Healdsburg Wild Steelhead Festival

February 10-12, 2012 Respect, Restore and Celebrate WILD Steelhead Month in Sonoma County, California
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Respect, Restore, Celebrate!

WILD Steelhead in Sonoma County

 February 10,11 & 12, 2012

 

 

Sponsored by:

 Trout Unlimited  

  Hotel Healdsburg  |  h2hotel  |  Russian Riverkeeper  |  Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce

The Festival always welcomes and encourages new Sponsors. 
Join the fun and help us bring awareness about our famous WILD Steelhead fishery and watershed. 
Call Festival Director Liz Keeley at 707-484-6438 for information 

 

Festival Board 2010

Kent McIntosh, Brian Hines, Liz Keeley,

Bill Andersen, Circe Sher, Don McEnhill


View the

KSRO Slideshow from the 2010 Healdsburg Wild Steelhead Festival

 

Be sure and check out the Fish Art from the 2009 Festival!

 

Please visit the Festival 2008 page for the recap

of our 2008 first great event.


Check out the Festival 2008 SlideShow

and Press Democrat Video from 2008.

Trout Unlimited will again be the Major Sponsor of the 2012 Festival. 

 

The local Redwood Empire Chapter of Trout Unlimited (RETU) will provide educational information on the status of wild Steelhead and Salmon in the Russian River watershed and what needs to be done to restore our historic wild Steelhead fishery that was once the 3rd best in the State of California.

 

RETU volunteers also build the Trout Pond where many excited young anglers catch their first fish, learn how to clean a trout, and a little fish anatomy.

 

Friday, February 10th

 

The 5th Annual Healdsburg WILD Steelhead Festival kicks off with the

WILD Salmon Dinner at the Villa Chanticleer in Healdsburg.

 

Jim Norton, PBS Nature filmmaker and Snake River guide will be our speaker and will be discussing his film: "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet",

one of the most watched and acclaimed PBS Nature episodes.

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday February 11th

 

The Plaza in Downtown Healdsburg is the place to be from 10am to 4pm as the Festival gets going!  There will be a trout pond under the Gazebo for the young angler, and a fly fishing pond to learn from the pros. Fish cooking demos from local chefs, wine tasting, fish soup and treats to eat, face painting and art for kids to do and a live steelhead display to enjoy. There will be a live band and dozens of information booths featuring local watershed restoration groups, sustainable seafood culinary tips and demos, wine tasting from local fish friendly vineyards and wineries, fishing gear displays, fly casting lessons, fly tying lessons, fish art, interactive fish art for kids, and much much more.


To become a sponsor and/or have a table at the Festival please click here!  

 

Sunday February 12th

 

Family fun events at the Visitor Center at Lake Sonoma. See the fish returning to the hatchery and jumping the fish ladder, fish sorting, Healdsburg High School Jazz Band, Father Nature, Bird Rescue and more!  10am -3pm.