SHASTA RIVER
The Nature Conservancy and CalTrout have partnered to help restore the Shasta River. 2012 was a great year for Chinook Salmon and a good indication all the hard work is paying off.
FALL RIVER FISH TAGGING
In Spring of 2013 CalTrout partnered with the Fall River Conservancy, UC Davis Center For Watershed sciences and the Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct fish tagging on Fall River. This data will track fish movements throughout the system to help know how the fish utilize this vast spring creek system at different times of year, where the spawn and when. This important information can help manage this wild trout population into the future.sist. In recent years, signs of a recovery ripple through the waters. In Swing North, fishermen Mikey Wier and Jason Hartwick hook into the growing population of wild winter run steelhead on the Eel. With appearances by Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia and Shane Anderson, director of Wild Reverence: The Wild Steelheads’ Last Stand, the two discover a river that holds hope for one of California’s great remaining wild fisheries.
AGAINST ALL ODDS
Southern California Steelhead: Against All Odds is a documentary about one of California's most magnificent and endangered native fish species. Once numbering in the tens of thousands, these resilient fish are now on the brink of extinction. Dams, development, water extraction, pollution and climate change have all taken their toll. However, these fish are not doomed to extinction and a small number of people can make a big difference in helping recover this iconic species.
TAIL OUT
Interesting and entertaining internet finds
SWING NORTH
Hidden behind deep gray fog, California’s North Coast is one of the most pristine habitats in the state. But the thick redwood forests and slate green rivers were almost devastated by the impact of industry. Once hosting runs of more than a million salmon and steelhead, the annual fish counts on the Eel River now often number less than 1,000. Yet, the salmonids persist. In recent years, signs of a recovery ripple through the waters. In Swing North, fishermen Mikey Wier and Jason Hartwick hook into the growing population of wild winter run steelhead on the Eel. and discover a river that holds hope for one of California’s great remaining wild fisheries.
. In Swing North, fishermen Mikey Wier and Jason Hartwick hook into the growing population of wild winter run steelhead on the Eel. With appearances by Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia and Shane Anderson, director of Wild Reverence: The Wild Steelheads’ Last Stand, the two discover a river that holds hope for one of California’s great remaining wild fisheries.
CALTROUT VIDEO VAULT
Conservancy section of the McCloud River.