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James Schmid’s Cutthroat Trout

IGFA reported this monster. Pyramid Lake, located in Nevada, USA, is home to some of the best cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) fishing in the world – easily confirmed by a look at the current records. […]

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Monster Lake Trout On Clear Ice

Great video from last ice season to get your blood pumped up for big ice fishing success. This is a big lake trout that was caught through some of Lake Superior’s crystal clear ice. For […]

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Dam Removals Bring Fish Back

In the last few years, we’ve been a part of two major dam removal projects in the Northwest. And now we’re seeing major results: fish swimming, and spawning, in the restored habitat. On the Rogue […]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS TROUT

Small-water tactics for rainbows, browns, brookies and more. Trout provide fine ice fishing action across the North, but in many areas of the country, large, deep lakes don’t develop a trustworthy coating of ice until […]

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Chasing Quebec’s Golden Trout

I want to share with everyone my favorite place to fish in the province of Quebec. It’s called “L’Auberge La Barrière”. Although only located about 90 minutes north of Montreal, when you arrive, it seems […]

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ASCF seeks funding applications

The Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation (ASCF) is now accepting proposals to the 2015 application process.  ASCF will be offering $1 million in conservation project funding for 2015. The following amounts will be available per jurisdiction: […]

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9.4-pound Idaho Ccoho

Idaho’s first-ever season for sea-run coho salmon has spawned a new state record for the species, and perhaps a race to beat it. The season opened Oct. 17, and one enterprising angler, who was among […]

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Brook Trout-The Canary in the Mine

The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a small, brilliantly colored freshwater fish native to clear, cold streams and rivers in the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The state fish of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia […]

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Oregon DFW – How To Trout Fish

Anglers can experience a lifetime of varied and rewarding adventures fishing for trout in Oregon’s shaded coastal streams, alpine lakes, urban ponds and high desert rivers. More people in Oregon fish for trout than for […]

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California Salmon Need Water And Your Help

The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives are currently negotiating a bill that would upset the balance of water distribution needed to protect the already threatened salmon fisheries of California and Oregon. If passed, […]

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TU Restores Miles of Habitat on Kerber Creek

The Kerber Creek Restoration Project is an ambitious partnership between Trout Unlimited, federal and state agencies, non-profits, and local landowners to address the impacts of mining and erosion on a high-value trout stream in Colorado. […]

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Illinois Catchable Trout Program Starts Friday

Catchable trout fishing takes place in some 50 lakes and ponds across Illinois beginning on October 18th. For a complete listing of the sites check the website for Illinois Department of Natural Resources at http://www.dnr.iillinois.gov. […]

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Giant Majestic Taimen Landed

The IGFA recently received a record application from angler Kelvin Ng, who traveled from his home in Singapore to target the majestic taimen (Hucho taimen) found in Mongolia. During his trip, Kelvin caught this 104 […]

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Conservation Program Coordinator Position

We wish to hire a well rounded individual to serve as Conservation Program Coordinator for the Foundation. The position would co-manage the funding application process and work with funding recipients to ensure projects perform in […]

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Some fish is fattier than pizza

The farmed version of smoked salmon products also contain at least three times as much fat as the wild equivalent. Salmon is marketed as a healthy oily fish that contains omega 3 fatty acids which […]

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Record Salmon Columbia River

Spokesman-Review Reported First: The curtain has opened on the last act in the Columbia River system’s “Year of the Salmon.” The performance began with good returns of spring chinook followed by this summer’s post-dams record returns […]

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Early Fall Trout

Fall offers ample options afield. Across the spectrum of hunting, fishing and other outdoor pursuits, autumn is truly a time of plenty. And one of the more overlooked opportunities involves the early fall trout bite.  […]

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Cutthroats Coming Back To Yellowstone

The National Park Service, Trout Unlimited, local fishing guides and the recreation industry today announced “significant progress” in efforts to restore the native Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake-one of the largest and most ambitious […]

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T.U. Calls for Protection of Habitat

Trout Unlimited has been working for several years with other conservation groups to better protect critical aquatic and terrestrial habitat, and fishing and hunting opportunities, in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountain ranges. In […]

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West Virginia Record Rainbow Trout

A state record rainbow trout was caught recently by Eric Files Sr. of Martinsburg, West Virginia, according to Frank Jezioro, Director of the Division of Natural Resources. Files caught the 33.11-inch, 19.40-pound fish from a […]

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Dunkin Worm

Illinois spring catchable trout program opens in April. It opens in other areas at different dates but the scene is still the same. During the season Illinois anglers have a chance to catch this great […]

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Arctic Grayling Does Not Warrant Protection

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced yesterday its finding that the Upper Missouri River Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the Arctic grayling does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service […]

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Record Brown Trout

Catching a big fish is awesome, how about if the first fish you catch that day is a new state record? Chad Doughty, age 27, of Winder hooked and “battled” the new state record brown […]

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Reintroducing Chinook to Okanogan River

The Okanagan River springs forth in British Columbia and flows south across the Canada – United States border where it swaps vowels and becomes the Okanogan River. The waterway continues south through north-central Washington forming […]

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Your Salmon News Source – Chinook News

“Chinook salmon are iconic to Alaska and its people and have been one of our most valuable resources for thousands of years,” states Cora Campbell, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) […]

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California’s Ocean Fisheries Coho ID’s

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds ocean sport anglers to be vigilant about properly identifying their salmon before keeping them. The ocean salmon fishing season in California is well underway and proper identification […]

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N.C. Kokanee Record Broken x2

 Nantahala Lake, a 1,065-acre reservoir in Clay and Macon counties, has spawned two state records for kokanee salmon in less than a week. On June 6, Fred Mix, of Rainbow Springs, broke the existing record […]

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Bass-tastic Trout Tactics

Every technique has its time and place. As an example, take the tactics brown trout anglers employ most often. Fly flingers are fond of unfurling tiny tidbits of spun fur and feather to fish feeding […]

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Anglers For Conservation – July 2014

President Message – I clearly recall the silhouettes of mother and daughter picking blueberries from the Alaska tundra. There they were, thirty-something Kimberly and five-year old Faith, playing out the ageless human task of hunting […]

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Bass-Tastic Trout Tactics

Every technique has its time and place. As an example, take the tactics brown trout anglers employ most often. Fly flingers are fond of unfurling tiny tidbits of spun fur and feather to fish feeding […]

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Protections for Colorado’s Fraser River

Trout Unlimited and its grassroots members Tuesday called on the Army Corps of Engineers to include a river protection package recently approved by stakeholders in the final federal permit for Denver Water’s Moffat project. For […]

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Stronger Protections Ahead for Salmon

A coalition of advocates for alternatives to pesticides, conservation organizations, and fishing groups have reached a significant agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agreement restores reasonable no-spray buffer zones to protect salmon and […]

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The Venerable Kwikfish

It’s no secret. Other than in a handful of rivers and bays, Alaska’s Chinook salmon are struggling. Those charged with managing this resource, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, publicly refer to our present King […]

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Protections for Conn. River Salmon

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reminds anglers that Atlantic salmon in the Connecticut River and its tributaries remain a protected species and should not be caught or killed. The once abundant salmon disappeared from […]

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1,600 Trout Over the Limit

A poacher in New Mexico has taken illegal harvest to staggering new depths. After getting an anonymous tip, Department of Game and Fish Conservation Officers found more than 1,600 rainbow trout in the home of […]