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Jan 29th

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More Progress on Saving Yellowstone Cutthroat...

Contributions are rolling in on the effort to track the invasive lake trout in Yellowstone Lake, with a goal of controlling the lake trout population and promote recovery of Yellowstone cutthroat trout. This initiative is a top priority for the Idaho Council of Trout Unlimited (see background story here). Idaho TU Vice President John Ellsworth has given presentations in Idaho Falls, Pocatello...

Jan 25th

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Jan 6th

Top Ten 2011 Trout and Salmon Stories in Idaho

As in past years Idaho Trout Unlimited wraps up 2011 with a ranking of the top ten stories, events and other things affecting trout and salmon in Idaho. 1. For the third time in a decade the Bonneville Power Administration and NOAA Fisheries are found guilty of violating the Endangered Species Act with their biological opinion for managing the Federal Columbia River Power System. Judge...

Dec 29th

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Conserving Native Fish, and Saving the Yellowstone...

(See 1/24/2012 update here). John Ellsworth will give presentations on saving the Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout at Trout Unlimited chapter meetings in Idaho Falls and Pocatello. The Idaho Falls meeting is January 11, 2012 and Pocatello will be on January 12. John is the Vice President of the Idaho Council of Trout Unlimited and is coordinating the Idaho portion of the three state effort (ID, MT,...

Dec 20th

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A new way to survey the Snake River and count salmon redds: a remote controlled helicopter.

Dec 14th

Trout Unlimited seeks collaboration to recover...

SEATTLE—Trout Unlimited announced today that it is asking permission from the federal district court in Portland to withdraw as a plaintiff from a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation over the agencies’ inadequate plans to recover Columbia and Snake River salmon runs, opting instead to seek resolution through a...

Nov 21st

Coming together to protect the backcountry

By Jim Risch and Chris Wood October marks the fifth anniversary of the state of Idaho’s petition to develop its own rule governing the management of backcountry inventoried roadless areas on national forests within the state. When the petition was issued, it might have seemed unlikely that the two of us—one of whom helped write the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, and the other...

Nov 16th

Big Wood River Fish Rescue

If you would like to join the Hemingway Trout Unlimited chapter fish rescue project for some wet and wild fishing fun you are welcome to join us at 3:00 pm today (Tuesday) at the Shell Gas Station in Bellevue. The Nature Conservancy greatly appreciates this annual event because it helps recover rainbow trout that become trapped in the Oct 31 draw-down of irrigation ditches in the area. ...

Nov 1st

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TU President and CEO Chris Wood delivers the State of TU presentation at the 2011 Annual Meeting in Bend, Ore.

Oct 23rd

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Good news for the Wood River/Malad River

To all, For the 1st time in 102 years there will be water flowing into the Big Wood River below Magic Reservoir after the irrigation season ends. Starting tomorrow the Big Wood Canal Company (BWCC), in cooperation with the WRLT, will be releasing 15 cfs of stored water to enhance the existing tailwater fishery directly below the dam. The additional 15 cfs will then be diverted trough the...

Oct 22nd

Update on Yellowstone Lake Cutthroat

August 4, 2011 Update for Save the Yellowstone Cutthroat th. In addition to the two NPS boats that are gill netting on the Lake (which have now gone to a 6 day, double crew work schedule), a commercial gill netter from the Great Lakes region (the Hickey Bros.) has two boats on the Lake. One is strictly a gill netting boat and will work continuously until September 15th. The other contract boat is...

Oct 15th

TU Hemingway Chapter October meeting travels to...

This month’s meeting of the Hemingway Chapter of Trout Unlimited will explore the rich history of Maine’s fishing camps. These evolved in the 1800s as family-run operations, serving sportsman from Boston and New York. They offered a true wilderness setting without foregoing the comforts of home. Home-cooked meals, certified guides, rustic cabins and canoes to explore the waters of...

Oct 4th

Sep 29th

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Bioengineering Workshop logistics

Greetings, Thank you for signing up for the Bioengineering Technical Training Workshop to be held September 27 - 29th at the Washington Group Building in Boise. Below are pertinent logistics information for the two day portion of the course and a bit of information for those of you signed up for the field day on the 29th. When: 8:30 am Tuesday September 27th Where: 720 E Park Blvd. -...

Sep 27th

Sep 17th

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Idaho TU well represented at TU National Meeting

Idaho Trout Unlimited is well represented at the national TU meeting in Bend, Oregon. In attendance is Idaho’s National Leadership Council member Carmen Northen and her husband Ed Northen, who is also the Chapter leader of the Hemingway Chapter in the Wood River Valley. Loren Albright, former member of the TU Board of Trustees, as traveled from Sandpoint, ID to Bend for the meeting. From...

Sep 16th

This Federal government salmon plan is not working...

Back in May the Oregonian ran a guest opinion where US Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Doc Hastings (R-WA) touted the long-litigated biological opinion on the Federal Columbia River dams would supposedly protect the Snake River salmon and steelhead runs. They posed these questions, What if a regional salmon plan was supported by three Northwest governors, six Indian tribes and the...

Sep 4th

Bioengineering Workshop is filling

Idaho Trout Unlimited Bioengineering Workshop is scheduled for September 27-29. So far here are the registered attendees: Trout Unlimited Representatives: Dave Spaulding - Hemingway Chapter John Ashton - Hemingway Chapter Chad Chorney - Magic Valley Fly Fishers Mike Larkin - Weiser Loren Albright - Idaho Panhandle Chapter Rick Williams - Ted Trueblood Chapter Andy Brunelle - Ted...

Sep 1st

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Jul 26th

Idaho Trout Unlimited Riparian Workshop

Idaho TU Council Members, et al. Attached is a flyer (pdf) regarding Idaho TU’s Bioengineering course. The course will take place September 27-29 in Boise. This course is partially funded by an embrace a stream grant and will provide both theoretical and hands-on training in designing and implementing bioengineered stream/riparian improvements. This is ideal for the Council or Chapter...

Jul 3rd

Jun 28th

Hemingway Chapter June 18 project

Beautify Boxcar Bend A Boxcar Bend workday with the nonprofits Wood River Land Trust and Trout Unlimited will take place Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon to help beautify this fishing access point to the Big Wood River. Meet at Boxcar Bend Preserve, one mile north of East Fork Road. For details, call 788-3947.

Jun 12th

Grassroots Trustee Nominations

Dear TU chapter presidents, council chairs and NLC representatives, Please see the updated note below from Tom Jones, chair of the NLC nominating committee. Sincerely, Beverly ————————— Ladies & Gentlemen, We recently granted a three day time extension to one Council for the return of Grassroots Trustee nominations. In order for the...

May 29th

Southeast Idaho Fly Fishers April Newsletter →

Click on the title above to view the April newsletter for the Southeast Idaho Fly Fishers (.pdf).

May 9th

Apr 29th

Salmon: Running the Gauntlet Premieres May 1 on...

Salmon: Running the Gauntlet Premieres May 1 on PBS’s Nature A critical look at the extraordinary efforts to save Pacific Northwest salmon… Going beyond the debate over how to save an endangered species, Nature takes a timely look at the salmon crisis in Salmon: Running the Gauntlet on Sunday, May 1, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS’s Nature. The story of salmon is one of the nature...

Apr 27th

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Leroy Hyatt Krystal Flash Soft Hackle Thanks to the Lewiston Tribune for posting some great fly tying videos.

Apr 2nd

Southeast Idaho Fly Fishing Expo is April 15 & 16

I am ready to go fishing. I’ve been tying all winter, my boxes are full of new ideas to test, I’ve worn out a couple maps looking at new spots to explore, and I’ve run out of people who haven’t heard last year’s stories. I’m ready! But, the temperature in Idaho Falls this morning is 10 degrees, the rivers are mostly frozen, and I’m not good enough at casting to get my fly to land in that...

Mar 22nd

Reed Gillespie Chapter reports on Boulder Creek...

The Reed Gillespie Chapter of Trout Unlimited is actively involved in a community watershed stewardship project on Boulder Creek. Our project partners are Donnelly Elementary School, McCall-Donnelly High School, McCall Outdoor Science School, Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, Valley County Pathways, city of Donnelly, Idaho Fish and Game, the Payette National Forest and local...

Mar 17th

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Mar 12th

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MAGIC VALLEY FLY FISHERS ANNUAL BANQUET

We have Pat Dorsey of the Blue Quill Angler, Evergreen, CO committed as our Banquet speaker. Our Banquet will be January 29th, 2011 at the Turf Club in Twin.

Jan 23rd

FISH STORY: Idaho's Top Ten 2010 Trout Salmon &...

Inaugurated last year, here is Idaho Trout Unlimited’s top ten trout salmon and steelhead stories for Idaho for the year 2010. We look back over the year an identify some of the more important stories, reported and otherwise, affecting the status and future of Idaho’s magnificent salmonids. 1. A record number of adult Snake River sockeye salmon return to Redfish Lake, and a large...

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Dec 14th

Putting Salmon and Steelhead in Barges Continues,...

The front page of last Sunday’s Idaho Statesman had the banner headline “Salmon success recasts debate.” The article had a lot of good information and some not-so-good analysis of spill and barging at the four lower Snake River dams. Unfortunately, it also was another celebrity profile of salmon killer Lorri Bodi, Bonneville Power Administration’s lead spinmeister, again on the front page posing...

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Nov 23rd

Financial Reports

All the chapters and the State Council got their financial reports in on time. Thanks to everyone who worked on them to complete the task. We are all volunteers and I know it takes a special effort to put in the time to collect the data and enter accurate financial information. The rebates should come after the first of the year. Thanks, Andy Brunelle

Nov 22nd