Problems and Solutions
Sorry for the delay. After our last blog post we had hoped to have arrived in a steelhead shangra la. A place rumored to be full of unpressured, unwary, and extremely large fish.
But...
We never made it to the steelhead water of our dreams. Instead, other complications with the trip prevented us from ever leaving the dock. Every morning we woke up anticipating the high tide, ready for the all day ride to the secret stream, but to our dismay, there was always something preventing the trip. This lack of fishing opened the door to one of the best parts of the trip.
During our extended stay in 'base camp' we were awarded the opportunity to speak with two amazing men, Gerald Amos and Bruce Hill. Gerald and Bruce run the Headwaters Initiate, based out of Terrace, BC. One of their missions is to connect local community leaders with one another in an attempt to stop some of the destruction that is taking place in their area. One of the stories they told us about is about a place called the Sacred Headwaters, which is at the headwaters of the Skeena, the Nass, and the Stikine Rivers. Royal Dutch Shell wants to drill for coal-bed methane gas in the Sacred Headwaters. They explained that a group of First Nations people have been blockading the road into the area for the last three years and just a few days ago, there was announcement made that there would not be any drilling this summer. Read about the story here via The Cleanest Line. It is amazing to think that such a small group of people can stop such a large, and potentially dangerous project from ever taking place.
These types of stories continued about different watersheds, and different communities, all banding together to make a difference. This was the most inspiring part of the last month.
Now we are back in Oregon, and all I can think about is how to have the same impact on my home waters as the folks up north are having on theirs.
Our next film project is going to be unlike anything we have attempted in the past. We are still hoping to produce a fun and exciting film about steelhead fishing, and we are taking almost a year to do it. But this time we are also going to be making an additional, stand alone, film about the current state of wild steelhead. The second film will look at specific regions around the west and show the viewer what is happening to each. We will touch on the historic run sizes, current run sizes, and the things that are happening now that are helping and harming wild steelhead. Our goal is to inspire people to make a difference on their home waters, because if we don't start making some changes, we won't have steelhead to enjoy in the future.
Over the next several months we will be interviewing steelhead experts to get their take on the current state of steelhead. As we learn more and more, we will be posting to the blog. Stay tuned.
Casting for spring steelhead, early May. Notice the fresh show.
Fishing in and around old growth forest is an amazing thing.
Bruce Hill.
Gerald Amos.
But...
We never made it to the steelhead water of our dreams. Instead, other complications with the trip prevented us from ever leaving the dock. Every morning we woke up anticipating the high tide, ready for the all day ride to the secret stream, but to our dismay, there was always something preventing the trip. This lack of fishing opened the door to one of the best parts of the trip.
During our extended stay in 'base camp' we were awarded the opportunity to speak with two amazing men, Gerald Amos and Bruce Hill. Gerald and Bruce run the Headwaters Initiate, based out of Terrace, BC. One of their missions is to connect local community leaders with one another in an attempt to stop some of the destruction that is taking place in their area. One of the stories they told us about is about a place called the Sacred Headwaters, which is at the headwaters of the Skeena, the Nass, and the Stikine Rivers. Royal Dutch Shell wants to drill for coal-bed methane gas in the Sacred Headwaters. They explained that a group of First Nations people have been blockading the road into the area for the last three years and just a few days ago, there was announcement made that there would not be any drilling this summer. Read about the story here via The Cleanest Line. It is amazing to think that such a small group of people can stop such a large, and potentially dangerous project from ever taking place.
These types of stories continued about different watersheds, and different communities, all banding together to make a difference. This was the most inspiring part of the last month.
Now we are back in Oregon, and all I can think about is how to have the same impact on my home waters as the folks up north are having on theirs.
Our next film project is going to be unlike anything we have attempted in the past. We are still hoping to produce a fun and exciting film about steelhead fishing, and we are taking almost a year to do it. But this time we are also going to be making an additional, stand alone, film about the current state of wild steelhead. The second film will look at specific regions around the west and show the viewer what is happening to each. We will touch on the historic run sizes, current run sizes, and the things that are happening now that are helping and harming wild steelhead. Our goal is to inspire people to make a difference on their home waters, because if we don't start making some changes, we won't have steelhead to enjoy in the future.
Over the next several months we will be interviewing steelhead experts to get their take on the current state of steelhead. As we learn more and more, we will be posting to the blog. Stay tuned.
Photos from the last few weeks. by Erik Argotti
Casting for spring steelhead, early May. Notice the fresh show.
Fishing in and around old growth forest is an amazing thing.
Bruce Hill.
Gerald Amos.
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