Category Archives: Save the World
Support the Bonefish Tarpon Trust
We like the Bonefish Tarpon Trust because they have a cool sounding URL – tarbone.org – and because everything they do is driven by scientific research, and the desire to keep doing it. So when Aaron Adams dropped a note … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Save the World
STRIPERS FOREVER GAMEFISH VIDEO
Awesome.
Filed under Fly Fishing, Northeast, Pimped Content, Save the World
MENHADEN: ROCK THE VOTE!
The fishing has been sucking. Here’s a chance where we can all actually do something about it. Rather than mince words, I’ll paste them directly from a mailing by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation: In a matter of days, the Atlantic States … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Inshore, Northeast, Photos, Save the World
Bass, Menhaden, Everything
The striped bass of the Chesapeake, and therefore the Eastern Seaboard, got a dose of good news this week with a big spike in the Young of the Year numbers. I spoke briefly with my friend John Page Williams of … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Inshore, Northeast, Save the World
Bonefish Tarpon Trust Symposium
We’re big fans of the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust and are spreading the word about their upcoming Symposium. In their words: Two full days of presentations on cutting edge scientific research of bonefish, tarpon and permit from fisheries scientists around … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Inshore, Save the World
CBF Asks, A Turning Point For Menhaden?
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation reports on its blog about the opportunity to change the menhaden management plan for the better. The post again sheds light on the extreme harvest practices of Omega Protein, a company that should be on the … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Inshore, Save the World
I Feel So Much Better Now
Reading my Sunday New York Times, I’m greeted with this advertisement on page 11. Whew, I was worried BP was going to try and sweep this under the carpet once it disappeared from the news cycle. I think they could … Continue reading
Filed under Freshwater, Inshore, Media, Offshore, Save the World
Operation Sponsor Gracie, Redux
The dude’s got cat-like reflexes and used to play drums for Les Claypool. Last year we tried to get him propped out for the Teva Games Costa 2Fly Competition for no good reason. This year he’s rocking the 10-gallon for … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Media, Other Blogs, Pimped Content, Save the World
“It Is Already Lost”
Read this post on Capt. Gordon’s blog, and then this one. Then try chanting “drill baby drill” again. I dare you.
Filed under Inshore, Media, Other Blogs, Save the World
How Species Cease To Matter
A sobering essay on disappearing migratory fish from the Yale E360 environmental journal. The author, who wrote Heartbeats in the Muck, makes a point that applies everywhere: Mitigation for the loss of wild runs of these fishes was most often … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Media, Pimped Content, Save the World
