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• Voices from the river

  Voices from the River: A man for all seasons

  

  Dean Finnerty, man for all seasons. By Sam Davidson Many people working for TU did not start in trout and salmon conservation. Among the former corporate lawyers, loggers, resource age ncy staff, newspaper reporters, and outdoor educators now employed by TU, Dean Finnerty joins a select few who previously worked in law enforcement. Dean grew…

• TU statement on new recovery plans for Snake River salmon, steelhead

  

  Recently NOAA Fisheries, the federal agency responsible for recovering marine and anadromous fish species listed under the Endangered Species Act, released new recovery plans for spring and summer Chinook salmon, and steelhead, in the Snake River. The Snake is the largest tributary to the Columbia River. Its runs of salmon and steelhead have declined dramatically…

• Voices from the river

  Voices from the River: Frightful fishing

  

  By Mark Taylor During a visit last summer to the stomping grounds of my youth, the family and I found ourselves not far from one of my favorite fishing spots, a small pond at the site of a long-ago razed lumber mill. “I want to show you guys a place where Grandpa Steve, Uncle Greg…

• Book review: From Lure to Fly

  

  I can't count the times I've heard someone tell me something along the lines of, "I've always wanted to learn how to fly fish, but I have no idea where to start and no one to teach me." This phrase, or one a lot like it, usually comes from spin-cast or baitcast anglers who, in…

• New rules enhance water quality protections for NF Smith River

  

  The North Fork of the Smith River. Dean Finnerty knows good steelhead water when he sees it. Finnerty, a lifelong resident of Oregon and longtime fishing guide, says the headwaters of the fabled Smith River are "some of the best habitat for wild steelhead, anywhere." Indeed, the remarkably lucid green waters of the Kalmiopsis region…

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• Voices from the river

  Voices from the River: Opener

  

  The Steelhead Whisperer cradles the object of his affection on his home water during the recent steelhead season opener. By Sam Davidson It was with some trepidation that I paid my respects to a stream with a heavy reputation on the recent opening day of steelhead season. I should have had no worries, as I…