Wild Steelhead Now or Never
It used to be that being admired as a skilled steelheader meant casting the furthest, rowing the most intense whitewater, fishing through the worst conditions, …
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Why I’m Not Fishing the Grande Ronde River This Year
The state of the steelhead in the Columbia and Snake River watersheds is dire. Bridgett Moran, a Pacific Northwest steelhead angler, grapples with how best …
Justification?
That sound you hear is the crickets from the angling business community. The ides of September is upon us. There isn’t the remotest possibility there …
What Path Are We Going to Take?
Rich Simms co-founder and WSC Board Member on the dismal state of affairs of steelhead returns in the Columbia system. In the meantime, thinking …
WDFW Seeks Public Input on Coastal Steelhead Seasons
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fishery managers are hosting a suite of virtual public town hall meetings this summer and fall to gather …
Last Chance to Get It Right
As a Wild Steelhead Coalition board member, I have the pleasure of working with Greg Fitz daily. Greg penned this piece on this season’s …
A Vision of Abundance for Washington Coast and Olympic Peninsula Wild Steelhead
With an eye towards a better future for Washington coastal wild steelhead and salmon populations, the Wild Steelhead Coalition has assembled a series of practical …
Steelhead: An angler’s elegy
Bill Lynch with a first-hand reminder of the current state of steelhead. “The magnificent steelhead may be at the tipping point of its very existence …
Female Steelhead Digs a Redd in Arroyo Creek
A female steelhead digs her redd in Arroyo Creek. You can identify the fish as a steelhead from the all-white mouth, radiating pattern of small …
Raising Ghosts (Trailer)
Referring to Steelhead as Ghosts, Emiliano Di Cicco challenges himself to raise one to a dry fly. Steelhead are often there and you don’t even …