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Fly Fishers International, Lew Jewett Chapter
Hot Take: The fly-casting pros. This is where TCTU fly casting instructors get trained. Minnesota DNR
Hot Take: Great website with interactive trout maps. But you can also phone their regional offices if you need some specific advice. Minnesota Trout Unlimited
Hot Take: Find links to other TU Chapters in Minnesota. Check out their publication—terrific articles appearing three times a year. |
Laughing Trout Fly Tying
Hot Take: Best in the West, even if they don’t have a web site. Meet at 6:30 pm every Wednesday at the American Legion Post #118 to tie flies and swap stories. Kiap-TU-Wish Chapter of TU
Hot Take: Our sister TU Chapter across the St. Croix in Wisconsin. We brazenly stole from their resources page to create this one. Gitche Gumee Chapter of TU
Hot Take: The experts on the native brookies of the North Shore and the migratory fish coming in from Lake Superior. They also have the best chapter name. |
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Fishers & Farmers Partnership
Hot Take: Terrific example of how different groups can get together and make a difference North Cannon River Watershed Management Organization
Hot Take: Soil and Water Conservation organizations are key partners in protecting watersheds. NCRW is doing great work on Trout Brook in Dakota County. |
Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance
Hot Take: Working in streams like Hay Creek to prevent runoff that pollutes this iconic lake, the birthplace of Waterskiing and Laura Ingalls Wilder. |
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Bob Mitchell’s Fly Shop
Hot Take: The owner of this fly shop moved to the Twin Cities from Bozeman, MT. Take that, Big Sky State! The Driftless Fly Fishing Company
Hot Take: Based in Preston, Minnesota’s self-proclaimed trout capital. Look one way and you’ll see the Root River. Look the other and you’ll see Trout City Brewing. Fishing For All
Hot Take: If you want a unique fishing experience for any member of your family for or any species of fish, this is the place. Founded by TCTU Board member Evan Griggs |
Lund’s Fly Shop
Hot Take: A well-stocked fly shop on the banks of the Kinnickinnic. And they sell nightcrawlers, too! Margo+Lola
Hot Take: Families, groups and corporate events can learn how to fly fish for trout on a beautiful stretch of the Rush River. There’s also an overnight accommodation available. Orvis
Hot Take: A long-time supporter of TU, their zip-up waders have changed the lives of many a senior fly angler. Root River Rod Company
Hot Take: For a unique experience, hire a guided driftboat trip down the Root River. |
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TroutRoutes
Hot Take: Find streams, easements, parking spots and more on this app. Works without a cell signal—critical for our zero-bar coulees. National Weather Service
Hot Take: Their daily precipitation map helps you figure out which streams got blown out during last night’s storm, and which are still fishable. |
USGS Kinnickinnic River Monitoring Station
Stream flow data, and a real-time video of a Secchi disk that shows water clarity. Good proxy for other nearby streams. |
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Bob White Studios
Hot Take: Bob’s works appear regularly in Trout, TU’s national publication. Bob’s painting “Color and Light” graces the TCTU Home page. |
Stephen Hamrick Fine Art
Hot Take: Steve is the only five-time winner of the Minnesota trout stamp contest, and one of only two artists to have won all five DNR stamp contests. |
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