Category Archives: Save the World
Landing Striped Bass In A Muskie Cradle
My colleague John Page Williams, who works for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, is also involved in the Maryland CCA. He turned me on to Careful Catch Maryland, which is promoting the use of catch cradles used by muskie anglers to … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Inshore, Northeast, Pimped Content, Save the World, Video
The State Of Bonefish and Tarpon
I asked Dr. Aaron Adams a few questions about the state of bonefish, tarpon, and permit, particularly in Florida after this brutal winter. I also asked him about the mission of the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. Here’s what he had … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Inshore, Q & As, Save the World
Fishy Kid Writing Contest
Get out the pencils and the wide-lined notebook paper and get your kid to write about why fishing and being on the water is so important, and he or she could win a 10′ NuCanoe that you just might be … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Media, Other Blogs, Save the World
Project Permit Is In Full Effect
Project Permit, a new joint venture between The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust and Costa Del Mar Sunglasses, has the goal of tagging 6,000 permit for scientific research. The stuff they have found out about bonefish and tarpon is phenomenal so … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Media, Save the World
The Menhaden Problem
An article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch about the debate between anglers and scientists who have seen a decline in the atlantic menhaden population and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the Omega Protein Corporation, who say the baitfish … Continue reading
Filed under 1, Inshore, Northeast, Save the World
STRIPED BASS: Driving a Good Thing Into The Ground
Earlier this month the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), which essentially decides the fate of the striped bass population along the coast in terms of cull numbers, voted to increase the commercial catch quota. This despite evidence on the … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Inshore, Northeast, Save the World
Close the Parks? Paterson, You’re Gone
So this is what it’s come down to in the budget, closing State Parks–some of the only accessible green in the giant NY metro complex–to trim budget deficit. Even though it likely will save very little money. People are coming … Continue reading
Filed under Freshwater, Inshore, Northeast, Save the World, Stupid Stuff, Worthless Opinions
FLORIDA: Chilling Consequences of Recent Weather
While down here for the Miami Boat Show, I met briefly with Aaron Adams of the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. We had planned on sitting down for a full interview but outside forces pulled us in different directions. We did … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Save the World
Tribal Bonefish
Aaron Adams has come up with a cool new concept called tribal bonefish. Check it out.
Filed under Fly Fishing, Inshore, Other Blogs, Save the World
The Fishy Kid Adult Coloring Contest
Fishy Kid, the org started by Cameron Mortenson of Fiberglass Manifesto and his buddy to help parents get their kids psyched about fishing through a kids coloring contest, is now running an ADULT COLORING CONTEST. Who’s got skills?
Filed under Fly Fishing, Media, Other Blogs, Pimped Content, Save the World
