Category Archives: Community
Youth Art Exhibit Celebrates Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
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
Budget Shift Needed for Tongass Salmon
Trout Unlimited and partner organizations are preparing to send a group of commercial fishermen, anglers, guides and yacht-tour operators to Washington, D.C., next month to push for stronger conservation of fish habitat in the Tongass National Forest of Southeast Alaska. The group will meet … Continue reading
TU Hits Trade Shows To Talk Up Tongass
Trout Unlimited hit two large sportsman’s shows on the West Coast recently to introduce its Tongass 77 campaign to the hunting and angling community. TU’s Sportfish Outreach Coordinator for Southeast Alaska, Mark Hieronymus, spoke with many lodge owners and guides at the … Continue reading
Why we are TU: Passion
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
A wasted effort or a resource worth protecting?
We recently received the following letter on TU’s ongoing efforts to protect and restore the fragile Apache trout. What do you think? Worthwhile or a waste of time? “Not another story about Apache trout (Winter 2012)! What is your obsession with … Continue reading
Winter on the Water
For many, fly fishing for trout in the winter means heading south … way south, as in Argentina or New Zealand. For the rest of us on realistic budgets, if we want to catch trout during the colder months, we … Continue reading
Come celebrate our innovative photogs on Feb 2
I believe that we trout anglers are incredibly lucky to have amazing photographers who understand why we love to get out on the river and can crystallize that passion into a picture. So let’s tell them how much we like … Continue reading
