The Resilience of Steelhead, with Dr. Guy Fleischer

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

This week, my best is Dr. Guy Fleischer [35:30], science advisor for the Wild Steelhead Coalition (wildsteelheadcoalition.org). We discuss the proposed closure of steelhead fishing on the Olympic Peninsula, how ocean changes affect steelhead survival, and the steelhead life cycle, with an emphasis on how resilient steelhead populations are if we give them half a chance. (we'll also be publishing a podcast in the next two weeks with Chris Wood, CEO of Trout Unlimited, on the potential removal of four dams on the lower Snake River).

In the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions and tips from listeners, including:

What flies do you like for the Green Drake hatch?

What should I do in the winter months to get ready for next season?

Can I land big fish on a Euro nymphing rod without worrying about the rod breaking?

When is it time to tie a whole new leader onto your line? How can I catch smallmouth bass in cold water?

How do I wade a body of water without spooking fish?

Advice from a listener on how to find spawning white bass Tips from a listener on a good way to create a fishing journal using free web resources.

How do I fish an emerger just a couple inches below the surface?

Would it be geeky if I took a bunch of Frisbees or other targets to a fly shop to evaluate a new rod at varying distances?

Has anyone been able to distill nine fly boxes into one to eliminate the bulk and clutter?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast.
0:14.1	This is your host Tom Rosenbauer and this week we're going to be talking to Guy Fleischer
0:22.0	who is the Chief Scientist for the Wild Steelhead Coalition.
0:26.9	We're going to be talking about the kind of the life history of steelhead and the resilience
0:31.4	of steelhead.
0:33.1	We know they're in trouble right now, they've got all kinds of problems, it's one of those
0:37.9	death by a thousand cuts, but there's hope because steelhead are such resilient creatures.
0:44.8	So we're going to be talking about some of the threats that we know about in steelhead
0:52.3	life history and we probably won't be talking as much about dams because we're going to
0:59.8	be talking in a couple of weeks we're going to be doing a podcast with Chris Wood from
1:05.4	Trout Unlimited about the removal of the dams on the lower snake river.
1:10.1	So we're going to be talking about some other issues and just about steelhead in general.
1:18.6	I know that I know that you listeners always like it when I have scientists on the podcast
1:26.6	as a guest and I like having them too because I always learn so much.
1:30.7	So I hope you enjoy this one and without further ado, we're going to go into the fly box
1:37.9	where I try to answer your questions.
1:40.2	And if you have a question for the fly box, you can send it to me at podcastatorvis.com.
1:48.4	You can either just type your question in the body of your email or you can attach a
1:54.6	voice file and if I can answer your question, I'll read it on the air.
2:00.4	So let's start.
2:02.2	The first question is from Sham from Michigan.
2:07.5	Still love listening to your podcast.
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