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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 22 MIN

Skagit Winter

from The Adipose · host Wild Steelhead Coalition

February on the Skagit means a four a.m. alarm, a spey rod, and a long drive north into the rain to swing flies for a fish you probably won't touch. This episode follows a week on one of the last rivers in the lower 48, where wild winter steelhead still return, the jade-green water, the eagles in the cottonwoods, three seconds of something alive on a foggy Wednesday.The Adipose is the voice of the Wild Steelhead Coalition. Learn more at wildsteelheadcoalition.org.

February on the Skagit means a four a.m. alarm, a spey rod, and a long drive north into the rain to swing flies for a fish you probably won't touch. This episode follows a week on one of the last rivers in the lower 48, where wild winter steelhead still return, the jade-green water, the eagles in the cottonwoods, three seconds of something alive on a foggy Wednesday. The Adipose is the voice of the Wild Steelhead Coalition. Learn more at wildsteelheadcoalition.org.

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