Tag Archives: All Things Fishing

Public Lands Energy Development: Working Together to Protect Fishing and Hunting

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dave Stalling

By Shane Cross, Western Energy Counsel, TU’s Sportsmen’s Conservation Project During the second Presidential debate, Governor Romney and President Obama engaged in a heated exchange about energy development on public lands.  My ears perked up and my eyes went from … Continue reading →

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Are California Salmon Here To Stay?

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Dave Stalling

By Brian J. Johnson, TU California Director There’s good news for those who like to eat and catch salmon, and for the families they support: California is currently experiencing the best salmon season in a decade. Biologists are predicting a … Continue reading →

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Senate moves Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 forward one small step

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Chris Hunt

It might just have been a small step forward in the wee hours of last Saturday morning, but the U.S. Senate voted to add the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 to the top of its calendar after it returns from its … Continue reading →

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Sportsmen need roadless backcountry … some just don’t know it yet

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Chris Hunt

As an organization that understands the connection between intact fish and game habitat and the ability to hunt and fish on public lands, we think it’s important that the hunting and angling community understand why it’s so important to keep … Continue reading →

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Nothing’s more important than clean water …

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Chris Hunt

… which is why we here at Trout Unlimited are scratching our heads at a U.S. House of Representatives vote today that essentially forbids the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from implementing its guidance language for the Clean Water Act … Continue reading →

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Protecting roadless lands … or “Keep it like it is”

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Chris Hunt

In 2001, anglers and hunters all across America received perhaps their greatest gift since the Wilderness Act of 1964. The incredibly progressive–and, at least these days, infamous–Roadless Rule was officially put in place by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. … Continue reading →

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Public land … your land

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Chris Hunt

I grew up in Colorado. And even now that I live in Idaho (which is today what Colorado was like when I was a kid), I consider Colorado “home.” As a kid, my grandfathers trucked me, my brothers and my … Continue reading →

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Fishermen to Forest Service: Grow Jobs, Protect Salmon

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

Salmon anglers and U.S. taxpayers, take notice. It’s time to tell the U.S. Forest Service to stop misspending your money in one of America’s Best Wild Places, the Tongass National Forest of Southeast Alaska.  That’s the message from a group of … Continue reading →

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Youth Art Exhibit Celebrates Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

  An exhibit featuring art made byKetchikan elementary students that celebrates Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest is on display at the Tongass Historical Museum through February 25. “A Forest of Words: Youth Voices Celebrate the Tongass National Forest” is a … Continue reading →

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Why we are TU: Passion

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Dietmar Grimm

Passion. This is what unites us all as TU members. We are passionate anglers, passionate about conserving the outdoors, and passionate when sharing our experiences with others. There are many ways we express that passion: At the most basic level, … Continue reading →

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