Oceans of Change from the Wild Steelhead Coalition Read it here. Commodities and Steelhead via The Drake A damned insightful read from Josh Mills over at The Drake; don’t miss the comment from Peter Soverel as well. Images via the linked articles.
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A great read from John McMillan on the Wild Steelheaders site; John remains steady as an increasing rarity in the scientific community these days – a scientist who actually consistently practices and espouses good science and doesn’t waver pending which way the political winds might be blowing today…
SAGE has a nifty Swing Season edition up on their site right now that’ll make you want to chase the elusive steel on the swing this year…
A very nice piece dropped a few weeks ago in the NW Sportsman Magazine covering the arduous journey of a steelhead returning home to Idaho; Idaho has taken a beating over the past few years about management of their anadromous stocks – at least they’re tracking returning fish in pretty damn stunning detail. Image via […]
Swing Season – Digging For Steel from Sage Fly Fish on Vimeo.
In one of the more intellectually honest pieces you’ll read this year about steelhead on the Olympic Peninsula, Dylan Tomine lays the hammer down on OP/Washington state steelhead managers in particular, and a host of others – including some fishers. Read the full piece at the link above if you have any semblance of interest […]
Rogue Steelhead 2020 COLORS from James Sampsel on Vimeo.
Fly fishing for Great Lakes Steelhead from Streamwalker Nets on Vimeo.
The Wild Steelhead Coalition has just published an interesting post detailing options for chasing wild steelhead on the WA coast this upcoming season. Their presentation of the rather sobering return data is well done, to the point, and easy to understand; one of the key take home messages is that the WA steelhead recovery plans […]
As you’re getting ready to settle in for this most unique Thanksgiving weekend, here’s a nice read from Winston about chasing steelhead in AK on two-handed gear, something that should be on most fly fishers’ bucket lists. Image via the linked post.
Details here; note there’s an Instagram live event pre-premier at 3 PT, and the film drops live at 4 PT. Enjoy.
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Jonathon Stumpf and the team at Wild Steelheaders United are mounting another drive to encourage the Northwest congressional delegation to support legislation to finally retire the Lower Snake River system dams to, among other things, rescue the critically imperiled steelhead and salmon runs this great river system used to host. If you’ve not read their […]
An interesting post dropped Friday over on the the Wild Steelheaders blog – A Portfolio Approach to Management: The Future of Puget Sound Steelheading – which includes a quick look back at some impressive steelhead history in Washington State, as well as a sobering summary of the current realities out there. The author goes on […]
For your Wednesday Hump Day escape read – try It’s All Home Water from Steve Duda via Patagonia. Image via the linked post above.