Tag Archives: Montana

Trout, Mud, and the Roads Not Taken

by Heather Whiteley On an early July morning last year I woke up in a tent pitched next to the West Fork of the Bitterroot River, near Darby, Montana. This beautiful stretch of broadly flowing water boasts some of the … Continue reading

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A pretty good gig…

Rob Roberts is TU’s Clark Fork Restoration Director. On many days, this means Rob heads out of Missoula, Montana, where he lives, and into the mountains, where he works to repair the lingering legacy of mining. Sometimes his job is … Continue reading

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Teen TU: The Next Generation of Trout Unlimited

By Aidan McLaughlin Two summers ago, I was fortunate enough to attend two TU teen trout camps in Colorado and Montana. As a native Mainer, flying out west is an incredible experience on its own even without the week of … Continue reading

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The Birds and the Bees (And Elk, Bears and Wild Trout!)

My son is approaching his teenage years, he’s been asking a lot of questions, and so we recently had that talk.  Yes, one of those talks we angling parents must eventually face explaining the wonderful complexities of watersheds. Last week … Continue reading

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Cool Montana Science Teacher Alert!

Some Stevensville, Montana high school students have a cool biology teacher. Brandon Day, a teacher at Stevensville High School, located just south of Missoula, recently took his students to Burnt Fork Creek, a tributary to the Bitterroot River, to gather … Continue reading

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Blogger tour winds up after some great fishing

You might be wondering why TU would bring a host of bloggers into the Montana wilds just to share our story and to do a little fishing. Well, it’s a long story. First, let’s start with where TU is today, … Continue reading

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“This ain’t your grand-daddy’s Trout Unlimited”

Trout Unlimited’s first-ever blogger tour is off to a healthy start–all four bloggers on the tour have posted updates from the adventure in southwest Montana’s Centennial Valley. And, what’s a TU media tour without a little drama? On the first … Continue reading

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TU Blogger Tour 2011 Kicks Off in Montana’s Centennial Valley

The first-ever Trout Unlimited Blogger Tour starts today in southwest Montana–four bloggers are attending the inaugural event at Elk Lake Resort in the heart of Centennial Valley. Bloggers will get a look at TU’s work all over the region to … Continue reading

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Second Chance in Montana

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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