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blog BY tara.granke ON November 6 - 0 COMMENTS
The 11-Mile Challenge: A story of people, numbers, and trout...oh and one bear. 
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The 11-Mile Challenge began in April. Since then, people from all over the country have been adding their names to a list of committed anglers ready to take on the Challenge. These 80 anglers were asked to track their miles and their time spent wade fishing over eight months and then tell us about... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY tara.granke ON September 16 - 0 COMMENTS
Brookies movin' on up at second Buck Creek AOP Site 
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TU Southeast Conservation Project's second culvert removal on Buck Creek in the Nantahala NF is complete thanks to a collaborative effort with our partners the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and USFS. We think the brookies and salamanders will agree - this aquatic passage project was a huge... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Mark.Taylor ON August 31 - 0 COMMENTS
Plastic streams and impatient brook trout: Buck Creek culvert project shows fast results 
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Almost immediately, native brook trout moved into the plastic-lined diversion stream. One expedient brookie was often seen feeding on surface insects during even busy construction periods. By Damon Hearne The brook trout of Buck Creek are ready to move. In fact, down right impatient may be an... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Mark.Taylor ON August 13 - 0 COMMENTS
Fork of Virginia's Holston an apt starting point for 11-Mile Challenge 
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A midge-cripple tandem provided the best action for Taylor Calloway during a June excursion on Virginia's Middle Fork of the Holston River. (Photo courtesy of Taylor Calloway.) By Taylor Calloway I haven't been able to accomplish a lot in TU's 11-Mile Challenge, but I was able to get out on the... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY mtdave ON August 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Whirling Disease Detected in North Carolina Stream 
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Whirling disease has been detected in the Watauga River in North Carolina. The following article provides good information on the status of the discovery.  If you are fishing these waters, be especially careful to clean and dry your fishing gear and avoid moving fish, fish parts, plants, or water... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Mark.Taylor ON June 19 - 0 COMMENTS
Video: #somestreamerchick tackles the 11-Mile Challenge 
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#somestreamerchick episode 6: The 11-Mile Challenge Video of #somestreamerchick episode 6: The 11-Mile Challenge By Abbi Bagwell Have you ever walked 11 miles? Driven 11 miles? I mean, realistically, it would probably take me a full day (maybe a little longer... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Mark.Taylor ON May 29 - 0 COMMENTS
Carolina angler first to reach 11-Mile Challenge milestone 
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Paul Scheponik of Winston-Salem caught this great rainbow trout during an April trip to the special trophy trout section of the Ravens Fork. (Photo courtesy of Paul Scheponik)   By Mark Taylor The 11-Mile Challenge has its first 11-miler. Paul Scheponik of Winston-Salem sent in his log sheet... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Mark.Taylor ON May 15 - 2 COMMENTS
Who is up for the 11-Mile Challenge? 
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An evening trek over .82 miles of Virginia mountain trout water produced a handful of brook trout for TU's Mark Taylor on the first leg of his quest to complete TU's 11-Mile Challenge. By Mark Taylor Eleven miles. It doesn’t sound like a lot. Until you step into a small trout stream in the southern... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY tara.granke ON April 16 - 0 COMMENTS
TU's 11-Mile Challenge: Can YOU fish it? 
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Trout Unlimited’s 11-mile challenge We can re-connect 11 miles of Southern Appalachian trout stream, but can you fish 11 stream miles in a season? *REGISTER HERE* Trout Unlimited’s Southeast Conservation Project will reconnect 11 miles of native brook trout stream in the Southern Appalachians this... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY tara.granke ON April 16 - 0 COMMENTS
Reconnection: Stream Simulation Design 
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The Southeast Conservation Project is addressing the issue of stream fragmentation head on by using the best methods available to reconnect native trout streams. We address two of the most critical threats to aquatic populations in the region: 1) small population size (or ‘patch size’) due to... [ READ MORE... ]
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