Education is at the root of how TU works to help fish. The Panhandle Chapter and the local Project Managers both work on many different avenues of education, all in the goal of building understanding and connection to local fish and waterways.
TU’s national approach to improving fishing is through protection and enhancement the ecosystems cold-water trout depend on. Getting people to want to put the time and resources into our waterways, requires care about these fish and their habitats. This happens through learning about these unique creatures, what they need and where they like to live. The more you know about a fish, the better you’re going to fish it as well!
The Panhandle Chapter hosts and helps out with a number of annual educational events including:
- Angling education including casting tutorials, fly-tying, and presentations about gear and great places to fish.
- The annual Fly-Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is a fun and educational film tour that is hosted at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint each March.
- The Bull Trout Education Program is a partnership between the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and PCTU, and Avista, to help build understanding of the needs of bull trout, the importance they have to our waterways, and to aid in their correct identification.
Project
Education
Collaborator
Too many to name…
Focus
Education and outreach
