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I hope every striped bass angler out there sees it and feels the same awful kick in the gut at the prospect.
Tagged: fish population crash, Fly Fishing, striped bass
Posts tagged “Fly Fishing”
The sunglass maker Costa Del Mar has a new film out about fly fishing for arapaima in Guyana. I’ve only watched the trailer but am awaiting the DVD, and it seems well worth the screening. Sure all the protagonists are wearing Costa hats and sunglasses but so be it. I love fly fishing videos that go beyond just being awesome, and actually have some weight (see Rivers of A Lost Coast, Red Gold). This one seems to. It’s based on the premise that developing a catch-and-release fly fishery for these giant freshwater fish can create an eco-tourism economy and thereby save a community and ecosystem from habitat destruction. That’s a tall order, but I’m buying into it. I give Costa props for the message.…
Tagged: araipama, conservation, Costa Del Mar, eco tourism, Fly Fishing
Hank iii wrote about being tattooed and branded. The smallmouth bass has its own kind of markings. If the aggressive take didn’t tell you, or immediate rise to the surface with a succession of jumps followed by the rod doubling over on a thrash to the bottom, the look on its face after landing should clue you in. It’s saying, you and me are never going to be friends.
Tagged: aggressors, Fly Fishing, smallmouth bass
…could be because something’s bogging it down.
Tagged: Fly Fishing, largemouth bass, poppers
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 about supporting the org’s new membership drive, I’m all in. They are now offering associate membership for $50 contributions. As Dr. Adams wrote: “As always, the funds go to support BTT’s research, conservation, and education. We are having monthly give-aways of gear (this month it’s Howler Brothers), next month Cheeky, then Orvis,…. But best of all, the final drawing at the end of the year is a trip to Ascension Bay. And for people who join and renew at $100 of higher, there is…
Tagged: bonefish, Bonefish Tarpon Trust, Fly Fishing, permit, research, science, tarpon
Got an email yesterday from Matt Stansberry of the Caddis Fly Blog, talking about how plans to ramp up logging could seriously damage some Oregon streams. Some are household names to fly fishermen, even those of us East Coasters who’ve never fished the Pacific Northwest. As Matt said, “It’s the Alsea, Umpqua, Siuslaw, Rogue and a whole host of other systems.” The hell with that. Take a look at Matt’s Post on the Caddis Fly. He explains it far better than I can: Rivers Impacted By the Western Oregon Plan Revision Write the Governor. Taking water away from western fly anglers is taking water away from all of us. So, while you’re at it, sign this petition to stop Skeena policy perversity in B.C.…
You win some, lose some, it’s all the same to me…
Tagged: aces, Fly Fishing, inane motorhead references, streamers, striped bass
Upstate last week, I found my dad’s old fiberglass fly rod in the boat shed. I think he bought it in 1963, or maybe 1961, not sure. It’s called the “Mohawk Deluxe.” Manufactured by the Horrocks-Ibbotson Co, Inc., of Utica 2, N.Y., U.S.A. It also has “Rainbow” no 1407 1/2, 7 1/2 ft. Tournament Taper rigid butt-sensitive tip There’s also a gold sticker that says “Made from Scotchply 3M Company Epoxy Fiberglass” Off to give it a proper test…
Tagged: fiberglass fly rod, Fly Fishing, Horrocks Ibbotson
A pike fooled by an Eat Me fly. The smallmouth bass went off. This one hit a bass hook fly. Sunset Cast The rest are in my flickr photo set.
Tagged: Fly Fishing, northern pike, smallmouth bass
Tagged: Fly Fishing, northern pike
