When I was about seven years old, my father surprised me with my first fishing rod, a stout little piece of dark amber-colored fiberglass with an attached shiny reel. After showing me how it worked...
1 week ago
Washington State Fish and Wildlife will hold their third Town Hall meeting (out of four) next Tuesday, November 9th, at 5 pm, and you need to listen in. More than that, you need to weigh...
Nov 3, 2021
Halfmoon Bar Lodge & Wild Winter Steelhead - February 6 & 7, 2022 2 Anglers + 2 Days of Winter Steelhead Fishing 1 Night & Dinner at Halfmoon Bar Lodge This southern Oregon adventure is the...
Oct 22, 2021
Since 2017, fishing guide Harvey Young, local River Stewards, and other grassroots advocates have advocated for the sustainable management of wild steelhead in Southern Oregon - the only place in...
Feb 19, 2021
Native Fish Society volunteers kicked off a multi-year project on the White Salmon River last weekend! Native Fish Society is beginning a project that will tell the story of what is happening...
Dec 17, 2020
Native Fish Society will be hosting a lunch and learn featuring the White Salmon River, by our River Steward and board chair, Paul Fortino on Thursday, January 14th, 2021, from 12:00pm - 12:45pm....
Dec 2, 2020
On July 22, 2020 Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee sent letters to the members of the Chehalis Basin Board, Washington Department of Ecology and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife requesting...
Jul 28, 2020
n northwestern California there are two distinct runs of steelhead, winter-run and summer-run. Winter-run enter freshwater sexually mature, in the late fall through early spring, swim to their...
Apr 9, 2020
The Native Fish Society exists to revive abundant wild fish for all—for the ecosystems, cultures, and economies that rely on our iconic native fish. In the present era of dam removal, one of the...
Feb 25, 2020
Steelheaders, forget your bucket list, this is a shot at the Holy Grail! Thanks to the remarkable generosity of one Native Fish Lifetime Member, we are raffling off a seven-day adventure for one...
Feb 24, 2020
Thank you for following this thread on wild steelhead release in southwest Oregon. To everyone who made the drive to Salem to testify in December and January - we all owe you our utmost...
Jan 31, 2020
In this third installment of River Stories, we catch up with River Steward, Jim Andras. Jim and his wife Rachel are River Stewards for Bear Creek, an important spawning and rearing tributary for...
Nov 1, 2019
In this second installment of River Stories, we catch up with new River Steward, Alex Bradberry. Alex owns Waters West Fly Shop in Port Angeles, WA. Alex is nothing if not determined. When she...
Jul 10, 2019
Embark on the amazing journey of wild, Rogue River Steelhead! Unravel the mystery of this incredible native fish from life in a small tributary stream, into the Rogue River, the Pacific Ocean, and...
May 8, 2019
If you live in or near the South Sound of Washington State, please get out your calendars, and mark the date January 24th! I will be holding a Native Fish Meet & Greet in Olympia, and would love...
Dec 19, 2018
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