by Chris Hunt | February 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Photo courtesy of Scott Dickerson / Design Pics/Getty Images/Design Pics RF If you haven’t checked it out yet, you need to visit The Guardian and read its ongoing series on public lands and the threats to them. A deep dive into the public lands issue, this collaborative project with the Society of Environmental Journalists is
by Chris Wood | February 6, 2018 | Conservation
This week’s news that the EPA was suspending the Clean Water Act’s protections for headwater streams was a stark reminder that elections have consequences. The previous presidential administration worked for years to write the rule, and the new one doesn’t like it. Game over, right? No. Don’t forget an unassailable fact—elected leaders are elected. By
by Chris Hunt | February 6, 2018 | Video spotlight
I love good fishing stories. Now, I also understand that most good stories are equal parts fact and fiction, with inches and pounds loosely described and the drama of a situation doubled for our listening pleasure. In other words, I get that great fishing tales are inspired by true stories. Video of Lost Coast Outfitters
by Sam Davidson | February 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
What does EPA’s suspension of the 2015 Clean Water Rule mean for water quality, trout streams and anglers? After several rounds of litigation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday that it has finalized a rule that will suspend the 2015 Clean Water Rule for two years. Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled
The Steelhead Whisperer and his daughter with a jewel from the Big Sur River. By Sam Davidson On Martin Luther King Day three men and a diminutive young lady went fishing on California’s Big Sur River—a tiny but fierce watershed on the central coast with a bona fide steelhead run—and the smallest member of the
by Chris Hunt | January 25, 2018 | Video spotlight
Steelhead season is well under way up and down the West Coast, but here in Idaho, on the Salmon River, the season is on a bit of an unofficial hiatus until March or April. The Salmon is a legitimate steelhead hotspot all throughout the fall, but by the time late December and January come around,
by Chris Wood | January 23, 2018 | Conservation
Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that district courts across the country — not the circuit courts–should be the first to hear the merits of cases regarding the 2015 Clean Water Rule. In 2015, the Sixth Circuit stayed the Clean Water Rule nationwide. Pending the outcome of litigation in the district courts, yesterday’s decision potentially