2026 Pre-Season Hopefulness I began tracking the 2026 Columbia River Summer Steelhead run in mid June prior to an annual river trip on the Deschutes. The preseason forecast was okay, but since the state agencies were a mile off in their 2025 forecast, I was only mildly hopeful to see that the 2026 return was […]
Conservation Corner: Action Alert – Protect North Umpqua Wild Steelhead
UPDATE noon 02/05/2025: STF has been informed that SB512 has been pulled from tomorrow’s committee meeting agenda. The future of this bill is unclear. Conservation Partners continue to meet with Legislators, and Swing The Fly is committed to sharing updates on this developing story.