Millions of people enjoy spending summer months fishing for various trout species, with the rainbow being perhaps the most popular. But in this episode, we point out that trout are also an important indicator species for the health of a cold freshwater ecosystem.
Dave talks to Curis Knight from CalTrout about that organization's 50 years of work restoring trout habitat and using science-based policy to ensure that our fisheries remain viable. Then he visits Chrysten Rivard, the director of Trout Unlimited in Oregon, to talk about how drought and wildfire are affecting trout in that part of the west.
Finally, we take some of the mystique out and put some fun into the art and science of angling known as fly fishing. Dave visits with Bryan Quick, the Director of Outfitters for The Fly Shop in Redding, California.
Redding is at the heart of some of the finest fly-fishing waters in the world with massive rainbows cruising literally through downtown Redding in the lower Sacramento River.
