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CalTrout Warns of “Almost Certain” Extinction Events for California’s Native Fish

February 20, 2026 0 Comments

The conservation group ties the repeal of the federal endangerment finding to accelerating threats against the state’s salmon, steelhead, and trout—and launches a once-a-decade scientific assessment to track the damage. California Trout issued a stark warning on February 18: without science-based federal climate action, the state’s wild Read more
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Colorado TU Turns the Tying Season Into a Gift for the Next Generation

February 20, 2026 0 Comments

A statewide tying challenge asks members to stock fly boxes for youth programs before April 1. Image courtesy of Colorado Trout Unlimited Colorado Trout Unlimited has turned the winter tying season into a statewide competition. The organization’s new Tie-4-the-Future Challenge, launched in January, asks members and chapters across the state to Read more
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Tying Tuesday: Streamers, Nymphs, and Innovative Emergers

February 17, 2026 0 Comments

Mid-February can feel like purgatory for the fly angler—ice is creeping off the edges but hatches are still weeks away, and the boat ramp feels like a distant memory. The antidote, as always, is a loaded bobbin and a purpose. This week’s Tying Tuesday brings four patterns that cover serious ground: Cheech’s upgraded Wedge Head […] Read more
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Olympic Peninsula Steelhead Won’t Get ESA Protection—Despite “Moderate Risk of Extinction”

February 16, 2026 0 Comments

NOAA’s decision not to list OP steelhead under the ESA has conservation groups reviewing legal options and demanding immediate action from state and tribal co-managers — all while the peak of the wild winter run is underway. Image by Hone Creative NOAA Fisheries concluded on January 14 that Olympic Peninsula steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) do Read more
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Brook Trout Win Big in $44.2 Million Chesapeake Bay Restoration Package

February 16, 2026 0 Comments

The largest annual investment through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund sends $812,000 to Trout Unlimited for native brook trout habitat in the Potomac headwaters. Image by Danita Delimont The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on February 11 announced $44.2 million in grants for water Read more
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Striped Bass Management: Status Quo for 2026 as a Recruitment Crisis Looms

February 12, 2026 0 Comments

As fly fishermen along the Atlantic coast prepare for the spring migration, the regulatory picture for 2026 is now settled—and largely unchanged. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Striped Bass Management Board voted in late October 2025 to maintain current management measures, rejecting a proposed 12 percent coastwide harvest Read more
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