Category Archives: Restoration
Why fish love ‘large woody debris’
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
Beavers play role in protecting trout from worst of changing climate
By John Zablocki Heraclitus of Ephesus, an ancient Greek philosopher, is quoted to have said “No man steps in the same river twice.” One supposes this Greek sage was a fly-fisherman. Anybody that’s fished our nation’s wild trout streams long … Continue reading
Conservation Work That Lasts
by Scott Yates, director of TU’s Western Water Project I’m a Washington native and used to ride bikes with my brother all summer to ply mesmerizing waters in the Methow River Valley with worms, (live) hoppers, and Pautzke’s “Balls O’ … Continue reading
A Serendipitous Stumble upon Theodore Roosevelt
“I ask of you the straightforward, earnest performance of duty in all the little things that come up day by day in business, in domestic life, in every way, and then when the opportunity comes, if you have thus done … Continue reading
Dates set for 2013 Utah Single-fly
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
Farmed salmon? No thanks …
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
What I Wish I’d Said at Roger Miller’s Memorial Service
by Sam Davidson, TU California Field Director The fly fishing universe lost one of its brightest stars over the holidays. Roger Miller, for decades one of California’s most ardent and effective advocates for cold water fisheries conservation, passed away on … Continue reading
2012: A scorcher for the record books…
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
Happy Birthday Aldo Leopold
Happy Birthday Aldo Leopold (January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) — American author, scientist, ecologist, forester, hunter, fisherman, professor, philospher, conservationist and widely considered the “father of wildlife management.” He may perhaps be best known for his 1949 classic, “A Sand County … Continue reading
TU working with new data to protect Appalachia’s brookies
By Kevin Anderson If you’re a bona fide creek freak who loves to chase Appalachia’s native brookies in the waters where they belong, you’ll be glad to know that the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture—a collaborative group of agencies and … Continue reading
