Trout Unlimited was born in 1959 on the banks of Michigan's Au Sable River, when a small group of anglers banded together to ensure the health of trout, their habitat and the sport of angling.
So began TU's connection with the concept of catch-and-release espoused by the legendary Lee Wulff. "A good gamefish is too valuable to be caught only once," he wrote in 1938.
Trout Unlimited's mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.
TU accomplishes this mission on local, state and national levels with an extensive and dedicated volunteer network.
TU's national office, based just outside of Washington, D.C., and its regional offices employ professionals who testify before Congress, publish a quarterly magazine, intervene in federal legal proceedings, and work with the organization's 125,000 volunteers in 500 chapters nationwide to keep them active and involved in conservation issues.
The Ted Trueblood Chapter of Trout Unlimited was founded in 1991. Our chapter covers eight counties in southwest Idaho from Weiser to Glenns Ferry, and includes the large population center of Ada and Canyon counties. We have nearly 700 current members in the chapter.
The Ted Trueblood Chapter was the recipient of the 2002 Golden Trout Award, Trout Unlimited,s annual recognition of the most outstanding TU chapter in the country. The award was based on our numerous conservation project initiatives, our support of youth education like the Boise Valley Wooly Buggers and the trout in the classroom program, hosting a TUTV program on Bear Valley Creek, public outreach efforts such as the annual Treasure Valley Fly Fishing Seminar and the Trout on Tuesday fund raiser -- to name just a few reasons.
There are numerous opportunities ahead for the Ted Trueblood chapter to do good things for cold water fisheries conservation in Idaho. If you have not been involved in our activities, please join us.
You are welcome to sit in at our board meetings, typically on the first Wednesday of the month. Check here for the latest information. We have a group of talented individuals on the board, bringing experience, energy and enthusiasm.
We have general member meetings in September, November, January, March and May at the MK Nature Center behind the IDFG headquarters. These are scheduled on the second Wednesday of the month. An hour of fly tying demonstration starts at 6:30 p.m. followed by the regular meeting that includes an informative and usually entertaining program. Join us - you may learn some valuable stuff and maybe make a fishing contact.
