Wild Sky Steelhead

This wild steelhead is resting behind a boulder exactly where Snohomish County wants to build a hydroelectric project on Washington's Skykomish River. The 24 foot in diameter water intake would be drilled into the bedrock within yards of where this fish is swimming. After this fish spawns it will out-migrate to the ocean, passing over two class VI waterfalls, the latter, Sunset Falls drops 104 feet in 300 feet. The same is true for a the tiny salmon, whitefish, bull trout and trout born above the falls. these fish will experience a much different trip if a hydroelectric project is built here.

You can learn more about the proposed hydroprojct on Washington's Wild and Scenic Skykomish River here.

River Snorkel: Wild Steelhead

These wild Steelhead have managed to make it through fishing season and now can get back to the business at hand- spawning in Washington State's Methow River. Join them for a few minutes as they stage for the run upstream.

River Snorkel: Abundance

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River Snorkel: The Feast

Spawning time in a salmon stream is not all death, sex and war. These second year wild salmon and trout are feasting on eggs blown down from hundreds of Pink salmon spawning directly upstream.

Snorkel Unconventional: North Fork Skykomish

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The 2012 Year In Fins

The 2012 year end show reel. Fish, fish and more fish!
Lots of Chinook, Steelhead, Coho, Whitefish and a couple sea run cutthroat make appearances.

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