Tom Derry: The friend fish deserve

Portrait of a very special man, a fisherman who combines the pleasure of catching fish, respecting them and protecting the river where they live. Here’s a portrait of Tom Derry.

Tom Derry is the connection between wild fish and the activists striving to protect them. A lifelong angler and the director of wild steelhead funding for the Native Fish Society, Tom embodies the commitment behind countless conservation efforts all with a single goal: more wild fish. Filmed along British Columbia’s Babine River, Tom captures the essence of angling for wild steelhead and provides insight into what motivates a motivator.

If only there were more “Tom Derry” everywhere fish need support we would be so happy. I mean, it might be fine for some to catch fish from fisheries, but that is not what we are looking for. We want wild fish in wild rivers!