Category Archives: Fly Fishing
Floating the Green River: What Could Have Been?
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
Elwha
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
TU wins prestigious National Conservation Leadership Award
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
TU Endorsed Gold – Shannon’s Fly and Tackle
A lifetime of spending money on outdoor gear brought me to the following principle: There are stores that sell fly fishing gear and then there are fly shops. I like being in fly shops. I like checking out the new … Continue reading
How 12 Acres Makes a Difference
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
Healing
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
Spring Thaw: Big Fish and Camaraderie
By Charlie Card One person didn’t found Trout Unlimited. Twelve of them did, with a commitment to work together to preserve a shared passion for fly fishing and a shared commitment to conservation. That same spirit of camaraderie animates TU … Continue reading
The Lavro: Drifting with My Dad
by Kim Trotter Before the South Fork of the Snake River was a boating superhighway, it was my dad’s getaway spot. On summer weekends, my mom would load the Lavro with Dutch ovens, sleeping bags, ammo cans and fly boxes, … Continue reading
Congress and the Tongass
A group of Alaska and Pacific Northwest residents – mostly commercial and sport fishermen, along with charter operators and guides, — are speaking out in Washington, D.C., this week on behalf of wild Alaska salmon from the Tongass National Forest. … Continue reading
Apply Today for Sierra Trout Camp
On a spectacular weekend last June, fifteen middle school-age girls and boys gathered at the internationally renowned UC Berkeley Sagehen Creek Field Station, in the Tahoe National Forest north of Truckee, California, for the first annual Sierra Trout Camp. The … Continue reading
