Aquatic insects are in decline in large part due to climate change, and that’s not good if you like fishing for cold water species like trout. I am stoked to see FFCA members, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, Lary’s Fly & Supply owner Hilary Hutcheson, Western Rivers Fly Fisher owner Steve Schmidt and Craig Mathews bringing this issue to the forefront with a new video, No Fly Zones.

As an FFCA member, what can you do? You are already part of the solution by measuring and reducing your carbon footprint, but you can also encourage other guides, shops, lodges, brands and nonprofits to join our grassroots efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 because every ton of CO2 reduce actually matters!

“Fly hatches are becoming harder to predict because of climate change. What happens when there’s no more hatches to match? The decline of aquatic insects should bug everyone—not just anglers. We spoke to scientists and trout bums about what’s happening and what, if anything, can be done. Read the story at https://www.patagonia.com/stories/“