they are now shipping their new Premium Travel Fly Rods, currently available in 5 weight, but rest assured, they have more sizes on the way. These 9-foot fly rods are super…
Planning A Fundraising Banquet A tried-and-true way to gather supporters together for a fun night of fundraising and celebrating a year of accomplishments, a TU banquet is a great place to start your efforts. Banquets can take quite a bit of work, and require a team approach to run successfully, but if everyone on the…
It’s full-on stonefly nymph season on a lot of American rivers, and that means it’s time to get creative at the vise and tie some patterns that do more than just imitate in-the-water bugs. I’ve become a big fan of rubber legs—I think for a lot of stonefly patterns, these little squiggly bands of rubber…
By Kirk Deeter If you haven’t already, please take a moment to check out this video by Orvis about a great young man (and fine angler) named Joey Maxim. I had the opportunity to fish with Joey and his father several years ago at the Orvis Guide Rendezvous in Missoula. The day on the water…
Crystal flash and tinsel are great for tying flies—particularly patterns that need to attract attention, like baitfish patterns, Woolly Buggers and other streamers. But handling those shiny materials can be a real pain. I can’t count the times I’ve found strands of crystal flash that have managed to make it through the laundry cycle and turn…
Tom Sadler fishes Tenkara for winter brookies in a small Appalachian trout stream. I’ve tried everything to keep ice from accumulating on my fly rod guides during cold winter fishing trips. I’ve tried the paste and the sprays, and while they might work for a few minutes, they’ll eventually fail. It’s gotten to where I’ll…
RIO Products celebrates amateur film makers in the fly fishing arena with its second annual RIO Amateur Fly Fishing Film Awards. With many great films submitted for year two, Meris McHaney took away the grand prize for 2018 with her film “Lucky.” “Lucky” – Winner of the RIO Award in the 2018 RIO Amateur Fly…
Vote in the TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown
Over the course of five and a half days, the Snake was slated to go from roughly 3,000 cubic feet of water per second to 280 – a flow reduction of 90 percent.
The brilliant autumn colors along the riparian area at Brooks Memorial State Park provided the perfect backdrop for time in the stream. The East Prong of the Little Klickitat River flows over a mile right through this Washington State Park and travels 13 miles south through the town of Goldendale. It was a beautiful fall…
By Rob Catalanotto, Laura Ziemer and Steve Moyer After weeks of negotiations, the US Senate and House recently approved a massive appropriations bill to fund the government through fiscal year 2020. The deal averted a government shutdown, which was set to take effect on December 20 had Congress had not taken decisive action. TU field staff…
We care about clean water, healthy fisheries and vibrant communities. We roll up our sleeves to volunteer, we sit on our boards, and we strategize as members and leaders of staff. We want you to join us. For a discounted first-time membership, click here: https://gifts.tu.org/we-are-tu The aim of this blog series is to highlight our friends, in…
A guide to fishing on work trips and tackling conservation projects close to home with 2x Olympian Eric Loughran
One warm, mid-May morning, some friends and I rented a raft to fish our home tailwater. We’d never floated the river before; usually we spent our days wading the winding river’s public stretches. So, we decided to pool enough money to rent one for a day. Rafting meant we could hit the holes we’d never…
While I’ve never met President Jimmy Carter, he’s been a part of my life for a long time. I came of age politically in the early 1970s when the end game in the Vietnam War still stoked furious debate and the constitutional crisis of Watergate brought down the Nixon presidency. Historians, presidential scholars, and politicians…
