Check out this great video, in which author Matt Lewis and artist Mary Beth Meeks attempt to catch a Coosa, Cahaba, Warrior, and Tallapoosa bass in a single day. It’s a great introduction to these gorgeous bass, as well as the headwater streams where they are . . .
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The Orvis Conservation Blog speaks to our impassioned belief that if we are to benefit from the use of our natural resources, we must be willing to act to preserved them, an ethos we practice by committing 5% of pre-tax profits to conservation.
Wednesday Wake-Up Call: 01.10.24
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 12.20.23
The proposed Ambler Road Project, in Alaska’s Brooks Range. would have significant impacts on fish, wildlife, subsistence and Native inhabitants, and recreation users. The anticipated mines would also have associated impacts. The Bureau of Land Management is accepting public comments until Friday, December 22. . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 12.13.23
The movement to remove the dams on the Lower Snake River seems to be gaining momentum. Writing in Outdoor Life, Dac Collins offers a compelling argument for saving these historic salmon runs by removing the barriers . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 11.29.23
We live in a sound-bite culture, so here is a rare opportunity to get a concise, in-depth analysis of an important issue. In this video, Cameron Sabin of the National Park Diaries YouTube channel explains what the proposed project is, its recent . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 11.08.23
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MorePodcast: Learning from Trout DNA, with Helen Neville
Helen Neville is Trout Unlimited‘s senior scientist and also an expert in trout genetics. In this interview, we talk about what scientists have learned about trout evolution and relationships in the past decade. They now have tools at their disposal that . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 09.27.23
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 09.13.23
Over the past few months, we’ve highlighted some of the problems facing trout populations in southwestern Montana, especially on the Big Hole. Writing in the New York Times, Jim Robbins does a deep dive into the situation, talking to Wade Fellin of . . .
Read MoreVideo: 5 Ways to Be a Good Steward of Your Fishery
The title of this video from Greenhorn Flyhorn is a little sensationalistic, but the information in this video is solid. He walks you through five things you can do to protect the trout, steelhead, or salmon in any river—from steering clear of spawning pairs . . .
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