Tippets: Elwha River’s Wild Steelhead, Bologna on the Bank

April 19, 2014 By: Erin Block

  • A suit filed by the Wild Fish Conservancy, Conservation Angler, Federation of Fly Fishers Steelhead Committee and Wild Steelhead Coalition that would have stopped  the planting of hatchery-born steelhead in the Elwha River has been rejected by a federal court judge. “We’re disappointed in the appeals court’s decision, but we’re still working our way through Judge Settle’s court on the overall program, so we’ll see where we go now,” said Kurt Beardslee, executive director of Wild Fish Conservancy, based in Duvall. Via Peninsula Daily News.
  • “Is there anything more satisfying than eating a bologna sandwich by the side of a trout stream?” asks Paul Smith. And while I can think of a few, it does make for an entertaining story about wins and losses via The Telegram.