Steelhead Trout Club of Washington

01/31/2024

This page has been down for a while but it is back!

Decreased steelhead fishing access/opportunity and limited hatchery production need to be addressed!

05/19/2021

Steelhead & Salmon food, an interesting read about the perils of forage fish. https://crosscut.com/environment/2021/05/pnw-leader-forage-fish-management-it-needs-better-data?fbclid=IwAR1TiDO7b39g06LWq-Kmim-LH3hZ0CKaD_Qk0jX4ccdJ2Ti21IumP3Fmnj8

A U.S. Senate bill highlights West Coast progressiveness in managing fisheries, but even our region is a long way off from really knowing what’s out there.

05/02/2021

GOOD news: Smolts Were Released in Reiter Pond Saturday 4/24/2021.
If not for the tireless efforts of Frank Urabeck & Hal Boynton, who knows how far the WFC could have interfered.
A HUGE Thanks to Frank Urabeck for lighting a fire under the US Fisheries dept by contacting Maria Cantwell to ensure that the US fisheries Dept came through with the approval. As a matter of fact, they came through 3 days ahead of the deadline. Once we knew that approval came, though, we knew we were in the best possible position in having the most excellent chance for approval from NMFS & NOAA.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE CLUB FOR TAKING ON THIS ENDEAVOR!
AND AN EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to HAL & FRANK for going above and beyond the call of duty.

TO ALL of the STC members who wrote letters to NOAA and helped spearhead the effort to save viable Steelhead fisheries in the North Puget Sound region; THANK YOU!

Thank you, STC members; though we only had 25 letters from the Club, we were the catalyst for the other 775 letters from the many different fishing clubs and WDFW.

A special thanks to Puget Sound Anglers, Coastal Conservation Association, and WDFW for their efforts and cooperation to restore fishing.
Even though they are focused on other fish, we all care about protecting the fish and fishing in these waters. With that being said, we should also prepare ourselves to offer help and assistance to these other clubs if they garner us for service.

We need to stick together as sportsmen, fishermen, and conversationist to ensure fishing for future generations.
These actions and results show that multi-species fishing clubs can and do work together for a common goal!

Great job, TEAM!

04/23/2021

Our next STC Club meeting is Tue May 11th @ 7pm via ZOOM.

04/23/2021

Happening @ Reiter Pond on the Skykomish River. It seems that there is good news on the Summer Run release at Reiter Pond. Permitting for the release was submitted by USFWS NMFS. The hatchery is only waiting on NOAA to issue the last permit, pushing the smolt’s release date back a week to April 23rd.
As far as we can tell, WFC & WDFW have reached an impasse and the lawsuit is being dismissed.

01/24/2021

Exciting news, please keep watch for our new, Steelhead Trout Club of Washington's WEB PAGE. We are actively looking for new members and the web page will be a new way to reach out. Stay Healthy & Happy Fishing!

03/28/2020

Because of current COVID-19 protocols all,
"Steelhead Trout Club of WA" functions will cease until further notice. Stay Healthy!

02/18/2020

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/despite-vanishing-steelhead-state-wont-delay-fishing-season/?utm_source=Crosscut%20Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Crosscut+Daily+20200218

Wild winter steelhead are at a historic low in the Sultan River, with just 55 of the fish counted in 2019.

01/17/2020

Our Steelhead Trout Club, February meeting is scheduled for Tues. the 11th. Ed Eleazer, the WDFW Region 4 Fish Div. Mgr., will be our guest speaker at the meeting & will discuss options with the WDFW / STC John Evensen So. Fork of the Skykomish River funds & potential future use for the Wild Summer Run Steelhead Hatchery program.

10/28/2019

Steelhead Trout Club of WA, November Meeting. Our Next STC Meeting is scheduled for Tues. (Nov 12th at 6:00 PM at the Orient Express Restaurant on 4th Ave So. in Seattle, Happy Hour at 5 PM, BOD meeting at 4:30.

- RSVP's to Russ if you are planning to attend the Awards Banquet.