From the start of the tournament and during the planning phase in the months before, we all felt we had touched on something very special. We were right. We proved that common interest in our local fisheries and conserving and protecting our coldwater fisheries can unite a community for fun and education. Our Programs Chair Michael Tripp… Continue

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Something to croak about
Neitzel farm restoration earns congressional tribute

By CASSANDRA PROFITA
The Daily Astorian

Tuesday, August 25, 2009


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U.S. Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., presents Ernestine Neitzel with a Congressional Record plaque for starting a project to restore her farm to its natural state.


ALEX PAJUNAS — The Daily Astorian
Byren Thompson piles up logs an… Continue

I stopped by Cougar dam the beginning of this month to take a look at the work going on. The flow from the dam has been completely stopped and water is being discharged through what I imagine is the diversion from building the dam. I fished downstream about a mile from where these pictures were taken and found the water to be extremely high.

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From Outside Magazine's "The Outside Blog." I don't know him, but from all local accounts Dan Vermillion's a great guy and super active in Montana TU.
http://outside-blog.away.com/blog/2009/08/obama-wets-a-line-in-montana.html

On August 15, President Obama made good on a campaign promise: return to Montana and go fly-fishing. After a town hall meeting in Belgrade (near Bozeman) the President's motorcade arrived on the East Gallatin River where guide Dan Vermillion of Sweetwater Fly Shop… Continue

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