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blog BY walt_gasson ON February 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Tightline Productions is the real deal for fly tying
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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: One of the very best things about working in conservation is that you get to meet some truly outstanding human beings. Like Tim and Joan Flagler from Tightline Productions in Hunterdon County, NJ. These folks are the real deal. I knew this before I ever met [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON February 4 - 0 COMMENTS
The Coldwater Conservation Fund
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By Chris Wood Donna Marcotte wanted to go somewhere special for her birthday. So, she and her husband Ivan decided to attend the Coldwater Conservation Fund (CCF) trip to the Carrileufu River Lodge in the Patagonia region of Argentina. Donna managed to catch the largest trout of her life—a 25” [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON January 29 - 0 COMMENTS
Fly Fishing Film Tour features 'The Return'
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By Brett Prettyman Each year about this time fly fishers find inspiration to stock those boxes they had grand intentions of filling over the winter months. It is called the Fly Fishing Film Tour, also known as F3T. What started as a celebration of a beloved sport has grown into an annual event [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON January 29 - 0 COMMENTS
Nevada's Ruby Mountains important for deer and trout
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The Ruby Mountains are an important refuge for wildlife in Nevada. The U.S Geological Survey has classified the area as having very low-to-no energy potential. Trout Unlimited photo. By Pam Harrington Special places bring people together. People with fond memories of hunting, fishing, birding, [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON January 24 - 0 COMMENTS
STREAM Girls at work
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Girl Scouts are learning how to be citizen scientists in Trout Unlimited’s STREAM Girls program. This feature on WQED in Pennsylvania called "STEM in Strange Places" follows a group of middle-school aged girls on their macroinvertebrate sampling adventures. Macroinvertebrate sampling is just one of [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY WildwoodOutfittersPA ON January 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Beat The Posse Out Of Town
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The full rage of winter would soon be upon us in western Pennsylvania.  High school basketball games were cancelled, local restautants were calling it quits early, and commercial traffic had been shut down on the Interstates.  Meteorologists were calling for anywhere from 10-15 inches of snow [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON January 17 - 0 COMMENTS
How the shutdown is harming anglers
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By Chris Wood "Good riddance. Think of all of the money we are saving.” I looked at Max in exasperation. He is one of the most hard-core sportsmen I know. I have hunted for whitetail with him in driving rainstorms in West Virginia, and stalked catfish on the Potomac using hummus-impregnated [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Lisa_Beranek ON January 16 - 0 COMMENTS
Wyoming's Seedskadee Chapter plans juvenile fish habitat reconnection
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Dave Sweet holds a rainbow trout caught in the fall on the Green River in Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Brett Prettyman/Trout Unlimited By Sadie St. Clair The Green River between Fontelle Dam and Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Southwest Wyoming is a robust fishery that draws anglers from all [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON January 14 - 0 COMMENTS
Connecting people to policy
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TU's government and policy staff. By Chris Wood Several of the bright lights in the Trout Unlimited policy world came into the intergalactic headquarters last week. Their recent accomplishments are pretty amazing. Dave Kinney of New Jersey helped organize efforts to pass and then fund legislation [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY walt_gasson ON January 10 - 0 COMMENTS
TU members get discount on onX app
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At TU, we’re strong believers in public lands. We see these lands as a legacy for future generations and a keystone in our efforts to protect, reconnect, restore and sustain coldwater fisheries across America. These are your lands and waters, to hunt and fish and hike and enjoy within the limits [ READ MORE... ]
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