Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 12:00AM 
38" x 21". Chris Lashinski. Bueno.
Fly Fishing, slab of the month, steelhead in Contests Monday, March 26, 2012 at 12:00AM 
This fish sure rattled the monkey cage. Well done Aaron - congrats on a Feb. winner.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 12:04AM 
Non-native hatchery steelhead will not be released into the Elwha River and its tributaries this year, say four conservation groups that earlier this month filed suit against federal agencies and officials of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (in their official capacities) for releases of hatchery fish into the Elwha. The groups announced today that they have reached an agreement with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT), where the four groups agreed not to seek a preliminary injunction against the LEKT’s release of hatchery-raised “Chambers Creek” steelhead, and the LEKT agreed not to release those fish this year. Normally, the fish would have likely been released sometime in April.
LINK (Via: The Wild Steelhead Coalition)
The agreement does not apply to possible releases in future years so the fight may not yet be over. For now score one for wild steelhead and the groups that led the charge against this short sighted strategy.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 12:04AM 
Aaron O'Leary.
Game. Set. Match.
slab of the month, steelhead in Contests Monday, February 20, 2012 at 12:00AM 
Oregon State Police are reporting that there are some dipshits on the Rogue catching wild steelhead, clipping their adipose, then releasing them so the next person to catch the fish can keep it as a hatchery fish.
It's not just happening on the Rogue.
While somewhat isolated now on the Rogue, the practice has been more pronounced on the nearby Umpqua River, where no wild steelhead can be kept.
Jail time and heavy fines await anyone caught clipping wild steelhead.
LINK (Via: The Mail Tribune)
ffish in the news, steelhead, whatchery fish vs wild fish in News 
