Take Action Now! Despite over a decade of opposition, the agency reviewing the permit application for the massive proposed Pebble mine in Bristol Bay, AK, recently moved the mega-project one step closer to reality. The rivers and streams of Bristol Bay are known by anglers around the globe as some of the greatest, and among the last exceptionally […]
above Ghost-town brown. Despite it’s complicated history, the Bóbr’s murky waters still hide a good population of trout. Photo: Arek Kubale The view from the edge of Poland’s Bóbr River is overwhelming. I’m standing on the remnants of a bridge demolished by the retreating German army at the end of World War II. The water, flowing from […]
As any Puget Sound flyfisher can attest, the region’s anadromous species, including seriously dwindling stocks of wild steelhead and chinook have taken too many hits over the decades: overfishing, hatcheries, gillnetting the rivers, urban runoff, loss of spawning habitat… And now this, in our own backyard: At around 4 p.m. on August 19, a net pen owned by Cooke Aquaculture […]
above “Doug Roland and I left the ramp early on a chilly December morning, headed north from Charleston, SC, toward Cape Romain to fish some not-so-familiar water. Long runs in tiny skiffs are always a treat when the wind isn’t blowing, and this particular morning was very calm. Although we had hot coffee, the prospect of […]
Northwest Washington State’s Skagit River is home to a threatened wild steelhead population. “Signs of Life: Seeking Wild Steelhead on the Skagit River” tells the story of steelhead conservation on the Skagit through the flyfishers who ply its waters. Presented by 10 Barrel Brewing, supported by Patagonia, in collaboration with Trout Unlimited. Win a Patagonia […]
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