2008 Award Winners
Writer of the Year
- David Page
Best Freelance Journalism
- Zack Thomas
Newspaper Feature
- 1st: Zack Thomas for "Exceptionally Good Trout Fishing Is Right in Your Backyard" from the Reno Gazette-Journal
- 2nd: Keith Lair for "Rhode Blazing New Trail" from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Newspaper Column/Essay
- 1st: Tom Stienstra for "A Pal's Ashes, Dazzling Trout on a Secret Lake" from the San Francisco Chronicle
- 2nd: David Page for "The Last Run" from the New York Times
- 3rd: Bill Ryan for "Grandfather Randall: A Sinner or a Saint?" from the St. Helena Star
Magazine Feature
- 1st: Mike McKenna for "The Horse Whisperer of the High Sierra" from Eastside Magazine
- 2nd: Terry Hodges for "An Extra Set of Eyes" from Outdoor California
- 3rd: Greg Yarris for "Hunting — The Ultimate Organic Experience" from California Waterfowl
Magazine Column/Essay
- 1st: Gary Graham for "Jerry Garrett: Angling Super Hero" from Western Outdoors
News Report
- 1st: Tom Martens for "2008 Is the Year of the California Delta" from California Fly Fisher
- 2nd: Keith Lair for "Blasting Her Way to History" from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Newsletter
- 1st: Jerry Springer for California Deer, the newsletter of the California Deer Association
Guidebook
- 1st: David Page for Yosemite and the Southern Sierra (Countryman) -- more excerpts here
- 2nd: Zack Thomas for The Angler's Guide to Trailer-Boating Baja (Transpeninsular)
- 3rd: Allen Reidel for 100 Classic Hikes in Southern California (The Mountaineers)
Book Other than Guidebook
- 1st: Ken Hanley for Tying Furled Flies (Headwater)
Feature Photo
- 1st: Zack Thomas for "Moored Panga, Playa Concepción, Baja California Sur" from The Angler's Guide to Trailer-Boating Baja
- 2nd: Rick E. Martin for "Guide Doug Rodricks on the Wild Trout Section of the Lower Owens" from Fly Fishing the Sierra Nevada
Action Photo
- 1st: Guy Carl for "An Otter World"
- 2nd: John Loo for "San Clemente Island"
- 3rd: Zack Thomas for "Angler Fighting Fish at Lake Tahoe" from the Reno Gazette-Journal
Series of Photos
- 1st: Rick E. Martin for photos from Fly Fishing the Sierra Nevada by Bill Sunderland
- 2nd: Zack Thomas for "Like Mars with Flowers" from Eastside Magazine
Radio Show
- 1st: Ed Zieralski for All Outdoors Radio
- 2nd: John Henigin for Fish Talk Radio
TV Show or Video
- 1st: Ed Zieralski for Dove Hunt in the Imperial Valley
Website
- 1st: John Loo for Beyond the Breakwater
Web-only Article
- 1st: John Loo for "Offshore Trolling" from Beyond the Breakwater
John Reginato Conservation Award
- 1st: Jim Jones for "California's Salmon Collapse" from Salmon and Steelhead Journal
- 2nd: Tom Martens for "California Delta County Seeks to Expand Pioneering Abandoned Boat Program" from Western Boating Safety Group News
Phil Ford Humor Award
- 1st: Mike McKenna for "In Search of Golden Trout" from Eastside Magazine
- 2nd: Ernie Cowan for "Rookie with a Camera Hunting for a Sure Shot" from the North County Times



