From the Wild Steelhead Coalition – Take advantage of an unprecedented opportunity to help Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) establish wild steelhead sanctuaries in Puget Sound rivers. Among other culprits of steelhead decline, hatcheries are a contributing factor to why Puget Sound steelhead populations have plummeted to roughly three percent of their historical […]
Steelhead
Back on the 18th of April the 10th Annual Steelhead Summit was held at the University of Washington in Seattle, hosted by the Wild Steelhead Coalition and the Steelhead Summit Alliance. Some of the most informed steelhead science gurus were there – Bill McMillan, John McMillan and Dave Pflug – along with conservationists, fishers, tribal […]
Low Flows & Wild Steelhead from Native Fish Society on Vimeo.
From the Wild Steelhead Coalition – After 11 years of NOAA promising an environmental impact statement (EIS) rigorously evaluating Puget Sound steelhead hatcheries, NOAA has suddenly withdrawn its draft EIS and opted for a cursory environmental assessment (EA). By adopting this unorthodox approach and backtracking from an EIS, the federal government is lowering its standards […]
Tarnished Chrome from Razor Hollow on Vimeo.
Thompson River Steelhead – Natural Fly Fishing – Season 1 from Mark Coffey on Vimeo.
More here.
From Occupy Skagit’s FB page – A gathering on the Skagit River at 9AM, Saturday, April 4th in support of restoring the C&R season. The activity will involve a “Wade-In” without hooks at Howard Miller Steelhead Park, the most visible place on the Skagit/Sauk. This is Wade-In will not disrupt traffic, be violent, disrespectful, trespass, […]
Three Feet Just Shy & Risin' from Fly Fishing Fantasies on Vimeo.
Spey Daze teaser from RT on Vimeo.
T4 T4 from Boondoggers Fly Fishing on Vimeo. T5 T5 from Boondoggers Fly Fishing on Vimeo.
The Deuce-A BC Steelheading Selfie from Fly Fishing Fantasies on Vimeo. You’ll cringe a bit at the grip and grin but nicely done otherwise….
Mono | Chrome from BLOODKNOTS on Vimeo.
Kudos to Trout Unlimited for devoting the resources and manpower to launch the Wild Steelhead Initiative and Wild Steelheaders United today. They’ve put together an informative site with a very rational (from our Northern Rockies perspectives) credo as a core set of beliefs guiding the group’s actions (copied below). You can even sign up, be […]
