The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is taking input on proposed rule changes that will impact steelhead and steelhead fishing on the famed Olympic Peninsula. Although prepared for the Hoh River the proposed rules are applicable to many of our rivers in California.
The recommendations on rule changes were compiled by the North Coast Steelhead Advisory Group. The group, comprised of 13 people with deep and diverse knowledge of the fishery (one of which Wild Steelhead United's own John McMillan) was established to gather information about how to best manage the winter steelhead sport fishery.
While not everyone agreed on the approach, they all agreed on the fact that both fisheries need to be improved to rebuild wild steelhead. The North Coast Steelhead Advisory Group's recommendations are an important step forward in that regard. Read the TU Blog to learn some methods we can all apply to protect our local stocks.