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Find An Estuary

December 26, 2014 by adminewa Leave a Comment

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Find an estuary. Walk down the long gravel path, past the rotting caddy shack, and through the low beach shrubs. There should be gulls in the air and on the water and the light should be low. The smell of dying and decaying fish must be prevalent.

The tide will be low, just beginning to turn. The high bank along the creek covered in crab grass. The creek itself, low after so little rain, running just a few inches deep over the gravel before it pushes out into the estuary.

Approach slowly, crouching low. The people sitting in their kitchens across the little bay might laugh at you, but you won’t know it if they do. The problem is you’re backlit by the low sun and the water is clear and the salmon see well, they’re skittish and wary this close to freshwater.

See the fish, their long shapes flattened by refraction in the water? In groups of 3 or 4 or 5, carefully circling the estuary? Testing out its limits with each turn, nosing up to the creek to see if they can yet slip up into it?

Watch for the pattern. Wait for the timing. After they’ve passed over that sunken log, they’ll turn briefly away and then straight back at you following some submarine path. They’re anxious and aggressive, and a well-placed fly just leading them could probably pull one from the group.

Kneel on the bank. Pull line from the reel and coil it carefully beside you. Hold the small, bright fly in your fingers. There is only a hint of their presence out there, but you see on the surface a line of pushed water as if the lightest breeze were blowing a few ripples toward you. But the air is still.

Drop the fly. Lift your arm. Make the cast.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: chum salmon, Estuary, salmon

Peeling Back the Layers

October 2, 2014 by adminewa Leave a Comment

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In angling, at best, we just barely scratch the surface. We stand in the river or on a beach, yet remain on the outskirts, dashing in here or there, each new piece of understanding simply another layer beneath which we find more layers and yet more.

Of any angler past or present, Roderick Haig-Brown certainly came closer than most to discovering the deeper secrets of the world under water. He systematically explored the rivers, streams, and estuaries around his adopted home in Campbell River, on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. His writings record a lifetime of insights into the rhythms, patterns, and surprises of river life.

I recently spent two weeks on Vancouver Island, a copy of Fisherman’s Fall often open on my lap as I drank coffee each morning, doing my best to learn and see and hear the way Haig-Brown did. I waded through thousands of pinks on the Campbell, swam with Chinook salmon on the Stamp, and watched coho chase my fly in an estuary I stumbled upon by accident, and which I’ll leave unnamed.

For a two week trip, I didn’t fish incredibly hard or even that often. It wasn’t a fishing trip–it was a vacation and there was hiking and snorkeling and surfing to be done as well. But I did sit on the side of the Gold River beneath a rain canopy and read about Haig-Brown raising summer steelhead nearby on his Steelhead Bee; I pulled out my tying kit and wrapped a few up of my own, small flies with light wings and tails and bodies of brown and orange floss, tied slim because of the low water, tied with orange because of the huge October caddis flying around my headlamp as I tied them. I fished the flies the next morning and though I didn’t find a summer run in the low water, I watched yearling steelhead dash repeatedly at the fly, observed their rises intently, marveled at their tenacity and abandon and absolute determination.

And I thought of Haig-Brown, in his study overlooking the Line Fence Pool on the Campbell, watching the coho and steelhead fry in his aquarium, giving them funny names like “Number 1.” I thought of him with mask and snorkel on, drifting over spawned out pinks in the eddy near his home or watching the coho yearlings rise to insects. I imagined him sitting on a rock, changing flies, watching the water flow by, unraveling the mystery as best he could. Peeling back the layers. Scratching at the surface.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: British Columbia, Campbell River, Chinook, Coho, Emerald Water Anglers, Jason Rolfe, Roderick Haig-Brown, salmon, Stamp River, steelhead

Sacred Headwaters of the Skeena Protected!

December 18, 2012 by adminewa

Historic protection for BC’s Sacred Headwaters Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 18 DECEMBER 2012

Contact – Melyssa Rubino, melyssa@forestethicsadvocacy.org, 604-331-6201, ext 227

Historic protection for BC’s Sacred Headwaters Announced: Major victory in campaign that puts local communities over corporate profit

Coalbed methane development to be permanently banned from headwaters of major salmon rivers VANCOUVER – The B.C. government announced today that Shell would be withdrawing its plans to develop coalbed methane in the Klappan-Groundhog tenure area in northwest British Columbia. The government will also not issue oil and gas tenures in the area in the future.

“Eight years ago, northern B.C. communities joined together to say ‘no’ to coalbed methane and ‘yes’ to wild salmon,” said Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition executive director Shannon McPhail. “Today is an incredible day for residents of the Skeena, Nass, and Stikine watersheds. We are grateful and proud that First Nations and communities from the watersheds came and stood together. The B.C. government and Shell deserve recognition for listening to these communities and making a decision that will protect salmon cultures and livelihoods.”

This region, better known as the Sacred Headwaters, became the source of controversy in 2004, when Shell drilled three test wells in the area. Blockades and public rallies across the northwest ensued in 2005 and 2006, resulting in the arrest of Tahltan elders. International protests were also held at Royal Dutch Shell headquarters in The Hague. Due to opposition, the Province imposed a moratorium on coalbed methane development in the area in 2008, which was set to expire on December 18.

“Shell has backed away from a project only a handful of times. The powerful, relentless movement led by the courageous Tahltan and supported by nearly 100,000 people from around the world has not only stopped Shell, but persuaded the BC government to permanently protect the region from any further gas development,” said ForestEthics Advocacy senior conservation campaigner Karen Tam Wu. “It’s an inspiring day when communities in northern B.C. can stand up to one of the largest oil companies in the world and win. Congratulations to the Tahltan, and to the citizens and government of British Columbia.”

Highlights of the campaign to protect the Sacred Headwaters include: – International attention on the conflict by generating nearly 100,000 signatures from around the world – Several international actions in the Netherlands – Meeting directly with Shell Canada President – High level government relations – The first ever swim of the entire length of Skeena River.

The Sacred Headwaters is located in northwest British Columbia, about 600 kilometres north of Terrace, B.C. The region is home to a diversity of wildlife, such as grizzly bears, caribou and moose. Shell’s plans would have seen thousands of gas wells and thousands of kilometres of roads built at the headwaters of the Skeena, Nass, and Stikine rivers—three of B.C.’s top salmon-producing rivers. The headwaters were listed on the Outdoor Recreation Council’s Most Endangered Rivers list for the past three years.

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ForestEthics Advocacy and Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition would like to thank Clean Energy Canada at Tides Canada for its work to create this solution for the Sacred Headwaters, and for their work building support for a vision of a low-carbon Canadian energy economy.

ForestEthics Advocacy is a non-profit society devoted to public engagement, outreach and environmental advocacy – including political advocacy. We secure large-scale protection of endangered forests and wild places and transform environmentally destructive resource- extraction industries.

Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition is a non-profit society focused on cultivating a sustainable economy rooted in culture and a thriving wild salmon ecosystem. As residents of the region, we advocate for community-based decision-making regarding large industrial projects.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: British Columbia, Coalbed Mining, Emerald Water Anglers, salmon, Skeena, Skeena Watershep Conservation Coalition, steelhead

OR and WA Joint Commission on Lower Columbia River Management

December 9, 2012 by adminewa

View the numbers of the report here.

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Fish and Wildlife Commission today approved a new management framework for Columbia River fisheries that includes more salmon for the sport fishery, a gradual shift of commercial gillnets to enhanced off-channel areas and development of new commercial selective gears for the mainstem. The Commission also set new barbless hook requirements for sport anglers beginning in 2013.

The adoption of the new management framework is the culmination of several months work by a two-state workgroup comprised of members of the Oregon and Washington Commissions, advisors and staff.

“We are very grateful for the time and effort of our Commissioners, our sport and commercial advisors, our colleagues in Washington and our staff in developing a new framework for Columbia River fisheries in a very challenging environment,” said Roy Elicker, ODFW director.

“The challenge going forward will be to implement this plan to the benefit of both the sport and commercial fishing industries,” he added.

Sport share of mainstem salmon harvest to increase

Both sport and commercial fisheries are constrained by the allocation of wild fish they can catch. The plan approved by the Commission generally shifts more allocation to the sport fishery.

Increased production in off-channel areas

Commercial gillnets will gradually be moved from the mainstem of the lower Columbia River to off-channel select areas. To balance the loss of mainstem fish to the commercial fleet, the number of hatchery fish in the off-channel areas will be increased. An additional 1,000,000 spring chinook, 920,000 coho, and 500,000 select area bright fall chinook smolts will be released each year during the transition period, with additional increases in future years.

The plan also would allow for some continued commercial fishing in the mainstem, particularly to harvest excess hatchery fish. In addition, the plan would allow commercial fishing in the mainstem using more selective gear such as seine nets. The commercial efficacy of alternative gear will be tested during pilot fall salmon fisheries in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Barbless hooks, new Columbia River endorsement required for sport anglers

The Commission declined to delay the barbless hook requirement on the Columbia River and selected tributaries. Therefore, beginning in 2013, barbless hooks will be required in the mainstem Columbia River up to the OR/WA border and some lower tributaries.

For 2013 the following tributaries will be restricted to barbless hooks:

Northwest Zone

Youngs River from Hwy 101 bridge upstream to markers at confluence with Klaskanine River.
Lewis and Clark River from Hwy 101 bridge upstream to Alternate Hwy 101 bridge.
Walluski River from confluence with Youngs River upstream to Hwy 201 bridge.
Gnat Creek from railroad bridge upstream to Aldrich Point Road.
Knappa/Blind Slough select areas.

Willamette Zone

Willamette River mainstem below Willamette Falls, includes the Multnomah Channel and Gilbert River.
Lower Clackamas River upstream to Hwy 99E bridge.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: Chinook, Coho, Columbia River, Emerald Water Anglers, Oregon, salmon, steelhead, Washington

New WDFW Website for Salmon Conservation

July 11, 2012 by adminewa

OLYMPIA – Finding current information about the state’s salmon runs and tracking ongoing efforts to recover at-risk stocks on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) website has never been easier.

A new online tool called the Salmon Conservation Reporting Engine (SCoRE) consolidates current information about state salmon populations, hatchery production, conservation guidelines and other aspects of salmon management in a single website.

The SCoRE website, available at http://wdfw.wa.gov/score/ , outlines major recovery initiatives under way around the state to restore salmon habitat, restructure hatchery operations and redesign fisheries to conserve wild runs.

While focusing on WDFW’s role in these efforts, the website also provides information about an array of local and regional organizations, tribal governments and volunteer groups involved in the statewide effort. Readers can link directly to salmon recovery efforts in their area, and to statewide information such as the annual State of the Salmon Report.

This information provides a context for SCoRE’s detailed status reports on all biologically distinct salmon and steelhead populations around the state, describing their history, spawning escapement and recovery goals. This same information is also included for coastal cutthroat and bull trout populations, many of which are also listed for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.

“Our goal was to make this information as easy to access as possible,” said Sara LaBorde, a special assistant to the director at WDFW. “With SCoRE, people can switch from an overview of statewide habitat-restoration efforts to spawning data for a specific salmon run with a few mouse clicks.”

Various issues addressed on the website include:

Which salmon and steelhead populations are increasing, decreasing, or showing no change?
What are specific salmon hatcheries doing to support salmon recovery?
Who is involved in the effort to restore wild salmon and steelhead runs?
What can individuals do to get involved in salmon recovery?

LaBorde said WDFW designed the website for a variety of users, including policy makers, scientists, department employees and the general public.

“Our state made a major commitment to salmon recovery, and people have right to know how that’s going,” she said. “By providing a common base of information, we also hope this website will encourage more people to get involved in this effort.”

Like salmon recovery itself, the new website is a work in progress, said LaBorde, noting that WDFW will continue to add information to the SCoRE reporting system throughout the recovery effort.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: Conservation, habitat, salmon, Washington, WDFW

Seattle Times Gets Into Telling Anglers Where to Fish

February 15, 2012 by adminewa

The Seattle Times is now posting reports from I am not sure who on what was caught where and when both in saltwater (which is about all we have at the moment) and freshwater. Looks as though this will be updated on Tuesdays and obviously won’t be fly fishing specific but could prove to be useful to those just wanting an idea of where someone caught something.

Seattle Times Interactive Fish Map

Hopefully they will continue to add locations to the map because at the moment one can breeze through this pretty quickly! Not sure if they are going to cover all anadromous species or just salmon and if all, is it just saltwater or will fresh be included. Also not sure if they are going to include trout fisheries like our beloved Yakima and if they will actually extend into the steelhead rivers of the southern part of WA and the O.P.

In short, this looks like a short winded resource or one that will require a lot of work to keep updated every week, which as we also know means that with each rainstorm that blows through, the info will be dated and useless anyway! We will see I guess.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: Emerald Water Anglers, fishing reports, salmon, Seattle Times, steelhead, trout, Washington

Elwha River, Dam Removal, Hatchery and Wild Fish…headed to Court!

September 18, 2011 by adminewa

This is going to be an interesting year for the Elwha River and what should be one of the most prominent live experiments in natural recovery of wild fish ever. Many of you likely know this already but if not, a hatchery is planned to allow for stocking of fish throughout much of the Elwha River, even above where fish have been cut-off from migration for decades. In the paper today a piece on the impending litigious battle brewing over this controversial decision.

By Lynda V. Mapes of the Seattle Times

Just as dam removal gets under way on the Elwha River, wild-fish advocates say a hatchery built as part of the restoration threatens the recovery effort, and they have filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue.

The notice says that various agencies did not seek adequate consultation before deciding in a 2008 fish-recovery plan to use a new $16 million hatchery to “jump-start” recovery of wild fish in the Elwha River.

The groups say hatchery fish reduce the vigor and survival of fragile runs of native fish, and that the decision to plant nonnative Chambers Creek winter steelhead in the river poses particular risk. The filers are far from alone in their concern: Scientists from every agency that has weighed in on the question of stocking nonnative steelhead in the river have opposed it as an unreasonable and unnecessary risk to wild-fish recovery.

The lead fish biologist for Olympic National Park, the habitat biologist for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are all on record opposing the practice.

“This is the world’s largest river-restoration program and it should reflect the world’s best science,” said Kurt Beardslee, head of the Wild Fish Conservancy, one of the groups involved. “We think the hatchery is threatening the recovery of wild fish and we really don’t think it went through the proper review process.”

Also joining in the action are the Wild Steelhead Coalition, The Conservation Angler and Federation of Fly Fishers Steelhead Committee. The recipients were the Olympic National Park, the NOAA Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The notice is intended to spur negotiations between the parties to work out their differences within 60 days. If that is not successful, a lawsuit could be filed.

The hatchery was built for the tribe as part of the $325 million Elwha restoration program because taking out the dams will render the tribe’s old hatchery inoperable. The tribe has for years stocked the river with nonnative steelhead to provide a fishing opportunity for tribal members.

Native steelhead in the river are listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act, as are chinook, bull trout and eulachon. Robert Elofson, river-restoration manager for the tribe, notes that without stocking nonnative fish, the tribe might not have anything to catch at the end of a five-year fishing moratorium, because wild runs will still be too fragile.

But critics warn that the hatchery will prevent recovery from ever taking off.

Will Stelle, northwest regional director of NOAA Fisheries, said the hatchery program has been open to review and will remain so, as details for the stocking program — and dialing it back — are developed.

“Do we need the lawyers and litigation in order to compel a continued substantial engagement?” Stelle said. “That is going to happen anyway and you can count on it.”

The tribe must be assured an exercise of tribal-fishing rights over the next 10 years while fish runs are still diminished, in part because the river will be carrying elevated levels of sediment long trapped behind the dams, Stelle said.

The hatchery has been sharply controversial, including during a science symposium this week in Port Angeles as part of the commemoration of dam removal.

At a gathering Thursday night, Dylan Tomine, an ambassador for the clothing company Patagonia, which champions dam removal, said wild fish in the Northwest evolved to cope with elevated sediment levels brought by everything from landslides to volcanoes.

“My wish,” Tomine said, “is that we could have the patience and faith to let Mother Nature do what she has always done.”

Lynda V. Mapes: 206-464-2736

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: Elwha River, Emerald Water Anglers, Endangered Species Act, Hatcheries, NOAA, Olympic Peninsula, salmon, steelhead, Tomine, Washington

Klickitat River Hatchery Increases

August 11, 2011 by adminewa

From our friends at Wild Steelhead Coalition…

Dear Friends and Supporters of Wild Steelhead,

Some of you may already be aware but the BPA has proposed funding a significant expansion of hatchery facilities on the Klickitat. The programs which alleges to be designed to reduce the impact of non-native fall chinook and coho on ESA listed wild stocks would actually lead to an overall increase in the total number of fish released in the watershed, including continuing to release 4 million fall chinook. Equally disconcerting, they would expand the number of skamania smolt released annually to 130,000 and possibly (likely) initiate a wild broodstock steelhead program with a production goal of 70,000 smolts. They also plan to expand the spring chinook hatchery program by 200,000 smolts taking broodstock from the extremely fragile spring chinook stock. The YKFP with the free money they get from the BPA is completely out of control with pro-hatchery mania and in my opinion this proposal would place the future of wild summer steelhead and spring chinook in the basin in serious peril. Any idea what we might do to stop it?

Here’s a link to the EIS on the proposed changes, none of which result in a net reduction in hatchery releases:

http://efw.bpa.gov/environmental_services/Document_Library/Klickitat_Hatchery_Program/

Thank You,
Jim Schmitz

V.P. Membership
The Wild Steelhead Coalition
www.wildsteelheadcoalition.org

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: BPA, Hatcheries, Klickitat River, salmon, steelhead, Washington, Wild Steelhead Coalition

Catch Magazine: Puget Sound Photo Essay

July 1, 2011 by adminewa


Catch Magazine issue #18 went live today and included along with a number of other visually stunning pieces is a photo essay on the Puget Sound by none other than our illustrious owner, head guide and good buddy Dave McCoy. There are some sweet shots in here Dave! I love the one on the front cover because it has me in it! Kudos to Dave for his awesome photos and for recognizing that including a picture of me will get you published in any magazine. (Lucas may have played some small part as well).

Check it out here:

www.catchmagazine.net

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: Catch Magazine, Emerald Water Anglers, handsome fisherman, lingcod, photography, Puget Sound, salmon, Sea Run Cutthroat, Seattle

Skagit River and Seattle City Light

March 15, 2011 by adminewa

I just received this letter from Seattle City Light and am pleased with the actions they have chosen to take along these lines, it shows a concern I didn’t think the company was capable of, very nice!

VIA ELECTRONIC EMAIL

March 14, 2011

Dave McCoy
Emerald Waters Anglers
dave@emeraldwaterangles.com

To Whom It May Concern:

My name is Denise Krownbell and I am the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Land Program Manager for Seattle City Light. Under this ESA Land Program, City Light provides funding for salmon habitat acquisition and restoration projects in an effort to aid in the recovery of ESA-listed fish stocks. In the case of the Skagit River, those species are Chinook salmon, steelhead, and bull trout.

Gilligan Creek, a tributary of the Skagit River, is used by steelhead, chum and coho salmon for spawning and rearing habitat. Recognizing Gilligan Creek’s importance as high-quality fish habitat, City Light purchased a property located near West Gilligan Creek Road that runs along the lower portion of Gilligan Creek in 2002 with the intention of protecting and restoring the habitat on site. Currently, we are working with the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) to secure grant funding to begin restoration of salmonid habitat on the property. The surveys done by SFEG indicate the need for restoration work on the property, including closing the property to vehicle access, treating and removing invasive plant species on site, and replanting treated areas with native species as well as augmenting the current habitat with additional plantings.

To prevent further damage and effectively restore salmonid habitat at the property, beginning April 4, 2011 vehicle access to the site will be prohibited. Vehicles have damaged the riparian (bank) area portions of the property, creating erosion issues, compacting the soil so native species cannot take hold and spreading invasive plant species. Off Road Vehicle (ORV) traffic in and across the Gilligan Creek channel also has been reported, and has the potential to damage salmonid egg sites and/or injure and kill juvenile fish. City Light is aware that the site has been used as an informal boat launch area and we will be posting signs and initially providing information directing the public to nearby alternative official boat launch areas. We will continue to allow access by foot for recreational activities like walking, birdwatching, and fishing during fishing seasons and will provide a small area for a few vehicles to park.

SFEG also has recommended the removal of a large area of an invasive species called knotweed. Knotweed grows very rapidly and chokes out native plants and does not provide any habitat benefit to fish, particularly salmon. Knotweed can spread easily with the breaking off of fragments of the plant and by rooted portions washing downstream. Vehicle traffic is particularly effective at spreading knotweed and also damages native plants – another important reason for prohibiting vehicular access to this site. We have hired SFEG to treat the knotweed on site and replant the areas infested with knotweed with native species.

There are areas of the property that have native plant species growing which benefit salmon but not in densities that fully benefit salmon. Native plants provide shade and cover along the river for the salmon to hide and also provide a food source from the insects falling from the native plants. SFEG will be hosting planting events at the site to enhance native vegetation throughout the property to fully restore the habitat with the additional benefit of educating volunteers on the value of restored salmonid habitat. If you are interested in participating in the replanting, please let me know.

Seattle City Light is contacting recreation-oriented groups and businesses as well as fishing enthusiasts to notify your organization of the upcoming changes so that your organization may incorporate this information into your work or plans for future fishing seasons. I welcome any thoughts or questions you have about the property and the planned restoration actions. I can be reached at (206) 615-1127 or denise.krownbell@seattle.gov.

Sincerely,

Denise Krownbell
Sr. Environmental Affairs

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: Emerald Water Anglers, salmon, Seattle City Light, Skagit River, steelhead

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