There's a scary statistic out there stating that if a youth doesn't experience hunting or fishing by the time they turn 18, there's a slim chance of him or her becoming an outdoor enthusiast in their lifetime. So, when my son Matthew turned 18, I knew it was well past time to get his Hunter […]
I received the latest issue of Sport Fishing Magazine yesterday in the mail and as I flipped through the pages I read an editorial that just blew my mind! The article was by Doug Olander the editor and started off by telling of a group called National Resources Defense Council that wants people to boycott […]
The following letter, signed by ten Legislators of the State of Washington expressed what we sportfishers have known for a long, long time. We are getting the short end of the stick and have been for years upon years… The difference now is that we have some political support to aid our cause: The commercial […]
Bryan Irwin, the PNW Executive Director of CCA, recently wrote this article for, The Ripple Effect, a CCA newsletter for PNW members. This article is a real eye opener. With his permission I am able to share it with you. When you examine the economics of recreational fishing, it’s clear that it fuels a major […]
It appears that the Seattle Times is about to take its rightful place next to the National Enquirer on the tabloid rack in your neighborhood grocery store. The article below appeared on the front page of the Times on Saturday, April 10, 2010. It featured a sensational headline sparsely embroidered in fact and the whole truth […]
Last year during the 2009 legislative session sportsmen and women stepped up to the plate and agreed to a two year 10% rate increase on their licenses to help cushion the blow from the massive $30 million dollar general fund reduction the state enacted for WDFW. To thanks us for our efforts and willingness to […]
From the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife News Bulletin: A new study by researchers at Oregon State University found that up to nearly half of the ocean-bound juvenile steelhead surveyed in two Oregon river systems appear to have died when they reached the estuaries — before they could reach the ocean. The scientists aren't sure […]
It's no secret that several populations of chinook salmon -North Puget Sound in particular- are in trouble. Unwise land-use practices, over harvest and the ever increasing population of Western Washington have pushed the Puget Sound chinook to the point of an ESA or Endangered Species Act listing. Fortunately, efforts to save habitat for the endangered […]
Only the deeply disturbed anglers among us would start dwelling on next spring, especially with such solid winter blackmouth and steelhead opportunities available right now! Hello, my name is Tom, and I am a deeply disturbed angler… It's not entirely my fault that I got all excited since late on Friday in the very dead […]
