The Columbia River Salmon Saga Continues…

The Columbia River Salmon Saga Continues…

Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 03.05.2010 / Comments (2)

Last August I wrote about Judge Redden’s rejection of the Obama administration’s plan to restore Columbia River steelhead and salmon. Well, it’s déjà vu all over again.

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Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 03.05.2010 / Comments (2)
Oncorhynchus clarki clarki: Cutthroats of the Skeena

Oncorhynchus clarki clarki: Cutthroats of the Skeena

Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 10.30.2009 / Comments (0)

The Skeena River system. Steelhead Mecca. The Bulkley, Kispiox, Babine, Morice, Zymoetz, Kitsumkalum...

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Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 10.30.2009 / Comments (0)
Obama Endorses Salmon Extinction via No Action Plan

Obama Endorses Salmon Extinction via No Action Plan

Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 09.25.2009 / Comments (1)

The "new" Obama plan for endangered Columbia and Snake River salmon is essentially the same as the Bush plan previously rejected by Judge Redden.

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Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 09.25.2009 / Comments (1)
Judge James Redden: Steelhead God

Judge James Redden: Steelhead God

Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 08.31.2009 / Comments (2)

If there is a god responsible for this year's bounty, his name is U.S. District Court Judge James Redden. This year’s bonus returns are largely the result of spilling more water over dams when this year's returning fish were migrating out to the ocean as juveniles.

Photo: August 2009 Wild Deschutes River Steelhead. Credit: Duffy/Elam/Hickman/KWLS, A-Tm Capture Photo Collection

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Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 08.31.2009 / Comments (2)
Thee Steelheads Cometh for You!

Thee Steelheads Cometh for You!

Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 08.19.2009 / Comments (1)

Mystic and Hickmanimal await the floods of Deschutes steelhead.

Photo: Rob Elam

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Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 08.19.2009 / Comments (1)
Notes from Northern Manitoba Pt. 2

Notes from Northern Manitoba Pt. 2

Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 08.04.2009 / Comments (1)

The fly's designer recommends a full sensory delivery: "In lakes, or slack water, you can strip him, but do it fast. Making high pitched mouse sounds and talking as though you're the mouse frantically swimming in the water, also helps."

Photo: Elam

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Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 08.04.2009 / Comments (1)
Notes from Northern Manitoba Pt.1

Notes from Northern Manitoba Pt.1

Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 08.03.2009 / Comments (0)

Indeed amigo. Nobody hooks lakers on the fly in the middle of the summer. But I’m a dumb American, so I’ll take that bet and raise you a half rack of LaBatt’s with a back of Crown, eh?

Photo: Rob Elam

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Posted by: Rob Elam / added: 08.03.2009 / Comments (0)

Rob Elam

Rob Elam

Rob Elam is a resident of the Cascadia Nation. He prefers chasing wild anadromous fish with both hands. His autographed DB Cooper FBI Most Wanted poster is not for sale.

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