#ProTip: #FlyFishing is essentially dead as a sport. #SalmonLeaders were absent for decades while native aquatic species died off by the millions. It's now a club with no members. Do we really need a #culturewar to add to the misery? #WildSalmon #WildTrout #WildSteelhead #AtlanticSalmon #PacificSalmon #TU.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/31/female-angler-takes-on-men-only-flyfishers-club?CMP=share_btn_url

Saw a dead wild steelhead that hadn't spawned yet on my hike this week. These fish are on the brink and can't sustain excess mortality. Likely a fish released by a fisher-person. Please do not handle wild steelhead. Never lift them out of the water. Use barbless hooks. Don't use bait. Mortality rates decrease dramatically if you follow this guidance.
https://www.keepfishwet.org/
#wildsteelhead #catchandrelease #keepfishwet