Authentic conservation means getting together and getting dirty. And authentic conservation doesn’t always entail leveling a giant dam or pouring millions into a famed trout river. Sometimes authentic conservation comes down to a handful of  devoted anglers putting time, energy, and effort into their local water.

That is the story of Reel Change, the latest short documentary from Frequent Flyers Fishing.

On a modest Delaware creek,  a committed group of local fishermen are putting in sweat equity to restore a watershed with potential. They call conservation agencies. They place trout in the river by hand. They do it for the coming season, and they do it for the coming generation. Most of all, they do it because they feel compelled to steward their water.

It isn’t glitzy or glamorous, but it is real. And it is the kind of conservation message that ought to  spur others to see change where they fish.

Watch the video below:

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