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Trout Unlimited Supports New Federal Strategy for Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Restoration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact:Steve Moyer, Vice President of Government Affairs (703) 284-9406 smoyer@tu.org Trout Unlimited Supports New Federal Strategy for Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Restoration Strategy describes targets and tools for restoration efforts. ARLINGTON, Va.–Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds the work of the Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay on its finalized strategy for protecting and

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Published in Conservation

By Chris Wood Last week, I published an opinion piece printed in the New York Times asking President Trump to stand up for clean water, and veto Congress’ bill to overturn restrictions on mountaintop removal mining. Unfortunately, that plea failed, as the President signed the misguided law today. Trout Unlimited, our members, and all hunters

Voices from the River: Texas for TU (and TU for Texas)

Published in Voices from the river

Members of Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited raising money for trout all over America. By Kirk Deeter I love Texas. Always have, and always will. It’s hard to explain for someone who was born and raised on the Great Lakes far away from the Lone Star state, and has lived in Colorado for the past 20-plus

Voices from the River: The Morning Mouse

Published in Voices from the river

by Kirk Deeter I wouldn’t have believed it if it hadn’t happened to me. I went fishing the other day and got an early start on the river, not long after sunrise. The air was chilly, and there wasn’t much bug action (at least not that I could see above the surface) so I decided

Senate reconciliation bill draft includes key responsible energy reforms

TU applauds Energy and Natural Resources Committee for leadership addressing this pressing issue FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Corey Fisher, Public Lands Policy Director, Trout Unlimited, corey.fisher@tu.org; (406) 546-2979    ARLINGTON, VA. – Several oil and gas reforms that are priorities for Trout Unlimited are included in draft legislation that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has crafted

Gear test: Le Chameau Condor LCX hunting boots

Published in Uncategorized

Grouse season always sneaks up on me, and I’m lucky if I can get out for a day or two early in the season when the weather is still nice and the birds haven’t been walked over too many times. But this year, thanks to the folks at Le Chameau, a quality bootmaker who sent

Bill threatens National Monuments and Antiquities Act

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The House Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill this week that would alter the very foundation of the Antiquities Act, a tool that has been in use for more than 100 years to protect important cultural and natural resources on public lands. The National Monument Creation and Protection Act, H.R. 3990, was introduced late last

Upper Animas River named top priority for cleanup

For immediate release Contact: Ty Churchwell (970) 903-3010 / ty.churchwell@tu.org Upper Animas River named top priority for cleanup Bonita Peak Mining District makes list of highest priority Superfund sites December 8, 2017 (Durango, Colo.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would include the site of 2015 Gold King mine spill, plus 47

TU, partners and volunteers keep an eye on pipeline projects

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By Jake Lemon Trout Unlimited and the WV Rivers Coalition are hosting a series of webinar trainings to support volunteer citizen scientists to conduct visual assessments to identify potential pollution events associated with pipeline development. This program will educate landowners, anglers, recreationists and concerned citizens on the erosion control best management practices used in pipeline

Sierra Trout Camp 2018

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By Tom Kloehn It was the first day of Sierra Trout Camp 2018, and even though the kids weren’t fishing yet, it was hard to miss their enthusiasm for any chance to get near a river. The kids were bouncing around the creek, splashing in and out of the water, completely oblivious to rocks and

Fly fishing contortionist

It’s impressive to think about what our bodies do for us while on the hunt for trout. Clawing our way through thick brush, scooting down steep slopes or lunging to jump from boulder to boulder touches on only some of the contortions we make while fishing.   Watching Toner Mitchell, New Mexico’s water and habitat program

Passing the time ’til it’s fishing season

Published in Voices from the river

What do you do to pass the time between fishing seasons? Mostly, I daydream, frequently. I catch myself staring out the windows to the snow-covered landscape and dream.   I dream of heavy summer rainstorms that bring ants and other terrestrials off the vegetation and to the water’s surface. There big rainbows and browns can’t help

Winter blues, cabin fever and Appalachian envy

Published in Trout Talk

April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. —T.S. Elliot It’s still cold and gray here in the steppe country of eastern Idaho. Snow still covers the yard. Snow is still in the immediate forecast. Winter’s not done yet. Not even

Alpine Archery and Fly stands with TU on Lower Snake proposal

Published in TU Business

Their business exists to serve the local folks who love to hunt and fish here and the people who come from all over the world to experience the Grande Ronde country. They’re hunters and anglers themselves, and they’re concerned about the future of fish in their home water. Like John says, “Time has taught us that we can either have wild fish in the Grand Ronde or we can have dams on the Lower Snake. We can’t have both.”

Get to know the Owyhees

Published in Uncategorized, From the field

The name “Owyhee” comes from an early anglicization of the name for Hawai’i and natives from the islands were known as Owyhee. In 1819, three Owyhee joined Donald Mackenzie’s Snake expedition, which went out annually into the Snake country for the North West Company. The three Hawaiians left the main party during the winter of 1819-20 to explore the

An early summer

Published in Trout Talk

It’s close. I can feel it. Thanks to a sub-par winter, I’ll be able to get up high into the Caribous early this year and start chasing eastern Idaho’s native cutthroats, likely before Memorial Day, which is unheard of. It’s going to an early summer. And, most likely, a long summer. One of the very

Trout Unlimited Honors Louis Bacon and Trinchera Ranch with Conservation Achievement Award

Contact: Nick Gann, Rocky Mountain Communications Director, nick.gann@tu.org Trout Unlimited is proud to honor Louis Bacon and Trinchera Ranch as the recipients of the 2025 Western Division American Fisheries Society (WDAFS) Conservation Achievement Award. This prestigious honor is awarded annually to an organization that has made significant, lasting contributions to fisheries conservation across 13 Western U.S. states. Located