The Adipose
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Let Our Salmon (and steelhead) Come Home
We've spent billions tearing out dams and rebuilding habitat. So why don't the fish come home?This episode of The Adipose follows a thread that upends how we think about salmon recovery: the problem isn't just the rivers; it's the ocean....
Skagit Winter
February on the Skagit means a four a.m. alarm, a spey rod, and a long drive north into the rain to swing flies for a fish you probably won't touch. This episode follows a week on one of the last rivers in the lower 48, where wild winter steelh...
A Letter From A Wild Steelhead
What does it mean to love something wild? What does it cost for the things we pursue in the name of reverence and sport?These aren't comfortable questions. But they're the questions that matter most when we talk about wild steelhead, a f...
Dear Wild Steelhead
This episode of The Adipose explores our complicated, emotional, and increasingly urgent relationship with the Pacific Northwest’s most iconic fish. Through a reflective letter written after a rare encounter with a wild steelhead, the story tra...
Small Fish, Big Consequences
What if the key to saving wild steelhead isn’t just about spawning adults, but tiny fry that barely move an inch their first summer? In this episode of The Adipose, we explore research by Nick Chambers, funded in part by the Wild Steelhead Coal...
