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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON March 13 - 0 COMMENTS
Lack of funding, not roadless rule, is bigger factor in forest health
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Editor's Note: The following piece recently appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune opinion section. Trout Unlimited sent letters to Utah Governor Gary Hubert and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue encouraging a “robust public process” while the petition is reviewed. We also pointed out the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON January 17 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: The forgotten fishing trip
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Terry Prettyman enjoys lunch while sitting by the Logan River on a beautiful fall day in Logan Canyon. Brett Prettyman/Trout Unlimited By Brett Prettyman It was a fishing trip I will never forget. My dad, on the other hand, had forgotten we caught fish by the time we got home. I won’t forget for [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON November 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: A slam good time
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Heidi Lewis, far left, took her friends Heather Hodson, Jen Ripple and Geri Meyer (left to right) on a Utah Cutthroat Slam adventure this summer. Brian Harris photo. By Heidi Lewis When Heather Hodson calls I know things are about to get good. I don’t see her often, but when I do it typically means [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON November 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River:

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Heidi Lewis, far left, took her friends Heather Hodson, Jen Ripple and Geri Meyer (left to right) on a Utah Cutthroat Slam adventure this summer. Courtesy photo. By Heidi Lewis When Heather Hodson calls I know things are about to get good. I don’t see her often, but when I do it typically means we [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON October 26 - 0 COMMENTS
A little girl's big impact in TROUT Magazine
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Lyla Blue Guymon in a battle with a brown trout captured by her father Matt Guymon. Matt Guymon photo. By Matt Guymon Our 7-year-old daughter, Lyla Blue, has been on the water her entire life. In fact, she spent quite a bit of time wading while still in utero.  Summer, her mom, and I have been fly [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON October 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Fly fishing as therapy
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Dan Nelson took some time away from his worries about having Stage 4 brain cancer and ended up catching this beautiful brown trout during a Reel Recovery fly fishing retreat. Photo courtesy of Reel Recovery. By Brett Prettyman Like many anglers, Dan Nelson took his time on the water for granted. [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON August 23 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Ancient people - ancient fish
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Jerrad Goodell, an aquatic biologist with the Bureau of Land Management’s Green River office, releases native Colorado River cutthroat trout into Range Creek with a formation known as Locomotive Rock in the background. Brett Prettyman/Trout Unlimited By Brett Prettyman The ancient rock art, ruins [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON August 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Endangered fish share water to help trout
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A side-by-side before and after illustration shows how much water was added to help sportfish in the Provo River thanks to extra flow from an endangered fish program. Photos by Brian Wimmer/Alpine Anglers TU Chapter. By Brett Prettyman Anglers are almost always the first to notice issues in the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON August 15 - 0 COMMENTS
Flames and fish: A growing issue in the West
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The Dollar Ridge Fire in Utah raged over Strawberry Creek, a deisgnated Blue Ribbon Fishery. It will take time for the fish to return, but it will happen. Trout Unlimited will help the state with restoration efforts at the chapter, council and national level. Photo courtesy of the Duchesne County [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON July 19 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: A picture not taken
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The sun sets on an epic day in the Uinta Mountains of northeastern Utah. Brett Prettyman/Trout Unlimited. By Brett Prettyman Years ago, when I was starting out as an outdoors newspaper reporter, the editor looked at my request for a photographer to go on a 40-mile backpacking trip for six days and [ READ MORE... ]
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