Category Archives: Conservation
Bull trout and cutthroats need your help in Glacier
If you detest lake trout and prefer native fishes swimming in Montana, you should definitely comment on a National Park Service recommendation to keep those non-native lakers out of Glacier National Park’s Quartz Lake. Well, actually, some lake trout have … Continue reading
Book Alaska. Save Bristol Bay
Caught wind of this sweet deal from the Whitefish, Montana-based AlaskaFlyOut.com, which promotes fishing trips in the Great Land, and is heavily opposed to a massive mine in the Bristol Bay drainage. Through March 10, five percent of revenue from … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Conservation, Industry, Northwest
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Suit Filed Against Elwha Hatchery
We just threw out some props to the Seattle, Wash., based Wild Steelhead Coalition and it’s already time to do it again. That’s because they’ve fought hard to salvage the Elwha River, which flows into the Strait of Juan de … Continue reading
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Hatchery Steel Get B-Slapped on Sol Duc
One of the loudest detractors of hatchery-raised steelhead is the Seattle, Wash., based Wild Steelhead Coalition. They take the best biological data and make strong arguments in favor of wild steelhead in
Posted in Conservation, Industry, Northwest, Washington
Tagged Bogachiel River, WIld Steelhead Coalition
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Madison River Debate Hits Bozeman
Montana’s Madison River is the most heavily fished stream in Big Sky Country, but it may not be providing the kind of experience that people desire. When they look at glossy travel brochures and see a blue ribbon winding through … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Industry, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Bozeman, Ennis, Madison
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Simplot’s Two-Headed Fish in Idaho
This is some pretty scary news coming out of southeast Idaho and western Wyoming where that area’s border rivers offer some great flyfishing for anglers out of Jackson, Wyo., and Idaho Falls. But that’s where Simplot is mining phosphate and … Continue reading
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Alaska Peninsula Wolves Chowing Down on Salmon
Found this interesting piece in the Anchorage Daily News and it resonated with me. I fished the Alaska Peninsula last summer and I didn’t see any wolves, but I saw 34 grizzlies. The Peninsula is wild, wild, wild country and … Continue reading
Bluefin Tuna Sells for $736,700
I’m not sure whether the recent sale of a bluefin tuna for a record $736,700 is good or bad news for the specie. Bluefins are one of the coolest fishes finning on the planet and they’re also one of the … Continue reading
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Wolf Speak from Montana—kill ‘em all
Nick Gevock and I share a couple things in common. First, he owns a house in Ennis, Montana that he can’t sell and, secondly, he and I have both had our lives threatened by the same Ennis outfitter. In addition, … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Northern Rockies, Uncategorized
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Forest Fires Have Montana’s Bitterroot Back on Track
I remember the Bitterroot Valley’s major fires in 2000 and 2003 and what that did to the attitudes of anglers—basically, it beat them down and many thought that the Bitterroot and its all important tributary streams would be destroyed, along … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Montana, Northern Rockies
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