Inspired by Wild Steelhead: The Next Generation of Angler/Conservationists

In a recent issue of Chasing Silver Magazine, young anglers Braden and Kyle Simms talk about how their passion for fishing and wild steelhead motivates them to speak up for their home waters.

Advocacy and conservation are powerful themes in their family: their father Rich Simms is a co-founder of the Wild Steelhead Coalition and a tireless advocate. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree and it is no surprise these young anglers see their time on the water as inseparable from the work to protect and restore the steelhead and salmon rivers of the Pacific Northwest.