Trout Unlimited

Is the group Trout Unlimited a pro fishing group or more an environmental activist group?

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Originally Posted by bmachale

Is the group Trout Unlimited a pro fishing group or more an environmental activist group?

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Yes.

And yes.

What he said.....Google it and let us know what you think it is https://www.tu.org/

Trout Unlimited?

Isn't that that one place where you can catch all the trout you want since there's no limit and you pay by the pound?

Yep, I think I went there when I was a kid, Mr. Shadow. LOL

When you say pro fishing, do you mean professional or in favor of, bmachale? Anyway, that does not affect my answer. I would say yes to all 3. A lot of Trout Unlimited members are probably professional trout fishing guides, like the ones I saw in Rocky Mountain National Park this past July. They want to promote fishing and a good environment, which seems like a worthy cause.

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Originally Posted by Natural Lefty

They want to promote fishing and a good environment.

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Pro fishing tree huggers?

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Originally Posted by devoreflyer, HawgzWylde, et.al

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Trout Unlimited - Confusing Conservatives Since 1959™

I did check out their website before I made this post, and did not come away with an solid answer one way or another.

I know how environmentalists confuse the issue with clean water statements, protecting salmon and steelhead and conserving wild stocks. Everyone loves clean water. It is how you go about doing it that matters to me. I love protecting salmon and steelhead and want them to thrive. That does not mean I like placing them on a no fish status and blowing up every dam in Northern California. And I do not wild stocks of trout off limits to fishing either.

So I will rephrase my question. As a avid fisherman who wants to be able to continue to fish, do I want to join this group and give them my money?

I am in favor of all the things they are. Protecting wild fish and clean water go together. Can't have one without the other. (just in WA and 1/2 the Coho are dying as they return to spawn because of urban pollution) Getting things done today on a national level is always full of compromise. You would well to protect the fishing we enjoy by supporting them. Not so well with Center for Biological Diversity

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Originally Posted by bmachale

As a avid fisherman who wants to be able to continue to fish, do I want to join this group and give them my money?

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Sure! Why not?

I understand your concern, Bmachale. I would say that given that Trout Unlimited members are generally people who like to fish, with some of them even being professional guides, they would generally like to keep as many places open to fishing as feasible. A healthy environment of course is crucial to having good fisheries. That is a shame about the Coho Salmon in WA state, Viejo. I didn't know that so many of them were dying.

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Originally Posted by DarkShadow

Sure! Why not?

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Agree 100%
They are protecting the fishing and environment. Why can't that go hand in hand? It should go together

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Originally Posted by Natural Lefty

I understand your concern, Bmachale. I would say that given that Trout Unlimited members are generally people who like to fish, with some of them even being professional guides, they would generally like to keep as many places open to fishing as feasible. A healthy environment of course is crucial to having good fisheries. That is a shame about the Coho Salmon in WA state, Viejo. I didn't know that so many of them were dying.

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Here's a link to the article I read in the airport


https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...hey-can-spawn/