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Trout Unlimited applauds new Sand to Snow National Monument

TU Logo_2015.jpg February 12, 2016 Contact: Kate Miller, Director of Government Affairs, (703) 284-9426Jessica Strickland, California Field Coordinator, (830) 515-9917 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited applauds new Sand to Snow National Monument Designation of three new national monuments in southern California will permanently protect water supply, habitat, and sporting opportunities EMERYVILLE, Calif.Trout Unlimited (TU), the…

EPIC Angling & Adventure

About us We own and operate two remote fishing adventure trips located in the middle of nowhere Alaska. Each experience will take you far away from paved roads and the typical structured lodge setting… there’s no fine paintings, no fancy carpet and few formalities. Just pristine waters, no crowds and mind-blowing numbers of fish! What…

Alaskan Angling Adventures

Alaskan Angling Adventures is the fulfillment of my lifelong passion. My earliest memories revolve around fishing. Like many of my guests over the years I came to Alaska on vacation. I never left. After experiencing the awesome majesty of the Kenai Peninsula I knew I had found my home. I have guided thousands of guests…

5th Annual TAPS TU VSP Montana Men’s Retreat a Success!

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The 5th Annual TU’s Veterans Service Partnership and TAPS, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, TAPS , Montana Men’s Retreat was a success. Held at Parade Rest Guest Ranch, Parade Rest Ranch , on Grayling Creek near West Yellowstone, the event brought together nearly 40 men who have lost loved ones in military service. The TU…

Sportsmen Seek Monument Status for Brown's Canyon

Trout Unlimited Press Release July 8, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle Perkins, (303) 579-6498 kperkins@tu.org Sportsmens coalition seeks monument status for Browns Canyon Launches campaign for enhanced protections for a Colorado last best place (Denver)A coalition of sportsmens groups this week announced a new push to protect Browns Canyon, a unique natural and economic…

Adams County

You are invited to join us by becoming a member, joining our mailing list, and learning more about fishing and conservation in your own backyard. The Adams County Trout Unlimited Chapter IACTU) was started in 1977 by a group of anglers and conservationists interested in restoring and enhancing a section of Conewago Creek in Adams…

Hobbs Brewing Company

Hobbs Tavern and Brewing Company is a unique landmark for West Ossipee folks and those who travel up to the White Mountains. The modern, yet rustic brewpub has been opened since April 2014, with three business partners as the force behind the complete renovation of the building and the birth of a new restaurant. Owners…

Let’s keep water where it is in Colorado’s San Luis Valley

Published in Conservation, Advocacy

You would think after several decades and several failed attempts that water speculators would get the hint: people in Colorado’s San Luis Valley want to keep their water where it is. Yet, it seems every few years there is a renewed attempt to divert water from the valley’s fertile alfalfa and potato fields and sell it…

Gear test: Orvis Battenkill III Reel

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This reel is a significant upgrade for any angler. Trading up my circa 2006 Battenkill III, to this newer model, the first thing I noticed was the more streamlined edges compared to its predecessor. The black nickel compliments any type of rod: from classic bamboo, to vintage fiberglass or even m y trusted Orvis 1980s-era…

Voices from the River: The ONE bug

Published in Voices from the river

By Kirk Deeter I love off-beat, impossible-to-answer questions like these: What fly pattern do you think has caught the most fish in the history of the world? What do you think is the most common fly in the boxes of anglers throughout the world? Of course, I always get the “If you had ONE fly…”…

Finding a stream for Greenbacks

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Photos: Tim Toohey, West Denver Chapter By Jeff Florence The small creek along Herman Gulch in the mountains west of Denver may not seem like much, and in some places it’s no more than two feet wide. But it’s still able to maintain a strong ecosystem that allows cutthroat trout to survive. After much consideration…

Congress Fulfills Trout Unlimited?s Holiday Wish List

12/11/2006 Congress Fulfills Trout Unlimited?s Holiday Wish List Dec. 11, 2006 Contact: Kathleen Frangione, (703) 284-9427 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Congress Fulfills Trout Unlimiteds Holiday Wish List Last-Minute Votes Lead to Public Land Protections and Funding for Cleanup of Abandoned Mines ARLINGTON, Va. In the waning hours of the 109th Congress, budget negotiations helped deliver a…

Videos

With support from Chevron Mining, Inc., the LOR Foundation, Trout Unlimited, and dedicated village leaders, Questa is building an economy based on outdoor recreation, traditional agriculture, and light industry.  And though the finish line may be a ways off, the right pieces are falling into place, including a vibrant arts scene, the opening of a…

Hiking the CDT: Learning to dislike roller coasters

Published in Youth, Featured, TROUT Magazine

“From the very first day of this section, we could see all the way to where we would be in three days. Across a wide, high desert valley we could see a pass that we would eventually cross over to stay on the divide. To our right and in front of us there was a mountain range that the CDT climbs up into twice.”

Bonds of brothers

As age takes its toll, the memories become stronger By Drew Irby I was browsing through a collection of scanned photos the other day and came across a vintage pic from the family archives. I had been randomly thinking about what happened to certain friends from my college days in northern Arizona. Seeing this shot…

Woodworking for brook trout in the Vermont forest

Published in Voices from the river, Conservation

By Zack Hoisington On July 14, 2019, I found myself in uncharted territory, driving north through upstate New York on highway 87 into Adirondack State Park.   As the sun started to lower, I noticed a sign for Montreal. Although I have spent very little time in this part of the country, something told me I was going the wrong direction. I had…

Fly tying: The Wood Special

Published in Fishing, Fly tying

In the Northeast, where fly fishing got it’s American start on the brook trout waters of the Adirondacks, the Catskills and in the north woods of Maine, older, more traditional flies still find their way into fly boxes. And why not? They’re beautiful creations that were meant to attract native brook trout in tumbling mountain…

Getting out there

Creek crossing.

Allegra, Grant and I emerged from the densely wooded trail, stepping out onto the wooden bridge for our first view of Resurrection Bay. Mountains jutted up from the water as the evening sun shone through Tonsina Creek valley, and ravens flew overhead. Spawning silver and chum salmon pooled up in riffles below us, and our noses filled with the decaying fish that came before them, soon to be the ravens’ feast.

3 Rivers Steelhead Expeditions

About us The Bulkley, Skeena and Nass Rivers rank among of the most spectacular steelhead rivers anywhere in British Columbia. Our operation, 3 Rivers Steelhead Expeditions is located on a private 80 acre ranch on a high bluff overlooking an inside bend of some of the Bulkley River’s finest and least accessible steelhead water. The…