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Key Interviews & Features
A selection of recent media featuring The Trout Trust and its partners, highlighting the urgent need to protect Alberta’s wild trout and their habitats.
Let’s Go Outdoors – Trout Trust Segment
An on-the-ground look at Alberta’s trout, irrigation canals and the work being done to keep fish in the river where they belong.
Anchored Outdoors – Podcast Episode 277
In-depth conversation on protecting Alberta’s trout fisheries and tackling fish entrainment in irrigation infrastructure.
Articles on Fish Entrainment
Jim McLennan and others explain how irrigation canals and other structures threaten Alberta’s world-class trout fisheries.
Outdoor Canada – Irrigation Canals & the Bow River
A detailed overview of how irrigation canals threaten the Bow’s sport fishery and what anglers need to know about entrainment.
Wild Lands Advocate – “Trapped Still”
A closer look at trout and other fish trapped in canals and structures, and what that means for wild populations.
Further Reading for Trout Trust Supporters
Broader pieces that speak to the values, landscapes and fisheries The Trout Trust is working to protect.
Wild Lands Advocate – “Fish and Fisherman”
A reflection on anglers, wild fish and the responsibilities that come with fishing in sensitive landscapes.
“Desecrating the Crown of the Continent” – Fly Fisherman (2021)
Explores industrial pressure on some of North America’s most important cold-water headwaters.
“How to Defile a Wilderness” – Fly Fusion (2021)
A sharp look at what’s at stake when development intrudes on wild trout landscapes and the people who care about them.
Ethical Angling
Learn more about The Trout Trust's Ethical Angling and Values
Useful Readings
Learn more about entrainment, entrained trout and critical forage fish
