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Another milestone in Eel River restoration
Strengthening protections for Eel River tributaries to help recover native steelhead and salmon California’s Eel River got its modern name from the swarms of Pacific lamprey that once plowed up and...
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WDFW Begins Development of Native Trout Harvest Management Policy
New Policy Looks to Guide Fisheries for Resident Rainbow Trout, Others Last year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Commission (FWC) received a petition requesting WDFW adopt...
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Klamath reconnected: The four dams are gone
Big things happen when committed people decide that failure is not an option Between my roles at Trout Unlimited and on the board of directors at the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC), I’ve...
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Time to go all in
Current efforts are no longer cutting it for salmon and steelhead survival on the lower Snake It’s high time we admit we got it wrong; salmon and steelhead cannot survive in a highly modified river...
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Wild Steelhead Initiative: Summer 2024
Welcome to our inaugural quarterly newsletter that we will share exclusively with you — our most stalwart Wild Steelhead Initiative supporters. We have two primary objectives with this newsletter:...
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Olympic Peninsula: Restoring Rainforest Rivers
A new film highlights TU’s habitat restoration and reconnection work on the Olympic Peninsula On the wild coastal rivers of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Trout Unlimited is removing migration...
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An ongoing commitment to restoring the Upper Klamath
As the Klamath River is reconnected, Chrysten Rivard reflects on the partnerships and dedication guiding TU’s work for the basin’s fish, water and communities Salmon, steelhead and lamprey have been...
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Legendary Red Shed Fly Shop says the Lower Four should go
Anglers talk a great deal about the incalculable importance of fly shops. While they’re great places to drop a few bucks on a new spool of tippet, a tube of floatant and a couple hot patterns, we’re...
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Numbers look good, but are they really?
If you’ve seen the recent news regarding Snake River steelhead returns, you’ve likely asked yourself, what’s the issue with the four lower Snake River dams? With returns totaling nearly 100,000...
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What Should Come Next for Washington’s Wild Steelhead?
A recent Seattle Times article highlighted issues impacting our state fish This fall in the Seattle Times, Lynda Mapes wrote a feature article called “Steelhead: WA’s ‘gray ghost’ battles extinction.”...
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Winter steelhead citizen science opportunity
WDFW is seeking anglers to help collect scale samples from wild winter steelhead in Southwest Washington This winter, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking anglers to assist...
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Fish are arriving upstream of the former Klamath dams. What comes next?
As salmon and steelhead return to the Klamath following dam removal, we look at the work being done to track their populations and the plans guiding their reintroduction to historic habitat One of the...
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Wild Steelhead Initiative: Fall 2024
Welcome to our newsletter that we will share exclusively with you – one of our committed Wild Steelhead Initiative supporters. We intend for this newsletter to serve several purposes: keeping you...
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Wild Steelhead Initiative, Winter 2024
I hope you all carved out time to get on the water this fall to take advantage of the relatively strong wild steelhead runs. I never get as many days on the rivers as I would like, but I did have the...
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New restrictions on motorized boating protect habitat and spawning salmon in...
After a long process, the Oregon State Marine Board has finalized new rules In recent years, tensions have been rising on the Upper Rogue River between motorized boaters, non-motorized boaters, state...
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Breakthrough on the Eel River
A new agreement promises to resolve decades of conflict over water use on California’s third largest watershed––and a legendary salmon and steelhead river California’s mighty Eel River once produced...
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New genetic research provides key insights into struggling Yuba River salmon
TU scientists help confirm that a critical population of wild spring-run Chinook salmon still return to California’s Lower Yuba River By Dr. Natalie Stauffer-Olsen, California staff scientist In...
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Happy Wild Steelhead Day in Washington!
Arbitrary management: the March 15th hatchery-wild cutoff Quality data is the foundation of quality fisheries management and should be the cornerstone shaping decisions regarding fishing seasons,...
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Wild Steelhead Initiative: Spring 2025
Wild times, these. In my experience wading thigh-deep in a steelhead river is one of the best ways to leave the world behind. One’s attention is simultaneously focused on staying upright, managing...
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Washington State’s $15 billion Budget Crisis
Proposed cuts pose risk to WDFW steelhead fisheries and other vital programs As Washington’s 2024/2025 winter steelhead season comes to an end, many anglers and guides are squeezing what they can out...
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