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The Illinois Trout Unlimited council announced the dates for a Youth Camp this summer, from July 21-26 near the Au Sable River in Michigan. You can learn more about the youth camp from a press release below. the Council is now accepting prospective  campers’ applications.  According to Council Chair Dan Postelnick, “campers 13-18 receive instruction...

Longtime Hatch Magazine contributor and author Tim Schulz is hosting a new podcast (presented by Hatch) dubbed "Reading the Water." This podcast will focus on "literature, art, adventure, and conservation," according to Hatch.  "Over the first few months, guests will include writer and conservationist Hal Herring; author, poet, professor, and guide...

Gilbert Rowley and the crew at Capture Adventure Media have launched a new fly fishing series on YouTube. The Code Break Angler series is a marriage of Rowley's award-winning cinematography, paired with different point-of-view cameras and narration to help teach other anglers how to have more success out on the water. The first episode is out now, and you...

With spring finally here in most of the country, it's time for many anglers to head back to the water. The folks over at Fly Fish Food put together a video on the top 5 flies they recommend every angler have in their box this spring.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced last week the implementation of a new program to track steelhead. According to the agency's website, "Biologists are putting satellite 'pop-off' tags on 10 adult winter steelhead in the Rogue and Chetco rivers this spring. The goal is to tag 'kelts' – the fish that already successfully spawned...

The folks over at Field & Stream had the chance to take the new Hardy Marksman Z saltwater rod out for a spin in Florida. The Marksman Z is Hardy's premier saltwater rod, so expectations for its performance were high. You can read about how the rod performed here.

Ted Williams joined Tom Rosenbauer on the most recent episode of the Orvis podcast to talk about preserving native trout. Ted is a sometimes outspoken environmental writer, and recently wrote a series of stellar articles about glyphosate and native trout here at MidCurrent. The conversation Ted has with Tom centers around using rotenone to remove nonnative...

With the removal of dams along the Klamath River well underway, we've seen quite a few publications come out in opposition to the project. Chief among their concerns are the dead and dying animals that are struggling as the dam removal process send tons of sediment downriver. As Trout Unlimited points out in this recent blog post, though, the short-term...

The Government of Canada announced that the entirety of Kootenay National Park is closed to watercraft and all fishing, effective until March 31, 2025. The closure is to protect the waterbodies within Kootenay National Park from whirling disease, a parasite that impacts fish and is impossible to eradicate once established in a water system. The release from...

The folks over at Fly Fusion Magazine have launched their fifth annual awards for fly fishing films, which they call the Stimmies. “The world of fly-fishing films and the quality of the stories being told is expanding, said Chris Bird, Fly Fusion’s Editorial Director. “The role of The Stimmies Awards is to recognize top emerging and professional...