If you have any interest at all in wild Pacific Northwest steelhead, and you’re not reading the blog over at Wild Steelheaders, you probably should be. From their last newsletter, three worthy reads/items of interest…
Four Is Enough (If you Only Read One, Read This One…)
Read the full piece here.
Good Science on Steelhead Catch and Release
Fairly interesting overview look at a recently published study (read in full here) looking at a fairly small population (N=126, and not all were fly caught) of steelhead caught and released on the Bulkley River in the fall of 2016.
The conclusions and data might surprise you a bit…
Protecting Some Last of the Best Steelhead Waters in NoCal
HR 6596 has recently been introduced in Congress, and if passed, will protect some of the last, best steelhead waters in No. California. Read the TU/Wild Steelheaders’ take on it here; follow the actual legislation here.
Fishy images via WildSteelheaders.org.
