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An organization dedicated to increasing the return of wild 
steelhead to the waters of the Pacific Northwest

  
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Northwestern debut of the documentary film "Rivers of a Lost Coast"

Producers Justin Coupe and Palmer Taylor will be our guests along
with narrator Tom Skerritt, movie and television star from “A River Runs
Through It", ” MASH,” “Top Gun,” “Steel Magnolias,” and others.

When: Saturday, May 9th, 2009

  • 6:00-7:45 Appetizers, wine, beer, raffles, silent auctions (Kane Hall 225)
  • 8:15 WSC Conservation Award
  • 8:30-10:15 Film Showing (86 minutes), speakers, discussion, (Kane Hall 120)

Where: University of Washington’ s Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room (225) - Movie only Kane Hall (120) (Red Square; central location)

All internet sales have been ended. Tickets for the movie can still be purchased at the door. The reception has been sold out.

There will be a special reception prior to the movie where you will be able to meet the producers of the movie and the narrator Tom Skerritt. The reception begins at 6pm. There will be appetizers, wine, beer, raffles, and silent auctions.The reception will be limited to 200 tickets. Hit the link below to purchase this 35 dollar ticket(s). If you would like to only attend the screening of the film tickets are 15 dollars. Seating for the film is limited to 400. All proceeds benefit the WSC. This event is our annual fundraiser.

For any questions please contact: Jim Schmitz, 1st Vice President (membership and fundraising)

 

Rivers Of A Lost Coast Poster At the turn of the 20th century a handful of pioneers carried their fly rods into California’s remote north coast and gave birth to a culture that would revolutionize their sport. For a select few, steelhead fly fishing became an obsessive pursuit without compromise.

Leading the pack was the mythical, Bill Schaadt, an off-kilter angler famous for his ruthless pursuit to be “in the fish”. The new endeavor was littered with unchecked passions and bitter tears, where the last thing you did was bring someone new to the party.

By the early 1980’s the Golden State’s coastal fisheries found themselves caught in a spiraling decline. As California searched for it’s disappearing salmon and steelhead, these men foraged for their souls.