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by: CodyCo
July 28, 2017
On Tuesday, July 25, Flathead Valley TU took 5 veterans and 2 VA counselors on...
by: Lucky Sultz
January 3, 2015
The Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited has long been committed to...
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October 5, 2014
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Fisheries in the Crown of the Continent - Glacier National Park
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While Glacier National Park is renowned for its spectacular scenery, wildlife and hiking opportunities, the Park also supports vital populations of native fish and an active fisheries management program.... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY Lucky Sultz ON December 24 - 0 COMMENTS
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Got a note this morning on the current status of the kokanee population on Lake Pend Oreille and it looks like continued good news. As you all know, Idaho Fish and Game began netting predatory lake trout in Pend Oreille in 2006 following the crash of the kokanee population and severe drops in the... [ READ MORE... ]
video BY Lucky Sultz ON December 15 - 0 COMMENTS
Proper release of endangered bull trout 
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This is a short PSA created by the Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited on the proper release of ESA listed native bull trout. The video is narrateed by Blackfeet troubador and poet Jack Gladstone.
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Sign up today for the annual Flathead Valley Christmas Fly Swap. The event is held at our annual Christmas Social and Fly Tying Extravaganza, this year held at 7pm on Dec. 17th. We try to get around a dozen entries for our swap. Each participant will tie multiple copies of a single fly pattern.... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY Lucky Sultz ON November 22 - 0 COMMENTS
Near Miss 
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"Train derailment blocks track near Essex"
"Nineteen cars on a BNSF Railway train derailed about four miles west of Essex on Wednesday, bringing railroad traffic to a halt until the line could be reopened sometime today."
"[Flathead County Sheriff Chuck] Curry said the concern was that hazardous... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY Lucky Sultz ON November 3 - 0 COMMENTS
Lipstick on a Mackinaw 
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In a master stroke of propaganda, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 1 put out a news release last week for the annual bull trout redd counts for the North and Middle forks of the Flathead River.
Spawning Surveys in the Flathead Show Positive Results for Bull Trout
The press release reports... [ READ MORE... ]
photo BY Lucky Sultz ON November 1 - 0 COMMENTS
Welcome 
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Welcome to another important web presence for the Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Our home is the beautiful Flathead Valley of northwest Montana. Our mission is to conserve, protect and restore coldwater fisheries and their habitat in northwest Montana.
We hope you can join us at our... [ READ MORE... ]
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Please join the Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited for our November general meeting. We are pleased to announce that we will have a presentation by Darwon Stoneman of Glacier Anglers on his nearly 40 years of fishing the Flathead. Darwon has been a guide and outfitter in our area for a lot... [ READ MORE... ]
