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 …
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Support catch and release for wild steelhead
In this Mail Tribune opinion piece Michael Finley, former chairman of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission and former Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissioners Bruce …
B.C. closes Skeena watershed for steelhead
While we were away plying the trout waters of Idaho, BC closed the Skeena and all its tribs. An Oct. 1 correction and regulation change …
Deschutes River Steelhead Closure Extended
Due to the poor returns of steelhead to the Columbia River Basin, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending steelhead fishing closures on …
Skeena Country
By Rich Simms Upper Fraser/Thompson Steelhead collapsed and functionally extinct. Olympic Peninsula Streams missing escapement levels. NF Umpqua Closed due to low returns. Columbia/Snake tracking …
Skeena – Conservation Loses!
Bob Hooton weighs in on the current state of affairs on the Skeena. For those who have an interest in the last of the best …
Oregon to close some steelhead fisheries
Another day another round of bad steelhead news. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced emergency closures to recreational steelhead fisheries on several …
Imperiled Wild Steelhead Deemed Safe in South Coast of Oregon
Despite long-term declines in all of the remaining areas of the entire Pacific West Coast and Alaska, wild steelhead in the south coast of Oregon …
Region Needs A Pause On Wild Steelhead
Our friend Jake Crawford explains what’s at stake in this Mail Tribune opinion piece. Right now, the communities of southwest Oregon have a unique opportunity …
TAKE ACTION: Release Wild Steelhead in Southern Oregon
An important action alert from the Native Fish Society After a year of planning and stakeholder engagement, fisheries managers with Oregon Department of Fish and …