Steelhead

Via this article in the Missoulian – a federal review has been triggered by Idaho’s stunning decline in steelhead numbers. The question of the day (at least one of them) is whether or not this is another verse in the fiddling while Rome burns management of PNW steelhead, or will something (anything) meaningful arise from […]

This happens to be an unsolicited reminder that Blake and the gang at Gig Harbor Fly Shop are hosting their annual Winter Steelhead Spey Clinic (two days) out on the OP; this is a somewhat unique offering these days, a pretty damned good value, and a chance to learn in a very impressive setting. I […]

Swing Season – Patagonian Steel from Sage Fly Fish on Vimeo.

Daily Idaho steelhead counts (at Bonneville and Lower Granite Dams) are once again thus far dismally low compared to the rolling 5 year averages (the pink lines on the graphs). The Missoulian recently ran this piece looking at Idaho steelhead in more detail; ouch. Once again crystal clear evidence current management plans simply aren’t working…

Steamboat Creek Steelhead Sanctuary – A Conservation Alliance Success Story from Conservation Alliance on Vimeo.

A thoughtful piece on Hoh River Steelhead on Patagonia’s The Cleanest Line blog, worth a read if you have any interest at all in native PNW steelhead. The author documents impressive efforts to improve habitat, but skirts the critical impacts of what increasingly appears to be archaic tribal harvest rights, and continued angling pressure, have […]

Via Zack over at Swing the Fly, here are 4 critical action points related to the proposed Chinook season and the potentially devastating impact that could have on the teetering steelhead runs there. If you give even a tinker’s damn about steelhead, PLEASE read through the post at the link, and act on Zack’s suggestions […]

We agree with the Wild Steelhead Coalition that farmed steelhead in Puget Sound is a terrible idea. More local news coverage of the issue here.

Via the Helena Independent Record, Idaho is launching a two year research project to study the impacts of angling on wild steelhead, in part due to the brouhaha that ensued last year over the steelhead season there. The study design makes sense, though will critically rely on angler participation and reporting. Image via the linked […]

Today’s must read for all the steelheaders in the house is this one: Thompson Steelhead – The Final Nail from Bob Hooton at Steelhead Voices. Bob is direct, evidence-based, with pointed commentary covering an issue we’ve been questioning for years, that being the ongoing “robust” (some might even say indiscriminate) harvest of steelhead and salmon […]

Fishing BC Presents: The Legendary Waters of Campbell River BC from FishingBC on Vimeo.

April Fools Steelhead Blues from Waist Deep Media on Vimeo.

Midwest Daydream from Paul Nicoletti on Vimeo.

The latest edition (January 19) of The Osprey is out, with the lead article covering the astounding issues impacting the steelhead of the Thompson River. Damned impressive. Read it here…