I was out farting around for no good reason on one of my favorite local rivers Sunday and ran across a great little project built by the Steelhead Trout Club of Washington (or maybe it's the Washington Steelhead Trout Club) and just wanted to say great job if there's anybody from the club who checks this board.

They built a little rearing/imprinting slough off a feeder creek. When I first pulled up I thought it was some morons had diverted and plugged the creek for fun. Not so. I stood there for a long time watching that black raft of smolts play.

Anybody here (Salmontackler?) involved with this Ballard-based group? Their sign said they've been around since 1928 but it was the first I've heard of them.

Bruce