Tag Archives: fly fishing

Floating the Green River: What Could Have Been?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Randy Scholfield

by Nick Walrath I sit in my office on a cold April afternoon in southwest Wyoming, watching my dog sleep by the door. He is soaking up the last of the sun and making sure he is the first to … Continue reading →

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Elwha

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Chris Hunt

  By Rob Masonis I never imagined that 4-inch grey cores composed of cement and aggregate could be so highly prized. But these particular cores – which were part of a dam on the Elwha River blocking some of the … Continue reading →

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TU wins prestigious National Conservation Leadership Award

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Chris Hunt

Last week, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management recognized Trout Unlimited for the work our folks do in the field to restore trout and salmon habitat and, in the end, make fishing better. The National Conservation … Continue reading →

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How 12 Acres Makes a Difference

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Chris Hunt

By Kevin Anderson The last of 10 projects funded during TU’s first round of the Coldwater Land Conservancy Fund closed this month—a marshy 12-acre property in the headwaters of the West Branch of Owego Creek in central New York. The … Continue reading →

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Embracing an icon: Rio Grande del Norte monument designation

Posted on March 22, 2013 by ssherard

Rio Grande del Norte from Our Sporting Heritage on Vimeo. By Garrett VeneKlasen As you head north out of Santa Fe on US-285 there is a prominent overpass spanning the highway. Stamped deep in its massive upper concrete support beam, … Continue reading →

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Healing

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Chris Hunt

By Alan Folger We were a pretty big crowd. Including the 11 veterans, the TU guides, the supporters and donors, we must have numbered at least 75 souls. The room was packed shoulder to shoulder. We had gathered at a … Continue reading →

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Why fish love ‘large woody debris’

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Chris Hunt

By Alan Moore “Large woody debris.” A local self-taught stream savant I know has mounted a campaign to do away with that phrase. Wood deserves better, he says, than to be referred to as “debris” in streams. That unsavory distinction … Continue reading →

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Dates set for 2013 Utah Single-fly

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Dave Kumlien

The Utah Single-fly event to benefit TU’s conservation work in Utah is set for Aug. 26-27 on Utah’s Green River below Flaming Gorge Reservoir. There will be 15 four-person teams in this year’s event, with guide selection set for the … Continue reading →

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Farmed salmon? No thanks …

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Chris Hunt

I got a kick out of Greg Thomas’ blog post today about his experience in a Denver seafood joint he visited during the International Sportsmen’s Expo last week. Greg asked the server at the restaurant whether the establishment’s salmon was … Continue reading →

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2012: A scorcher for the record books…

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Chris Hunt

By Seth Wenger, Dan Dauwalter, Helen Neville and Chris Hunt   Last year was hot. The hottest year on record in the U.S., as a matter of fact. As trout anglers, we knew it—some of our favorite rivers closed to … Continue reading →

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