For First Time, Alternatives To Gill Nets Being Tested (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Purse and beach seines are now being deployed in the lower Columbia River in what is the first test of alternative commercial fishing gear on summer chinook salmon. The tests represent a broadening...
View ArticleAgencies Warned Over Elwha River Fish Hatchery (Wild Fish Conservancy)
A sixty-day notice letter mailed today to federal and state agencies charges that these agencies are violating the Endangered Species by ignoring best available science and the needs of killer whales...
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Suit Filed To Block Elwha Hatchery Programs
Citing warnings from agency and independent scientists, four conservation groups filed suit today against several federal agencies and officials of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (in their official...
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Interim Agreement Protects Wild Elwha Steelhead From Hatchery Release
Non-native hatchery steelhead will not be released into the Elwha River and its tributaries this year, say four conservation groups that earlier this month filed suit against federal agencies and...
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Wild Steelhead: The Lure and Lore of a Pacific Northwest Icon
Buy a copy of Sean Gallagher’s new book, Wild Steelhead: The Lure and Lore of a Pacific Northwest Icon Chapter Eight: Around the Campfire with Bill McMillan It is hard to pinpoint my first exposure to...
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Wild Steelhead Gene Bank Voices: Shane Anderson
>>TAKE ACTION for Puget Sound wild steelhead<< This is your opportunity to help establish wild steelhead gene banks in a minimum of three Puget Sound rivers. Washington Department of Fish...
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Wild Steelhead Gene Bank Voices: Frank Moore
>>TAKE ACTION for Puget Sound wild steelhead<< This is your opportunity to help establish wild steelhead gene banks in a minimum of three Puget Sound rivers. Washington Department of Fish...
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Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary Designation Act
In May, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced S.1448, the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary Designation Act. The legislation honors the life and legacy of Frank Moore through the...
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Speaking Up for Sportfishing Changes
Last Saturday was proof of our collective power. It was proof that commonsense conservation can prevail. It was proof that when anglers unite, the slow tide of change can be hastened to bend toward...
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Huge Victory for Wild Steelhead
In the world of steelhead conservation, victories can be as elusive as the fish we pursue. Like our success on the water, these conservation wins are hard earned and the result of dedication,...
View ArticlePuget Sound Wild Steelhead Need a Recovery Plan
This month the Wild Steelhead Coalition joined The Conservation Angler, Federation of Fly Fishers Steelhead Committee, Washington Fly Fishing Club, and The Wild Fish Conservancy in issuing a 60-day...
View ArticleSupport Grays and Chinook Rivers Wild Steelhead
Support the Grays and Chinook Rivers as Washington’s Next Wild Steelhead Gene Bank! On January 21st from 6:00-8:00 PM, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will hold a public meeting...
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John McMillan presented the WSC Conservation Award
In recognition of his important contributions to wild steelhead conservation, we are pleased to announce that John McMillan is this year’s recipient of the Wild Steelhead Coalition “Conservation...
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Take Action and Help Restore Access to Great Steelhead Fishing Water
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting public comment through February 12th on ten proposals to acquire lands that benefit fish, wildlife habitat, public access, and outdoor...
View ArticleBarnaby Slough Restoration Project and Film
In 2011, the Wild Steelhead Coalition teamed up with the Skagit River System Cooperative and Orvis to use drone technology to map out and survey a critical habitat restoration project on the Skagit...
View ArticleFrank Moore Steelhead Sanctuary
For steelheaders, Frank Moore, the North Umpqua, and its remarkable steelhead are legends that are inextricably linked. That is why the Wild Steelhead Coalition is proud to support Senator Ron Wyden’s...
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Progress in Congress for the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary
The Wild Steelhead Coalition is proud to support the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Designation Act and is excited to announce that this legislation recently took a big step toward becoming a reality. On...
View ArticleSteelhead Country Preview
The Wild Steelhead Coalition, Patagonia, and award-winning filmmaker Shane Anderson have teamed up to produce a new film series called Steelhead Country. The six-episode series explores the rise and...
View ArticleFrank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary Video
Our friends Pacific Rivers and Shane Anderson have teamed up to make a new short video featuring Frank Moore and the proposed steelhead sanctuary bearing his name. The proposed Frank Moore Wild...
View ArticleApply for WDFW’s New Puget Sound Steelhead Advisory Group
In the wake of the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife’s (WDFW) recent decision to not designate a Wild Steelhead Gene Bank (WSGB) for the north Puget Sound, WDFW is now seeking applications...
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