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blog BY chris_hunt ON March 5 - 0 COMMENTS
Video spotlight: Small-stream stealth for trout 
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I'm an avid backcountry trout angler—the smaller the stream, and the higher I need to go to get to it, the better. Small-water trout may not always be sizeable (but you might be surprised), but they are generally wild, often native and always something to behold. Small Stream Stealth for... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON March 5 - 0 COMMENTS
Fly tying: The perfect dubbing noodle 
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Adding dubbing to flies—both dries and nymphs—can be a tricky process and, for me at least, lead to bulging bodies and ungainly finished products.  Super Slim Dubbed Body Video of Super Slim Dubbed Body Above, Tim Flagler demonstrates a simple method for... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON March 5 - 0 COMMENTS
Progress addressing climate change... even in coal country 
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Mountaintop removal sites in West Virginia could be potential locations for solar power development.  By Larry Harris  The Appalachian Stewardship Foundation (ASF) is a 501c3 organization that funds projects in Appalachia that reduce greenhouse gases or restore streams damaged by mining or burning... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON March 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Trout Tips: Colors change in the water 
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Editor's note: The following is excerpted from TU's book, "Trout Tips," available online for overnight delivery. Do you ever wonder why a purple Prince Nymph works, even though there are no purple bugs that look exactly like that, anywhere? It's because trout do see colors, and they are more... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY j.weis ON March 1 - 0 COMMENTS
The Pebble Mine DEIS ignores the facts 
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Photo by Tim Romano By Nelli Williams Over the course of the next several weeks we are going to be highlighting the inadequacies of the Pebble mine's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) as we begin to review and analyze it. Reason #1 the DEIS falls massively short: Despite being the most... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON March 1 - 0 COMMENTS
Fly tying: Bead-head Baetis Nymph 
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Every fall—and again in the spring, albeit to a lesser extent—baetis hatch from my eastern Idaho rivers. On blustery, cloudy days, these are usually the most dependable mayflies, and when they hatch, a size 20 dry imitation is money.  But in the days before they hatch, baetis nymph imitations can... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY sam_davidson ON February 28 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the river: Medicine 
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TU's California Field Coordinator, Sam Sedillo, providing a dose of medicine.   By Sam Davidson When a horse isn’t enthusiastic about being taken out for a ride, due to going too long without exercise or otherwise being disinclined to leave its stall or fellow pasture-mates, it’s called sour. That’... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON February 28 - 0 COMMENTS
Thank you! 
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Lobbying and advocacy are serious business: always remember to bring a selfie-stick By Chris Wood Dear TU members: Ask. Ask. Ask. We do a lot of asking around here. "Send us $35 dollars and become a member!” "Support Embrace a Stream, and get a cool hat!” “Become a life member and get an even... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON February 28 - 0 COMMENTS
Fly tying: Using epoxy resins 
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It's been a while since I've used epoxy resins in my fly tying, simply because UV-cure resins work about as well, and they can be hardened in seconds with a dose of UV light.  But, as Tim Flagler points out above, there are still several applications for non-UV resins in fly tying, particularly if... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON February 28 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: The next new normal 
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By James Brozo Diagnosed as I am with stage four prostate cancer, how to use my last 11 good months? I am brashly claiming fun can be had wrestling with a question that has no adequate answer. The turmoil keeps your mind occupied and your creativity attuned. For example, last year I lost the... [ READ MORE... ]
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