2017 Conservationist of the Year: Rich Simms

Fly Fisherman magazine has announced their Conservationist of the Year for 2017: Rich Simms, cofounder of the Wild Steelhead Coalition. “After careful review by a nine-person selection committee,” says Ross Purnell, “Rich Simms’s years of dedication and his eventual success at eliminating sport harvest of steelhead in Washington were recognized with the Conservationist of the Year Award.”