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Only Orvis. orvis.com/battenkillreel ©2017 The Orvis Company ©2017 The qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® N E W S U N R I S E S I L V E R M I R R O R S COSTA ® This advad ncement of our color-enhancing 580 lens technology allows you to see more with less light. The yellow-based polarized lensess allowlo hih gh light transmission whhile still providinng maximuum protection and deliver sharper cono trast for sunrise, sunset, andd a sun thhata wants to TEC H NOLONOL GY hide behindn the clouds all daya . Findi your paiair by usinng thee dealer loocator at cos__________ostadelmel ar.comco qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® THE JOURNAL OF COLDWATER FISHERIES CONSERVATION SUMMER 2017 30 l Watersheds The Exception that Proves the Rule BY CHRISTOPHER CAMUTO 32 l Blue Lines Seeking Bull. BY TOM REED 34 l Keeping Your Catch (To Benefit Certain Other Species) BY DAN GARREN 40 l You Can Go Home Again BY WALT GASSON 46 l Friend of the Wild: Scott Stouder BY SHAUNA STEPHENSON 52 l Where the (Really) Wild Things Are BY RENE HENERY 62 l Photo Gallery: Skagit BY JOSHUA DUPLECHIAN 56 l Voices from the River: Spirit in the Winds BY CHRISTIAN RICARDI s 6 l From the CEO 8 l From the Editor 10 l Our Contributors 12 l Our Readers Write 14 l Pocket Water epartment Brook trout and clean air; women in angling D seminars; climate change survey; GRTU sets the bar; Apache trout; banning felt in Yellowstone; shops we like; “TU Tested” gear reviews. 79 l Actionline Willow planting in Colorado; cleaning up the Schuylkill; Stream Champ Chris Johnson; annual meeting notes, and more. 86 l Whitlock on the Upright Hair-Wing Dry 96 Classics l Carey Special. BY PAUL BRUUN On the Cover: Davis Lake, high in the Cascade Lakes of central Oregon, by Arian Stevens MATT GUYMON MATT qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® Chairman of the Board National Leadership Council Jim Asselstine, TYLER HILL, PA. Representatives State Council Chairs Chairman of National Leadership Council Mick McCorcle, FAIRVIEW, TEXAS Chair ARIZONA, Steve La Falce Mick McCorcle ARKANSAS, John Sturgis President/Chief Executive Officer CALIFORNIA, Cindy Noble Chris Wood, WASHINGTON, D.C. Secretary Paul Doscher COLORADO, Marshall Pendergrass Secretary CONNECTICUT, Alicea Charamut ARIZONA Nancy Mackinnon, MANCHESTER CENTER, VT. , Joe Miller GEORGIA, Carl Riggs ARKANSAS, Bill Thorne IDAHO, Ed Northen Treasurer CALIFORNIA, Mary Tealdi ILLINOIS, Darwin Adams Terry Hyman, MCLEAN, VA. COLORADO, Mac Cunningham IOWA, James Kelehan Secretary of the National Leadership Council CONNECTICUT, Keith Ainsworth KENTUCKY, Lee Squires GEORGIA, Mack Martin Paul Doscher, WEARE, N.H. MAINE, Kathy Scott IDAHO, Chris Jones MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND, Mark Burton Legal Advisor ILLINOIS, Gerald Sapp MICHIGAN, Tom Quail David D. Armstrong, Esq., GREENVILLE, S.C. IOWA, Ryan Maas MID-ATLANTIC, Don Haynes KENTUCKY, Gene Slusher Trustees MINNESOTA, JP Little MAINE, Stephen Brooke MISSOURI (OZARK COUNCIL) Jeff Witten Bernard C. Bailey, BETHESDA, MD. MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND, Garry Crago MONTANA, Chris Schustrom John Braico, M.D., QUEENSBURY, N.Y. MICHIGAN, Robb Smith NEW HAMPSHIRE, Thomas Ives Sherry Brainerd, RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. MID-ATLANTIC, Noel Gollehon NEW JERSEY, Richard Thomas Charlie Breithaupt, CLAYTON, GA. MINNESOTA, John Hunt NEW MEXICO, Art Vollmer Stoney Burke, KETCHUM, IDAHO MISSOURI (OZARK COUNCIL) Michael Riley NEW YORK, Ron Urban Noel (Skip) Dunn, LEWISVILLE, N.C. MONTANA, Daniel Short NORTH CAROLINA, John Kies Bill Egan, JACKSON, WYO. NEW HAMPSHIRE, March McCubrey OHIO, Don Antrim Scott Hood, BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. NEW JERSEY, Kelly Buchta OKLAHOMA (INDIAN NATIONS COUNCIL) Patsy Ishiyama, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. NEW MEXICO, John Lopez Greg Mann Richard Johnson, WILMINGTON, N.C. NEW YORK, Scott Seidman OREGON, Terry Turner Howard Kern, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. NORTH CAROLINA, Dale Klug PENNSYLVANIA, Charlie Charlesworth Henry Koltz, BROOKFIELD, WIS. OHIO, Vacant SOUTH CAROLINA, Paul McKee Walt Minnick, CHEVY CHASE, MD. OKLAHOMA (INDIAN NATIONS COUNCIL) TENNESSEE, Mike Bryant Trout Unlimited Board of TrusteesTrout Unlimited Board of Stephen Moss, LARCHMONT, N.Y. Phil Curtis TEXAS, Phil Dopson Dan Needham, WINNETKA, ILL. OREGON, David Moldal UTAH, Jeff Taniguchi James Nevels, PHILADELPHIA, PA. PENNSYLVANIA, Brian Wagner VERMONT, Clark Amadon Ken Olivier, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. SOUTH CAROLINA, Malcolm Leaphart VIRGINIA, Kevin Daniels Daniel Plummer, EAST BRANCH, N.Y. TENNESSEE, Steve Brown WASHINGTON, Rosendo Guerrero Kevin Reilly, SANTA FE, N.M. TEXAS, Mark Dillow WEST VIRGINIA, Lee Orr Thomas Stoddard, LONDON, ENGLAND UTAH, Kelly Marquart WISCONSIN, Linn Beck LYNNWOOD, WASH. Mark Taylor, VERMONT, Jared Carpenter COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MICH. WYOMING, Cole Sherard James Tolston III, VIRGINIA, Graham Simmerman WILMINGTON, N.C. Raiford Trask, WASHINGTON, Tim Gavin LIVINGSTON, MONT. Dan Vermillion, WEST VIRGINIA, Derek Edwards SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Jim Walker, WISCONSIN, Kim McCarthy BOZEMAN, MONT. K.C. Walsh, WYOMING, Jim Broderick John Willis, CHICAGO, ILL. Coldwater Conservation Fund Board of Directors 2017 President Mr. Brian Doyal, GLENCOE, ILL. Ken Olivier, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Kirk Wortman, STAMFORD, CONN. Matthew Fremont-Smith, NEW YORK, N.Y. Edmond Opler, WILSON, WYO. Steven B. Gewirz, WASHINGTON, D.C. Brain Paavola, KEY WEST, FLA. Executive Committee Peter Hunt, PIEDMONT, CALI. Stewart Parker, SEATTLE, WASH. Phillip Belling, NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. Jim Jackson, HOUSTON, TEXAS John Redpath, NEW YORK, N.Y. Douglas Biederbeck, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Tony James, NEW YORK, N.Y. Steve Renehan, SUMMIT, N.J. Stephan Kiratsous, NEW YORK, N.Y. Jim Kelley, ATLANTA, GA. Andrew Roberts, REDDING, CONN. Jeffery Morgan, DARIEN, CONN. Cam MacMillan, BOULDER, COLO. Leigh Seippel, NEW YORK, N.Y. Directors Ivan Marcotte, CHARLOTTE, N.C. Robert Strawbridge, WILSON, WYO. Jeffrey Marshall, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Margie Taylor, SHERIDAN, WYO. Bruce Allbright, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. Gregory McCrickard, TOWSON, MD. Daniel Zabrowski, POCONO PINES, PA. John Bell, TRYON, N.C. J. Thomas McMurray, JACKSON, WY. Stephen J. Zoukis, SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. R. Scott Blackley, LEESBURG, VA. Stephen Moss, LARCHMONT, N.Y. Stream Map USA Free Catalog 800 949 5163 210,000 Gierach’s Stream Maps New Book on your phone! Autographed $25.00 + S&H Get your copy StreamMapUSA.com ____________ while they last! TROUT SUMMER 2017 4 qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® ___________________ qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® From the President SUMMER 2017 • VOLUME 60 • NUMBER 3 [ Chris Wood] EDITOR Kirk Deeter DEPUTY EDITOR Native and Wild: Rules of the River Samantha Carmichael Trout and salmon allow us broad discretion to “play in the fields of the EDITOR-AT-LARGE Lord” when it comes to conservation. Gravity works cheap, and never Erin Block Trout Unlimited takes a day off. Everything we do on the land is ultimately reflected by 1777 North Kent Street the health of our waters, and so we engage as advocates in issues as varied Suite 100 as hydropower to agriculture, forestry to climate change. Arlington, VA 22209 Ph: (703) 522-0200 At first glance, Trout Unlimited’s vision of ensuring that “robust Fax: (703) 284-9400 populations of native and wild coldwater fish once again thrive within [email protected]_______ their North American range, so that our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in their home www.tu.org waters” seems to provide similar latitude. DESIGN grayHouse design Not exactly. Not all native fish are where they belong, and not all wild fish are beneficial. [email protected] A few years ago, I had a public disagreement with Douglas Thompson, a professor at DISPLAY ADVERTISING Connecticut College, over an opinion piece he ran in The New York Times describing how Tim Romano poor hatchery and stocking practices led him to give up trout fishing. In a snarky response, [email protected]___________ I wrote that Doug “waded in over his head” and that he should stop “carping at anglers” (303) 495-3967 because the real problems facing native trout were habitat loss and climate change.