Coast to Clouds 2020

  Skeena Fishtrap – Piggybacking on the success of the Columbia Fishtrap pilot, a similar project on the Skeena will be built by Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries, the Native Fish Society and the Wild Fish Conservancy (banner picture). Using nonintrusive enclosures to corral fish for selective harvest, catch and release survival on non-target species is effectively […]

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Culture is the most Promising Path to Preservation

Even thirty years ago catch and release was not widely accepted practice. For so many the tradition of angling they grew up with ended in harvest. Tradition is stale, transfixed. Even today, jurisdictions tasked with protecting threatened stocks run up against resistance. The only acceptable options are retention or nothing at all. I’d argue so […]

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Explaining Steelhead Water in the very simplest terms

The question is constant. “What are you looking for?” For me it’s money, health, happiness, waders that don’t leak. Oh you mean when I’m looking for steelhead water! Well this quick clip is the easiest place to begin. Simple? Yes. Too simple? Probably. Head, gut, tailout. KISS – keep it simple stupid. […]

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Leave the city for pristine wilderness

When we created this video, no one had ever heard the words Coronavirus or Covid-19.  However, after what we have gone through the past 6 months it seems to ring true in a far more important way.  We promote places that have unique, spey oriented fisheries in beautiful wilderness settings.  We try to match that […]

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New to Fly Fishing? Part 1: The Essentials

Fishing season has been delayed for many and as we navigate these challenging times, we are incredibly fortunate to have technology at our fingertips to socialize virtually. Throughout these past months, many of us are getting creative with our use of social media to host fly tying parties and planning sessions for when fishing season […]

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