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blog BY shauna_sherard ON March 29 - 0 COMMENTS
TU launches San Juan Wilderness campaign
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Photo: Michael Robillard   By Kara Armano Today, Trout Unlimited launched Sportsmen for the San Juan Mountains Wilderness to underscore the importance of protecting public lands for hunting and fishing opportunities. Partnering with conservation groups, businesses, and individuals, Trout Unlimited [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON March 26 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Nuts
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A nice Dolly Varden caught thanks to energy provided by peanuts. Photo by Eric Booton. By Eric Booton For better or worse, my wife and I are trying a diet. We aren’t the “diet type,” in that we don’t jump around from diet to diet or generally adhere to a strict diet. Currently though, we are aiming [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY walt_gasson ON March 23 - 0 COMMENTS
Sky Blue Outfitters supports clean water in Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania is a fly angler’s state. And Rick Nyles is a fly angler – and a darn good one. Rick owns Sky Blue Outfitters in Fleetwood, Penn., and he’s Gold Level Trout Unlimited Business member who has been guiding all over the Keystone State on some of its best waters for 20 years. And Rick is [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON March 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Lake trout in Yellowstone impacting entire ecosystem
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Invasive lake trout have impacted the entire Yellowstone ecosystem. Photo by Chris Hunt A new report published by Science Advances and written by fisheries biologists—including the head fisheries manager in Yellowstone National Park—details the far-reaching impact invasive lake trout have on the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON March 19 - 0 COMMENTS
Video spotlight: Paul
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My little brother came to Idaho for the first time ever this past weekend. It was an important visit—not only did it mark my 50th birthday, but it was also the first he and I had been together since we lost our middle brother last fall to ALS.  We had a great visit, even if the weekend is a bit [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY walt_gasson ON March 14 - 0 COMMENTS
Maine TU Business member opposes changes to Clean Water Rule
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HMH Vises is a small company, located right at the last falls of the Saco River as it empties into the ocean, in Biddeford, Maine. Jon Larrabee is the principal owner at HMH. He’s an engineer and a machinist and has over 35 years of experience as a canoe guide, fishing guide and fly fisherman. He’s [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY walt_gasson ON March 13 - 0 COMMENTS
North Flats Guiding opposes weakening Clean Water Rule
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"I choose to live and work in a place where the rivers meet the ocean. It’s my family’s home, and my business is here," says Capt. David Blinken, who owns North Flats Guiding in East Hampton, N.Y.  "We live here because we choose to live in a place that means so much to us. We live here because we [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY j.weis ON March 13 - 0 COMMENTS
Celebrating implications of the Public Lands Act for the Yakima Basin
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By Lisa Pelly Thanks to the efforts of Representatives Schrier and Newhouse and Senator Cantwell, we are thrilled that Washington State’s exemplary Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project (YBIP) is included in a historic land and water preservation package that President Trump signed into law [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY shauna_sherard ON March 13 - 0 COMMENTS
We must keep fighting for LWCF
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By Greg McReynolds  The passage of permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) (included in S.47, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act) ) is a win for all Americans who go outside. Signed by the president on Tuesday, it’s a win for [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY walt_gasson ON March 12 - 0 COMMENTS
TU Business member Namebini supports clean water
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Carl Haensel and Jade Thomason own and operate Namebini, in northern Minnesota. They offer guided fly fishing, forest and farm products and a variety of specialties. And, like a host of other Trout Unlimited Business members, they're concerned about changes to the Clean Water Rule proposed by the [ READ MORE... ]
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