Those of us that were around in the 80's and early 90's can recall the old Northwest Steelhead and Salmon Council of Trout Unlimited. Back then there were chapters throughout Western Washington and a few chapters on the eastside of the Cascades as well. These folks not only did great work, and had a long list of accomplishments, but the chapters were fun and offered a sense of community for those of us that love and pursue steelhead and salmon.

For various reasons most of those chapters are now but a fond memory. And in my view nothing has really come along to fill that void left by the demise of the old NWSSC of TU. Now I hear that the Associaton of Northwest Steelheaders is interested in forming chapters in Washington State. There were always strong ties between the two organizations since they both shared a common history. This move probably should have been made long ago, but better late than never. I welcome the opportunity to see a return to the kind of fishing organizagion we once had.