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Golden State Flycasters

Golden State Flycasters. Golden State Flycasters is a nonprofit organization and fly fishing club dedicated to the preservation of fisheries and fly fishing. GSF is also the San Diego Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Chapter 920. Located in North San Diego County, California. GSF is a gathering hub for fly fishing, fly tying, fly casting instruction,…

Columbia County

Columbia County is located in Northeast Pennsylvania. From our location near the intersection of Interstate highways 80 and 81, we have easy access to many great fishing streams, creeks and rivers where we apply our conservation efforts. The Susquehanna River, Cumberland Valley Spring Creeks and classic Pennsylvania freestone creeks are all just a double haul…

Bristol Bay Ambassadors: Martin Kviteng

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Trout Unlimited’s Bristol Bay Ambassadors program highlights the people who help in the fight to save Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine. As we said at the launch, “For every person we highlight, we know there are hundreds more, doing their part because they care about Bristol Bay.” If you know someone who should be featured,…

Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards

8/20/2001 Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards Contact: Russ Schnitzer , , TU 608-252-8404 TU 608-252-8404 8/20/2001 — Portland, Ore. — In what has become one of the organizations most enduring traditions, Trout Unlimited (TU) bestowed awards to publicly recognize outstanding achievements of its members, Chapters, and…

Sweetwater Brewing Co. to give $100k for clean water initiatives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tucker Berta Sarkisian SweetWater Brewing Co. tucker@sweetwaterbrew.com ATLANTA (6.1.16) SweetWater Brewing Company is broadening its annual Save Our Water campaign to protect our right to clean water and tasty brews to include five partner organizations: Waterkeeper Alliance, Trout Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, Surfrider, and Coastal Conservation Associations National Habitat Program, Building Conservation…

Trout Unlimited Awards 2004 Embrace-A-Stream Grants

3/3/2004 Trout Unlimited Awards 2004 Embrace-A-Stream Grants Trout Unlimited Awards 2004 Embrace-A-Stream Grants Contact: Rob Roberts Embrace-A-Stream Coordinator Trout Unlimited 703.284.9424 3/3/2004 — Washington — National Conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) this week announced its selections for 2004 Embrace-A-Stream grants. Embrace-A-Stream is the flagship grant program for funding Trout Unlimited grassroots fishery conservation efforts. This…

Ode to the Olive

Published in Fishing, Fly tying, TROUT Magazine, Trout Tips

It’s a tiny little bug, but it — and its many variants — might be the single-most important fly of fall. The venerable Blue-winged Olive, the vise-borne imitation of the tiny baetis mayfly, is the dry-fly king of autumn, even though it rarely materializes on the water in any form larger than a size 20.…

Voices from the River: A salty fix

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Platter-shaped spadefish are incredibly strong, and great in fish tacos! By Mark Taylor During an interview a number of years ago with a very successful tournament bass angler, the man leaned in and asked in a hushed tone, “Can we go off the record?” “I guess,” I replied, expecting him to give me some inside…

“LOCAL” – My Road to TU & Conservation

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by Andrew Reichardt It’s funny to think about how I first got involved with Trout Unlimited. It wasn’t on a beautiful brook trout stream in the mountains of western Maryland or a meandering limestone creek in the valleys of Southern Pennsylvania. It was sight fishing for carp on the muddy waters of the C&O Canal…

New gear: Deeter sets the table

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Patagonia’s Middle Fork waders. TROUT Magazine and Angling Trade Magazine Editor Kirk Deeter is in Orlando this week at the International Fly Tackle Dealer show, and he’s taking in all the new products that hitting the market in the coming months. International Fly Tackle Dealer Show
Day 1 Video Recap Of interest to me? Those Patagonia…

Fly tying: Ian’s Brass Ass

Published in Fishing, Fly tying

Small nymphs in the size 18-22 range are my least-favorite flies to tie—I’ve got fat fingers, and my vision isn’t what it once was, either. But these little flies can be absolutely deadly on spring creeks and tailwaters, and hitting these rivers and streams without small, unassuming midge nymphs and attractors is a mistake. Video…