Haiku Steelhead

Silver surfer in verse

Swinging flies and sky sunrise

Haiku meets steelhead

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Steelhead recovering through Hood Canal program

Scientists have spent two years rearing wild steelhead in hopes of restoring threatened Puget Sound populations.

Steelhead hatcheries typically feed their steelhead a heavy diet to boost their size for release after their first year. But the slowly fed 2 year olds seem to survive at a much higher rate. In fact, holding fish for an extra year appears to be so successful that it may become the norm -- particularly for a new breed of hatcheries aimed at increasing natural populations rather than just producing fish for sport and tribal fisheries.

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May Slab of the Month: Yakutat Steelhead

Catterson officially brings the West back to a level of anadromous respectability.  Real steel.

Wild Steelhead Coalition Hosting Rivers Of A Lost Coast

This Saturday the Wild Steelhead Coalition's annual fundraiser will be the site of the Northwest premier of Rivers of a Lost Coast. Tickets are still available for the movie but the special reception with the film's narrator Tom Skerritt and producers Justin Coupe and Palmer Taylor is sold out.

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Man Plans, Mother Nature Laughs - Fly Fishing B.C.'s North Coast

Patagonia's fly fishing ambassador Dylan Tomine recently returned from a spring steelhead expedition to British Columbia. The conditions weren't ideal for fishing but they were ideal for some cold-weather gear testing. Dylan shares his thoughts on The Cleanest Line along with some great shots from photographer Tim Pask.

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Adventures, Rants, and Ramblings.....

.....from Lake Erie's fabled Steelhead Alley

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