Category Archives: Conservation
Groups Sue to Stop Hatchery Salmon on Oregon’s Sandy River
Two wild fish advocacy groups have gone back to federal court in Portland to stop releases of juvenile salmon and steelhead from the Sandy Hatchery. In filing the lawsuit, the Native Fish Society and McKenzie Fly Fishers rejected a state settlement offer … Continue reading
More Groups Join Montana Stream Access Fight
Changes to stream access laws are the greatest threat to anglers in Montana who have had the right to access rivers and streams from bridges. However, landowners are making multiple pushes to get that law erased so that anglers could … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Industry, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Madison County, Stream Access
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Steelhead Exhibit at the Burke Museum, Seattle
I wish I’d been made aware of this exhibit before they set it up so I could have had my Father, Fred, contribute his work, and so I could have contributed an image or two of mine. The Burke is … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Culture, Industry, Northwest, Washington
Tagged Save Wild Steelhead, Steelhead, WIld Steelhead Coalition
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While I’m on the brag about my father rant (see the Society of Animal Artists award post below) I thought I should let you know that Fred was selected to paint the Washington Waterfowl stamp for 2012. The scene is … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Culture, Northwest, Uncategorized
Tagged Fred Thomas art, Puget Sound
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Costa Debuts the GeoFish Project
You may be 20 and single. You may be 45 and the father of two. You may be 70 with grandkids. No matter how old you might be, and whether you could ever place yourself in a situation like you … Continue reading
Must Read: Tongass Rainforest Op-Ed
For all of you who love the Tongass National Forest as much as me, this is a must read for perspective. I was born in the Tongass and spent much of my youth there, and I put myself through college … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Conservation, Northwest
Tagged Tongass National Forest, Trout Unlimited
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Video: Norway’s Gaula River Atlantic Salmon
As you know, I’m all fired up about my recent trip to Quebec, Canada’s Gaspe Peninsula and the Bonaventure and Salmon lodges. I had a great experience and am booked in for another round next September. And I have a … Continue reading
Thomas Wins Society of Animal Artists Award
Super excited to announce that my father, Fred Thomas, just won the Leonard J. Meiselman Memorial Award for Realistic Painting for a piece that was accepted in the 2012 Society of Animal Artists show. His work, called Rocky Bottom Grayling, … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Culture, Industry
Tagged Fred Thomas, Grayling, Society of Animal Artists
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Idaho’s Boise River Trout Rebound … and how it could be better
Saw this article from the Idaho Statesman today and thought many of you would be interested to know that the mainstem Boise River is offering as many as 5,000 trout a mile, a 16-fold population increase since 1994. Biologist Joe … Continue reading
Montana Cleans Up Yellowstone’s Soda Butte Creek
Thought all of you might like to hear this news. Cook City, Montana, of course, is one of fly fishing’s great destinations, offing easy access to the Lamar River, plus Soda Butte Creek, Slough Creek, Trout Lake and many other … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Montana
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