The Adipose
Welcome to the Adipose, the voice of the Wild Steelhead Coalition. In the 21st Century, a steelheader must be an angler, conservationist, and advocate. The Adipose is a place for the important, authentic conversations that educate and inspire anglers, members of the public, and the fishing industry to take action on behalf of wild steelhead and their home waters. Join us as we share the stories of the passionate community of steelheaders fighting to help ensure these incredible fish thrive long into the future.
Episodes
13 episodes
Washington's "Grey Ghost" Battles Extinction
Lynda Mapes is an award-winning writer who, during her 27-year tenure as a reporter at The Seattle Times, has written numerous stories about natural history, the environment, and Native American tribes. In addition to her newspaper career, she ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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56:50
Steelhead As A Fragrance
We’re excited to bring you a brand-new episode of The Adipose podcast. This time, we sit down with Steve Duda, a celebrated writer, editor, and producer who has significantly influenced the voice o...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:01:28
It Is Now or Never For Wild Steelhead
For steelheaders of this era, there is no doubt we have reached a major juncture. in the journey. One option is to surrender to the grim circumstances. We can go out in a blaze of glory, Thelma and Louise style, and fish our way to extinction a...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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10:40
Fly Fishing Pioneers & Legends of the Northwest
Fly Fishermen began catching steelhead on flies up and down the Pacific Coast from BC to Northern California in the early 20th Century. As stories of the beauty and power of wild steelhead appeared in print publications, a bevy of steelhead ang...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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33:00
Make Steelhead Country Great Again
Can you imagine what it would be like to wake up in Seattle on a misty March morning and struggle to decide which of Puget Sound’s prolific 49 wild steelhead rivers and streams to fish that day? Can you imagine what it would be like to catch tw...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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10:30
Late to the Steelhead Party
Imagine arriving at a party just as the last song is playing, and everyone is headed home. Enjoy this audio edition of WSC Board member David Conrad's piece, "Late to the Steelhead Party," which he wrote for the 2023 Swing The Fly Anth...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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Steelhead In Our Hands
In many watersheds, most wild steelhead returning each season will be caught and handled by anglers, some more than once. Regardless of our best intentions, some fish will die, and many will endure sublethal short and/or long-term impacts, such...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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16:30
When Is A Steelhead Not A Steelhead?
Most anglers listening to this podcast likely understand that the species Oncorhynchus mykiss exhibits a complex of reproductive behaviors that generally involve summer-run steelhead, winter-run steelhead, and resident rainbow trout th...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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7:15
Sparky's Rule
In fish conservation, it isn’t always about the big wins, success often comes in small steps and underestimated sources, and even small steps can help create a movement. Sometimes it’s simply about seeing a need, taking personal initiative, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:58
Episode 4: "One For One Trade"
In 2007 writer and Wild Steelhead Coalition Trustee Dylan Tomine published State Of The Steelhead, an essay you can now find in his new book Headwaters. The essay was a warning and a call for steelhead anglers to step up and fight for these inc...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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33:21
The Fight to Save Interior Fraser Steelhead
Last year, only 70 steelhead returned to the iconic Thompson River. For decades, the runs of Interior Fraser River steelhead in Southern British Columbia have been allowed to completely collapse. Restoration plans have not been enac...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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56:01
Showing Up Is The Most Important Thing
In October of 2021, the Wild Steelhead Coalition released “Wild Steelhead: Now or Never,” a campaign to provide a status report on the current state of wild steelhead populations, educate anglers on the causes of declines, and the investments r...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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