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California's salmon wars have been characterized as a choice between thriving fisheries or prosperous San Joaquin Valley farms; there is not enough water, it has been argued, for both. But evidence is growing that the disposition of the state's scant fresh water supply may not be the biggest issue facing salmon. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Klamath River surges just below Merk Oliver's house. Right now, the water is slightly turbid, clouded and green - perfect for steelhead fishing. The Klamath is the second largest river in California, following the Sacramento, and its watershed encompasses a landscape that seems removed from the rest of the state by time as well as distance. Freeways, the digital economy, the entertainment industry, industrial agriculture - up here they seem like ill-recalled dreams. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]