🎉 Congrats to Torrie Nicholas from Thompson Rivers University, BC! She’s a Eugene Maughan Scholarship recipient & won Best of the West student paper at our Vancouver meeting. She’ll represent us at WDAFS - we’re proud of her achievements! 🐟✨ #FisheriesScience #WDAFS

📢 The Yakima Basin Science & Management Conference is happening June 17–18 at Central Washington University (Room 103, Discovery Hall) in Ellensburg, WA. Join experts to discuss science, restoration, and management in the Yakima Basin. 📧 Info: [email protected]

🎣 Registration is open for the 2025 Salvelinus confluentus Curiosity Society meeting! 📍 Newhalem, WA (Skagit River) 🗓️ Sept 30–Oct 2 🐟 Bull trout talks, field trips, and fireside chats await. eventbrite.com/e/salvelinus-c… #BullTrout #ScCS2025 #SkagitRiver

Dive into the world of aquatic bugs! This week at Cashmere City Library, explore stream life up close at Bugs in the Creek—a hands-on event hosted with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cascade Fisheries, & Team Naturaleza. 📍 Cashmere, WA 🔗 facebook.com/events/1972628…

Over 60 people turned out for Bugs in the Creek — a hands-on exploration of aquatic life in a Wenatchee River side channel! Caddisflies, mayflies, stoneflies, and true bugs made an appearance, with giant caddisflies (Dicosmoecus sp.) stealing the spotlight.

🎣 Student anglers, it’s time! The 2025 Cascadia Catch is open for registration! ✅ Free to enter 📱 Use the MyCatch app 🏆 Win prizes + rep your school 📍 WA & BC freshwater only 🗓️ Sept 13–Oct 12 Fish for science. Fish for glory. #CascadiaCatch2025 #CitizenScience

🎣 Cascadia Catch – Early Results from Day One! Alannah Penno, PhD student at the University of Northern BC, kicks things off with the first catch of the event — a beautiful little Mountain Whitefish from the Crooked River in Northern BC. 👏 Way to go, Alannah! #CascadiaCatch

📏 Measure properly to avoid penalties. Before you head out, make sure you're familiar with the regulations — your catch depends on it! 📸 See the posted rules for details. #CascadiaCatch #FishSmart #KnowTheRegs #ConservationMatters #FishingRules

🎣 Universities repping at #CascadiaCatch: 🏫 TRU – 22 members, 1 catch 🏫 UNBC – 9 members, 3 catches 🏫 SFU, UVic, UWash – 4 each 🏫 UBC, WSU, Eastern WA – 1 each Let’s see who reels in the next big one! #FishBiology #FieldworkFun

🎣 Cascadia Catch – Week One Leader! Torrie Nicholas (MSc @ Thompson Rivers U) landed a beast: 50.8 cm Rainbow Trout 🌈🔥 Longest of the week — nice fish, Torrie! 🏆 🎥 Watch the release: youtube.com/shorts/CpyaS3Q… #CascadiaCatch #ThompsonRiversUniversity #WeekOneLeader

📸 Cascadia Catch – WEEK ONE LEADERBOARDS! 🐟🔥 The results are in! Want to see who’s leading in: 🏫 School Points 🌈 Longest Rainbow Trout/Steelhead 🐟 Shortest Rainbow Trout/Steelhead 🎣 Most Freshwater Species? 👉 Check out the leaderboard and see where your school stands!

The spirit of the Cascadia Catch lives on through our incredible student anglers! Their passion for the sport shines through in every cast, release, and measured catch 🎣

🐟🎓 Calling all students passionate about salmon & aquatic conservation! Apply now for the 2026 Cederholm Scholarships: 💰 $1,500 for undergrads 💰 $3,000 for grads (MS/PhD) Deadline: Dec 8, 2025 Winners: Dec 19, 2025 Details & apply 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #Scholarship

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents attending WABC & WA-TWS 2026 — we’ve got you covered! Bring your kids and enjoy: 🧸 Activity bags 🎨 1-hr craft workshops 🚌 Field trip to Rocky Reach Discovery Center 🤝 Support during your presentation Let us know what you need: [email protected] #WABC2026

🎣✨ To review all the great fun from Cascadia Catch, check out their Facebook page 👉 facebook.com/profile.php?id…

🌊🐟 Upcoming MCC Seminar Join Doug Watkinson (DFO) as he discusses species at risk in Alberta’s Milk River. 📅 Nov 27, 2025 | 🕑 2 PM CST | 💻 Online via Teams 👉 Register: midcanada.fisheries.org/mcc-seminar-do… Let’s support our colleagues in the Mid-Canada Chapter! #Fisheries #Conservation

🌊🏔 Exciting news! The winning logo for Seas to Summits 2026 has been revealed 🎉 👏 Congrats to Grace Barthelmess (Eastern Washington University) for her design capturing the connections between habitats, species & people. Join us April 6–9, 2026 in Wenatchee, WA! #AFS #TWS

We’re excited to share the latest updates from our Hatchery Evaluation Working Group! 🐟 wa-bc.fisheries.org/wp-content/upl…

🌟 Big News! Registration Opens Tomorrow! 🌟 We’re thrilled to announce that registration for the 2026 Joint Annual Conference kicks off tomorrow! 🎉 👉 Register Here: watws.org/annual-meeting