Recent content by Guy Le Fly

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Most excellent! And I see what appears to be a vintage Redington Wayfarer rod - perfect for back country fishing.

What is not shown is what source hatchery/ies. That might be part of the issue at hand.

... I understand totally ...

Thanks for the report. I didn't get a chance to get out earlier this year.

A question for the group: Any recent reports to share from Dry Falls? I experienced surprisingly very poor fishing last year and a recent report from a fellow angler who has been there several times this year the same. He indicated he is hesitant to go back. It seems numbers of catchable fish...

Others fishing the OP have also noted seeing 15-20" resident trout! The dynamic life history of anadromous rainbow trout, a.k.a. steelhead, includes the 'half pounder' phenomenon found in northern California and southern Oregon (and Kamchatka). It is proposed that these fish are returning to...

It would be an interesting, though impossible, experiment to go back in time, not list Puget Sound Chinook, and then let us proceed to current time and compare! While one can lament their lack of recovery, my bet would be on a far more dire situation without the oversight that comes with ESA...

Anyone who has been paying attention understands that the advantage of anadromy is being lessened in the warming, less productive ocean and from competition from record-setting numbers of pink salmon (thanks in part to extensive hatchery inputs from the State of Alaska). But there are also...

This finding is by no means an exoneration, but rather a wakeup call. "Based on the foregoing information, we determine OP steelhead do not warrant listing at this time. Primary factors leading to this conclusion include: habitat quality and connectivity are generally good within the DPS and...

Breaking News: https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/news/low-returns-of-wild-steelhead-trout-at-olympic-national-park-prompt-sport-fishing-pause-in-queets-river.htm

Here is a better link: https://www.wildsteelheadcoalition.org/news/progress-not-perfection

Yes, it is policy and as such is intended as a guide to rulemaking - not intended to be prescriptive. That is one thing the Commissioners made clear early in the process. As for resultant rule changes, that will indeed be The Proof in the Pudding. There was some initial appetite by some in the...