We all gotta start somewhere… Of all the letters we receive at The Drake, none is more common than those written by sons or daughters or grandchildren, telling us how either their dad or grandfather introduced them to the sport. You know the image: Friendly-faced, white-haired grandpa standing ankle-high in a river, helping his grandson cast. You know the…
Blatant Self PromotionThe Drake Spring/Summer 2010 issue hit newsstands this week. Check it out: The Main Events; Dispatches from the Gulf; Fishing the Heartland; Sulphurs; 7 Caddis; Tim Borski; John Jackson; and much, much more. Did we mention Page 6 Chix? Yep, it’s there, too.Source Link “Trenchmouth” Gets its DueWe’ve been extolling the virtues of…
A panel of Virginia legislators, environmentalists, and watermen will study fishing pressures on menhaden, a critical food source for other Chesapeake Bay fish. Menhaden are key in the bay’s food chain, supporting striped bass, bluefish and other species.
SALT LAKE CITY—As if BP’s Gulf oil spill debacle wasn’t enough, today city officials closed public access to Utah’s Jordan River as a result of cleanup efforts due to Saturday’s oil spill. “Chevron and multiple federal, state, and local agencies are continuing to deal with the aftermath of Saturday’s pipeline fracture that sent an estimated 33,000…
We’ve been extolling the virtues of carp on the fly for a while now. The love affair with America’s gold-finned trashfish continues to spread: “Carp are big, bullish strong and can out pull most anything that swims in our inland waters. Surprisingly, carp are also extremely intelligent, at
The Drake Spring/Summer 2010 issue hit newsstands this week. Check it out: The Main Events; Dispatches from the Gulf; Fishing the Heartland; Sulphurs; 7 Caddis; Tim Borski; John Jackson; and much, much more. Did we mention Page 6 Chix?