Blistering heat waves and extended drought have raised water temperatures and imperiled fish species in several states. “It seems the extremes are more extreme,” said Tom Wiersema, who’s fished the upper North Platte as a guide and trout enthusiast for almost half a century. The North Platte gurgles past a public hot spring called the Hobo Pool, and trout fishing, along with the fall elk hunt, are big business. I don’t think we can really answer those questions yet.”Records going back to 1904 back up Wiersema’s suspicions about extremes on the upper North Platte. “If the world continues to get warmer, is trout fishing going to get worse?

Source: thestar September 06, 2021 03:56 UTC