Conservation

According to a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG), anglers in the Gem State are asked to report any walleye caught from the Snake, Salmon, and Clearwater Rivers. IDFG installed a fish trap at Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River, and that information combined with reports from anglers indicate that walleye are increasingly more...

Golden trout are one of fly fishing's more enigmatic characters, with their ostentatious colors and mercurial attitudes. And while they're doing relatively fine in places like Wyoming, goldens back in their native habitat in California still face many legitimate threats. A new story by Greg Fitz, of Trout Unlimited, was published in American Fly Fishing...

Kirk Deeter's most recent column at Angling Trade tackles the new research from Keep Fish Wet, and it's worth your time to read. In case you're not aware, the folks at Keep Fish Wet released new research that says, in part, the long-held belief that 68F is the water temperature at which we should stop fishing for trout. The new research pushes the idea that...

The Conservation Alliance (TCA) is a group that "protects outdoor spaces and wild places" that leverages its members to push new initiatives. Over the years, TCA has protected over 4,500 miles of river and removed 38 dams, according to Fly Fisherman Magazine. TCA recently gained new members  - Simms and Mayfly Outdoors. Mayfly is the parent company of Abel...

Norway has banned salmon fishing on 33 of its rivers in an effort to protect dwindling stocks of Atlantic salmon. According to Hatch Magazine, Atlantic salmon returns this year are below half of what's considered healthy. Last year, returns were down 30% from 2022. Norwegian officials cite global warming and fish farms as the leading causes of the...

Suzuki Marine USA and St. Andrews Marina, in Panama City, Florida, have partnered with Hyperfuels to offer high-performance gasoline that has potential to significantly reduce recreational boating emissions. The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced on July 2 that they're rolling out the first-ever pilot program for sustainable marine...

As part of their annual No Fish Dry July initiative, the folks over at Keep Fish Wet (KFW) have released new best practices for handling trout. Of particular note is new research that says the long-held belief that trout fishing should stop at 68 Fahrenheit is incorrect. New research from Jamie Madden, a who has her Master's from Carleton University, worked...

News broke early on the morning of June 28 that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has officially blocked the Ambler Road in Alaska. This decision comes on the heels of an April decision by the BLM where the agency recommended "no action" based on the supplemental environmental impact statement submitted along with the Ambler Road project. The Ambler Road...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced a partnership with American Rivers to remove the Kellogg Dam at the mouth of Kellogg Creek. Kellogg Creek is a tributary to the Lower Willamette River, which in turn is a tributary to the Columbia. This dam removal project will open up spawning habitat for chinook, coho, Pacific lamprey...

The Colorado River is in trouble, and has been for decades. It's overextended, and even with back-to-back stellar water years, it's still in bad shape. That's why the recent news about an accidental release of 40,000 acre-feet of water from the Upper Colorado River Basin is worrying, to say the least. According to Jerd Smith of Fresh Water News, Bureau of...