Hatcheries harm wild fish populations in a variety of ways, including through genetic, ecological, fishery, and facility impacts.

After 2021, it feels like a small relief to just be better than the worst in history at this point.

The Conservation Angler played a pivotal role in ending the hatchery summer steelhead program on the North Umpqua

After two decades of living on the OP, I’m feeling a pang for fresh observations and exploration.  And given the state of our wild steelhead, I wanted to recharge my spirit and mind by visiting some of the last, best wild steelhead rivers on the planet. Equally as important, fresh observations have always helped me look at old problems in new ways. This is one reason I took the position as Science Director for The Conservation Angler (TCA). 

Kamchatka Steelhead Project 2021 Field Report

All of us miss our favorite steelhead rivers - but we all need to ensure wild steelhead make it to their home rivers this year. Every wild fish matters.

Congress blunts the impact of record-breaking funding by feeding the hatchery addiction and preserving the status quo for Pacific Northwest wild steelhead and salmon.

Take action to protect wild winter steelhead on the Olympic Peninsula!

Not steelhead fishing sucks, but it is the right thing to do.

Southern Resident Killer Whales rely on chinook salmon to power their “King of the Salish Sea” presence.

TCA welcomes veteran lawyer Rob Kirschner as Legal and Policy Director

Stand Up for OP Wild Steelhead - Testify to the Washington Fish Commission Saturday

Idaho Wild B-run Steelhead will number less than 1,000 fish at the Columbia River mouth in 2021

September 2020’s fires delivered loss and opportunity to Oregon’s Western Cascade Rivers

COVID-19 impacted all of us. TCA was no exception.