Snake River Spring Runoff Update
It is that time of year when I start planning for the summer work in the Wyoming and Idaho. And working there is always about the snow melt runoff. Above is the latest report on the Snake River drainage and resevoir levels. Water storage has been high all thru 2008 and this year looks like [...]
What is a wild salmon?
So what is a wild salmon? Is it a) a salmon that was hatched in its native stream b) hatched and raised in a man-made hatchery and stocked in a stream or c) hatched in a hatchery, raised in a pen and harvested for market? Most people in the industry consider a wild salmon to [...]
The Great Salmon War: federal welfare programs on the Columbia River
In the United States, federal welfare programs remain the main source of revenue for millions of Americans. While some welfare programs’ mission is to get people back to work, the $8B spent on restoring Columbia River salmon has done exactly the opposite. It has fostered a massive welfare program around salmon restoration. What was once [...]
Native Fish: Do we “Save our Stripers”? California moves…
While East Coast fishermen are trying to make Striped Bass a gamefish, people in California are trying to do the opposite: remove striped bass from protected gamefish status so they can be totally eradicated from the state. Crazy you might ask? If California yet again trying to lead the nation in what is fashionable? For [...]
Native Fish Restoration in America
Can we restore native fish populations in rivers and streams that have been taken over by non-native fish? It is a real question on my mind these days. Several states have decided yes on this question. In both California and Montana the state fish and game departments are working to restore native cutthroat trout populations. [...]
