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Judge Asked to Halt Salmon Fishing in S.E. Alaska

Fresh Chum

Dams Central Focus of Endangered Fish Dispute in Oregon

May 27, 2020May 28, 2020moldychum

Scientists fear the imminent extinction of winter steelhead in Oregon’s Willamette River, and spring chinook are not doing much better as the government assesses the …

A Rainbow Trout’s Epic Journey Up The Clark Fork

May 11, 2020May 13, 2020moldychum

150 miles, 33 days, 1 fish: A rainbow trout’s epic journey up the Clark Fork Rainbow Trout #0068 measures 21 inches and weighs a mere …

Idaho Hunting, Fishing Guides See Huge Drop In Trips

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020moldychum

For some Idaho fishing guides, this spring was showing promise after poor salmon and steelhead returns that sparked an unprecedented closure on the Clearwater River …

A Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research

March 2, 2020March 4, 2020moldychum

Indur M. Goklany, a science and technology policy analyst at the Interior Department, embarked on a campaign to insert misleading language about climate change into …

‘Science Be Dammed’: Learning From History’s Mistake on the Colorado River

December 2, 2019December 5, 2019moldychum

A new book explains why policymakers nearly 100 years ago chose to ignore the best science on the Colorado River’s flow — and the dangers …

How To Help Those In The Bahamas

September 4, 2019September 7, 2019moldychum

The destructive winds, torrential rains and relentless flooding caused by Hurricane Dorian has likely destroyed more than 10,000 homes and wiped out much of …

Slighty Moldy Chum

FLY FISHING in Iceland : Ice age Brown trout, Arctic char and Salmon

May 23, 2020May 28, 2020moldychum

One week in Iceland.

Pebble Mine Alters Road Plan, Riling Environmentalists

May 23, 2020May 27, 2020moldychum

The plan for the Pebble Mine has changed to include a two-lane, 82-mile access road along the northern shore of Lake Iliamna, alarming environmental opponents …

How Much Longer Do We Have the Rivers of the Olympic Peninsula?

May 22, 2020May 27, 2020moldychum

Rich Simms and Greg Fitz from the Wild Steelhead Coalition authored this piece on additional angling pressure on the Olympic Peninsula due to fishing closures. …

The Land of Little Rivers

May 21, 2020May 27, 2020moldychum

The Land of Little Rivers, a network of tributaries in the Catskill Mountains of New York, is the birthplace of fly fishing in America …

Is Anyone Listening?

May 21, 2020May 26, 2020moldychum

Pebble Mine opponent Lindsey Bloom thought she had the goods. When she saw this video showing an executive from Pebble’s parent company make a pitch …

EPA Releases Blinding Glimpse Of The Obvious

May 21, 2020May 26, 2020moldychum

An Environmental Protection Agency report provides details about how the federal government dams in the Snake and Columbia river system raise summer water temperatures, hurting …

Videos

Gig Harbor Fly Cast – Podcast Interview With George Cook From Far Bank Enterprises

May 24, 2020May 30, 2020moldychum

In this episode of the Gig Harbor Fly Cast Blake talks with George Cook about growing up around fly fishing, the Henry’s Fork, spey casting …

(The Return) ~Free Release~

May 24, 2020

FLY FISHING in Iceland : Ice age Brown trout, Arctic char and Salmon

May 23, 2020

The Land of Little Rivers

May 21, 2020

Chumion

Chumion: Zinke took $40,000 charter flight on Greenpeace plane

October 1, 2017November 21, 2017moldychum

On Friday, Secretary Ryan Zinke (aka Reincarnated Roosevelt) rode his horse right into the private plane controversy swirling in our nation’s capital. On the same …

Conservation

What Should We Make Of The New Striped Bass Study?

May 25, 2020May 30, 2020moldychum

A scientific paper that provides new insights into striped bass migration could have significant implications for striped bass management. The paper, “Differential Migration in Chesapeake …

EPA Report Suggests Rivers Aren’t for Salmon