Monthly Archives: February 2008
INVASIVE SPECIES: What of the Snakehead?
Singlebarbed posted on snakeheads finding their way into English waters. I wrote this response, twice, yet somehow managed to pull off leaving a blank comment box on his site. Twice. So here’s my comment: “The critics were quite nasty about the … Continue reading
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Lateral Line Media Shouts Out, Causes Flashbacks
Joey of Lateral Line Media unwittingly uncovered some old scars with this post. No way he could possibly know that back in the day, fresh out of college, the only apartment my buddies and I could afford in NYC Metro … Continue reading
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All Aboard the Meatwagon
Just got in a sampling of meat wagon flies from Jerry Darkes, a Great Lakes steelhead guide and tyer. I know by looking that the northern pike are going to go off on this pattern in the spring, but I’m … Continue reading
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VIDEO: South African Safari
Here’s some footage combined from two different game reserves, Kwandwe in the Eastern Cape, and Madikwe in the North West provence on the border of Botswana, as well as some shots from my day on the Vaal River with competition … Continue reading
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Say Yellow…Yellow
The head of the 8-pound smallmouth yellowfish I caught drifting a nymph along the banks of the Vaal River under the tutelage of competitive fly angler Shayne Prinsloo. More detail to come, but for the most part, smallmouth yellowfish feed … Continue reading
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Greetings From the Miami Boat Show
So this is what insomnia feels like. I touched down at JFK on Wednesday after a 20 hour flight from Johannesburg, ran home to repack and hopped a JetBlue flight to Miami. I’m chilling in my hotel room on Collins Ave … Continue reading
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