Posted in fish on Mar 5th, 2013
Kirk Deeter posted recently on Field and Stream’s Fly Talk about angler Lilla Rowcliffe’s uncanny ability to match a fly hatch. An “intrepid” angler, the 87-year-old traveled the world to chase fish with flies, including taimen (http://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/?s=taimen) in Mongolia, mahseer in India, and Atlantic salmon throughout Europe. But perhaps the best fly hatch match story [...]
Posted in stewardship on Nov 5th, 2012
Chronicling a 31-day journey on the longest undammed river in the lower 48, the film covers major issues like the 2011 oil spill, along with sweet anecdotal stories and plenty of fly fishing, on one of America’s most wild and scenic rivers. Director Hunter Weeks teams up with presenting sponsor Trout Headwaters, Inc. to present [...]
Posted in policy on Aug 11th, 2012
Natural resources are often described as “priceless,” but defining the real economic value of clean air, clean water, and open spaces may be the only way to save our environment. One very real economic value of natural resources is jobs – and lots of them. The Outdoor Industry Association’s recent report, “The Outdoor Recreation Economy,” [...]
Posted in taimen on Jun 21st, 2012
As the 2012 taimen field season gets underway we take a look back at some key accomplishments, and look forward to how we intend to continue to build upon that work. Last season found us working with local government and airport administrators in Murun, the provincial capital of Khovsgol Aimag, to construct a permanent taimen conservation kiosk [...]
After a 19- hour bus ride from Ulaanbaatar I am finally in Khovsgol Aimag. It has been a very productive week; we hit the ground running and were able to meet with the Khovsgol Aimag Minister of Nature, Environment and Tourism, who fully endorsed and supported our taimen conservation plan. The official name of the [...]
Posted in conservation, taimen on Aug 1st, 2011
This series follows University of Montana graduate student Dan Bailey as he travels the wilds of Mongolia to survey and tag Taimen, the world’s largest trout. From the team’s remote field camp, Dan will post to the Club EcoBlu blog as he assists with the Taimen Conservation Project this summer. Taimen are highly endangered, have been known [...]
Posted in fish on Jun 7th, 2011
“Soon after I embraced the sport of angling I became convinced that I should never be able to enjoy it if I had to rely on the cooperation of the fish.” – Sparse Grey Hackle “Be patient and calm – for no one can catch fish in anger.” – Herbert Hoover “If people concentrated on [...]
Posted in taimen on Apr 7th, 2011
The gigantic fish is the world’s largest salmonid, the family of fish that includes salmon and trout. The species can live for more than 50 years, and grow slowly, not reaching maturity until seven to nine years of age according to scientists. The taimen (Hucho taimen), also known as Siberian taimen and Siberian salmon, [...]
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Posted in stewardship on Jan 22nd, 2010
Tumbling into the Powderhorn Valley, Cebolla Creek gains speed and volume as it collects water from hillside springs and mountain snowmelt. As it makes its way north to Blue Mesa Reservoir in Gunnison County, the Cebolla offers some of the best dry fly fishing of any stream in Colorado. > Read more Tweet
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