Removing 81 Dams Is Transforming This California Watershed
Removing one gigantic dam can have a massive effect on restoring a river ecosystem. But bringing down more than 80 smaller dams? That can also …
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2008 WDFW Statewide Steelhead Management Plan
Happy leap year! On leap day 2008 the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife released its Statewide Steelhead Management Plan. Here is the goal they …
Feds Say Breaching Dams Would Help Salmon
Yeah about that. The federal agencies that run fourteen dams in the Columbia River Basin just released a long-awaited analysis on how they will keep …
Aleutian Adventures | Steelhead Creek
I’ve head a few amazing tales from this place.
Despite Vanishing Steelhead, State Won’t Delay Fishing Season
Steelhead on the Sultan River Infogram So on one hand, you’ve got the WDFW closing the entire basins to steelhead fishing due to low returns. …
Without anglers, rivers lose passionate advocates
Jesse Bledsoe penned this special to The Seattle Times on where the next generation of advocates will come from if they do not have local …
Chehalis River and Tributaries Closing Due to Low Steelhead Returns
The final straw for Washington wild winter steelhead. Anglers and guides will now shift their focus to the rivers open on the coast exacerbating already …
Former Idaho Fish and Game Commissioners Urge Prompt Salmon, Steelhead Response
Idaho Fish and Game Commissioners were waving red flags about declining steelhead numbers in 1997. Imagine where we would be now if back then …
Appeals Court Orders More Action To Protect Salmon, Steelhead In Columbia Basin
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Environmental Protection Agency must do more to protect Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead from dangerously warm river …
Steelhead Season May Open In New Year
Frustrated steelhead anglers may get the chance to swing flies, pull plugs and bounce bait on the Clearwater and lower Snake rivers starting Jan. 1. …