Attaboy

Kudos to Mark in particular at Headhunters for approaching the 5000th blog post last week; read about it here. We’re still fans of the work the HH gang does on the Missouri, and keeping things at a very high level year after year isn’t the easiest task to manage. And nice job on the smoked […]

Count us among the many who appreciate and support what Captains for Clean Water are doing in Florida, and kudos to Garden and Gun for running a nice piece here covering their work and the issues at hand. Attaboy. Image via the linked G&G article.

Trout Unlimited | Abrams Creek Project from Joel Lee on Vimeo.

Kudos to the Henry’s Fork Foundation for recently announcing their South Fork Initiative; from their post – Many of us, on our adventures in Henry’s Fork country, have also traveled south to explore the South Fork of the Snake River (SFSR). However, during your travels you might not have realized how interconnected flows and management […]

Sunlight Creek Restoration from East Yellowstone TU on Vimeo.

A hearty attaboy to Lee Spencer, winner of the Wild Steelhead Coalition’s 2018 Conservation Award. From their release – …Of the many steelhead conservation leaders doing critical work throughout the West Coast, Lee was selected by the Wild Steelhead Coalition’s board because of his tremendous contribution to wild steelhead protection in the North Umpqua and […]

Meier Skis and Snowboards Now Available with Fishy Graphics See the Fish Sticks lineup here; better get those orders in pretty quickly as opening day(s) aren’t all that far away… In Praise of Fly Fishing Simplicity: Loon (and other) Lanyards Kudos to the good folks at Loon for their updated and feature-packed lanyard, offered at […]

Via the Billings Gazette online today – Interior Secretary Zinke approves ban on new mining claims near Yellowstone – Interior Secretary Zinke approved a twenty year ban (apparently the maximal allowed time window by current law) on new mining claims in the mountain country north of Yellowstone National Park (the head of the Paradise Valley). […]

BTT Doing Good Stuff in the Bahamas From a recent BTT email – East Grand Bahama – In collaboration with Bahamas National Trust and the local community in the East End, BTT has begun restoration of August Creek, blocked by a logging road since the 1950s. This restoration project is the first BTT has undertaken as part of […]

Nifty idea from the good folks at BRO, with all proceeds from the float to protect Montana’s Smith River. Can’t think of a better way to spend a fall Saturday in Montana… Details and registration at the link above.

Nifty idea from the NC Chapter of BHA – the #TipItForward campaign to help guides and good outdoors folk impacted by the floods and storm damage along the eastern seaboard. Details here.

A Win for Wyoming (Yellowstone) Cutthroat A Wyoming fish passage will make life much better for recovering Yellowstone Cutthroat; details here. BTT’s Dr. Adams Honored with Leopold Conservation Award From the recent BTT newsletter – Science is our compass. It helps us understand the natural world while also guiding our efforts to conserve it. This […]

Kudos to The Fly Shop, the Native Fish Society, Golden Dorado Cruiser in Argentina, and Tarpon Caye Lodge in Belize for setting up an innovative fundraiser (note that 100% of funds save for credit card processing fees goes to fire recovery efforts). Great idea to incentivize donations with a raffle for a free trip; every […]

Two notable Montana attaboy’s are due this week… East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (HB 4645) Clears the House The East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, HB 4645, sponsored by none other than the (in)famous Greg Gianforte of Bozeman, passed the house and moves to reconciliation or Senate passage, hopefully this year as […]