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Cuidado, Señor Pavon

Posted in Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Photos, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Next week brings me down to Florida, where I will attempt to impale your lip with one of my flies. You’ve been warned.

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The Wedding Call

Posted in Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Other Blogs, Pimped Content, Video, tagged , , , , on October 22, 2008 | No Comments »

Go here for the full story.

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FLORIDA: Anyone for Clown Knifefish?

Posted in Florida, Freshwater, Other Blogs, tagged , , , , on October 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »

My friend Don DeMott has been hammering peacock bass down in Florida, and says about once a trip he pulls out one of these. Add it to the list of many non-native fish patrolling Florida’s freshwater drainage system.  Roughfisher, the blogging community demands that you get on the case.

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FLY FISHING: Beyond the Mainstream, Volume 3

Posted in Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Other Blogs, Travel, tagged , , , , , on September 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

OREGON: The Caddis Fly goes salty, deep for rockfish.
MINNESOTA: The Darth Clam.

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BOOK REVIEW: Muskie on the Fly

Posted in Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Other Blogs, Reviews, tagged , , , , , on September 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Having spent many summers on a river where catching a muskellunge is an achievement that gets noted in the local paper, and having witnessed exactly one person hook one on the fly, I’ve looked forward to reading  Muskie on the Fly, by Robert Tomes, as much as any other fly fishing instructional book. As someone [...]

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LONG ISLAND: B-List Hatchery Blowout

Posted in Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Northeast, Stupid Stuff, tagged , , , on September 8, 2008 | No Comments »

The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, the place responsible for introducing brown trout to the U.S., celebrated its 125th Anniversary this weekend.
To celebrate, they threw a party and invited Joyce Dewitt, Erik Estrada, and Adam West. I’d give up 30 days of fly fishing to talk brook trout with Ponch.

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VIDEO: Big Wild Trout

Posted in Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Video, tagged , on September 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Just finally watched this even though it’s been out for a few months. Good stuff.

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ALASKA: “Red Gold” Soon to be Historical Footage

Posted in Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Other Blogs, Save the World, Travel, Worthless Opinions, tagged , , , on August 30, 2008 | No Comments »

This headline says it pretty well: Alaska Chooses Largest Gold Mine Over Clean Water
So, you may say to yourself, we can’t address this on a local level, we’re not even remotely close to being residents of Alaska. But could this play out differently as part of the national political platform? After taking in your daily [...]

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NEW YORK: Power Plant Fish Slaughter

Posted in Freshwater, Northeast, Save the World, tagged , , , on August 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Who would have thought that sucking billions of gallons of water a day would have a negative impact on the fish that live in that water? Great words from a spokesman from Entergy, the company that runs the Indian Point nuclear power plant, that most are eggs and fated to die anyway.

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New Fishing Blogs on the Scene

Posted in Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Media, Other Blogs, Travel, tagged on August 18, 2008 | No Comments »

Added some new links of late.
Patagonia Flies, a blog about fly fishing in Argentina, written by Alex (pictured above). Had the chance to fish with Alex last week. Good angler, good tyer, and total character.
Carolina Redfish, actually called Capt. Gordon’s Fishing Reports, but what he does is stalk tailing reds in the spartina grass of [...]

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