Tag Archives: brook trout

TU working with new data to protect Appalachia’s brookies

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Chris Hunt

By Kevin Anderson If you’re a bona fide creek freak who loves to chase Appalachia’s native brookies in the waters where they belong, you’ll be glad to know that the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture—a collaborative group of agencies and … Continue reading →

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Right call for brookies on the Tellico

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Chris Hunt

Earlier this week, a federal judge upheld a U.S. Forest Service decision to keep off-road vehicles out of sensitive native brook trout habitat in the Tellico River drainage in the Nantahala National Forest–excessive ORV use was contributing silt and sediment … Continue reading →

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Dad’s night out

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Walt Gasson

They are as different as they can be in many ways, I suppose. You bring them into the world from the same genetic background, you think you raise them pretty much the same. And then, for some inexplicable reason, you … Continue reading →

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The Friday 5: The Ranch, AFFTA, the Farm Bill, Hot Water and brookies

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Chris Hunt

Here are this week’s five trout-fishing tidbits that you can take into the weekend: 1) The famed Railroad Ranch on the Henry’s Fork opened this week, and Jimmy’s All-Season’s Angler in Idaho Falls reports pretty consistent caddis and PMD hatches … Continue reading →

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New trout habitat on the Musky proves good for canoeists

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Erin Mooney

TU recently restored two sections of New Jersey’s Musconetcong River, fixing severely graded channels, deepening pools, restoring riffles and runs and creating solid habitat for native brook trout. Though the work was done to create better habitat for fish, a … Continue reading →

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Maine … one of the ‘Best Wild Places’ faces a threat

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Chris Hunt

By Jeff Reardon When we showed Maine’s brook trout country to Lawrence Pyne of Field & Stream magazine, I’d just started work on a new project for TU. Our focus was to find strategies to protect brook trout populations and … Continue reading →

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Tenkara

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Chris Hunt

I noticed the comments on the tenkara feature that ran in the summer issue of TROUT, and wanted to thank all of you for your interest. I’m a fairly recent tenkara convert, but, on the whole, I’ve found it to … Continue reading →

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Second Chance in Montana

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Chris Hunt

TU’s Sportsmen’s Conservation Project is working to support U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act in Montana, which, through collaboration with a wide array of partners, would create the first new wilderness in Big Sky country in a … Continue reading →

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