The Haunted
Man and fish departed ways somewhere deep in eastern Washington on a tributary of the Columbia River. The water we fished ran from the granite cathedrals and frozen peaks of the north Cascade Mountain range.
Oil Spills in Real Time
BP’s Grand Oily Shitshow of 2010 may have lost its media legs, but spills on domestic turf are happening a lot more frequently than you might think. See all those little red dots on the blue and green map? Yep, right there. Right now. Over at Stop the Drill an online tool created by Oceana and Skytruth…
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Copi Vojta at Lo Fi Fly
Here’s a little tidbit of morning trivia for you: Who was the first and only photog to sail from Antarctica on a Viking ship for 99 days across a pitching Southern Ocean, landed in Jersey City, and then hitch-hiked across the country to find Tom Bie’s couch and intern at world famous Drake Enterprises before…
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Southern California Steelhead
Southern California is long past its steelhead prime, but a few intrepid fish still return to remote parts of the Santa Barbara backcountry and waters such as the catch-and-release only Sepse and Sisquoc creeks.
Bighorn Trout Shop
Located in a rugged side-pocket of eastern Montana, little Fort Smith is a big flyfishing destination. There are few roads and plenty of river; more browns and rainbows per river mile than humans per square mile; and limited amenities exist other than fly shops, outfitters, and a few fishing resorts. Life is good, if you…
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New Herd Aims to be Heard
If there’s anything to be gleaned from the “Occupy” movement sprouting placards across the nation—other than free speech does not extend to pitching tent camps in Bloomberg’s backyard—it’s that collective noise is hard to ignore.
Monday In Motion: OP Steel
In addition to being an ultralame Twilight fan and camping out for days on end in Forks, WA, to sneak a glimpse at Bella in a bikini, filmmaker Joey Macomber has an equally unhealthy appreciation for Olympic Peninsula steelhead as demonstrated in this sick little edit. Check it.
1:30PM On A Wednesday
Footage of California guide Matt Heron bodyslamming a mega Truckee River brown is making the Facebook rounds this morning. Check it.
Opinion: Mistakes and Legacies
Bristol Bay and a view from the Columbia River Thirty million fish. Every year. Thirty million salmon and steelhead returned through the Columbia and Snake River systems. Thirty million.
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BLM Plan Limits River Access
SUMMIT COUNTY, CO—Public access to a 15-mile stretch of the Blue River, from Green Mountain Dam to the confluence with the Colorado River, could come under private ownership if the Bureau of Land Management approves its preferred draft resource management plan, grandfathering land exchanges already under way… even when properties involve river corridors. The land…
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Stuff We Like: Poler Napsack
Poler is a Portland-based brand that delivers an intriguing blend of outdoor essentials for streamside slackers the world over. “It’s for people that wonder why everyone is trying to pretend they are going to do first ascents on alpine peaks instead of celebrating the fact that they are having adventures that are awesome in their…
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Pancakes and Painkillers
Wyoming—A Photo Essay They say winter is the season for tying flies.
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Sage Brand Video
Sage Flyfishing Brand Video. Low on fish porn and techy verbiage. High on experience.
Nuclear Fishing Report
Blinky, the three-eyed fish native to the waters near the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, has recently migrated to a toxic reservoir in Argentina’s Córdoba province. Reputed for their speed, cunning, and 20/20/20 vision, “blinkies” are also welcomed at the dinner table. Try pairing filets with virus-resistant squash and anti-cancer purple tomato chutney… and always an…
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Bristol Bay Roadshow—Denver
DENVER—The Save Bristol Bay Road Show hits Denver’s Oriental Theater this Thursday, Oct. 27. The event, which includes a free screening of Felt Soul Media’s award-winning documentary Red Gold, is designed to raise awareness and build support for protecting Bristol Bay, Alaska, which is threatened by the proposed Pebble gold and copper mine.
Calgary 2011 Compilation
Calgary, Alberta, is one of the more explosive City Limits trout fisheries on the continent. Country Pleasure Fly Fishing shows how the Canucks get down in this 2011 edit.
Roadless Wilderness Rule Upheld
WASHINGTON—There are currently 49 million acres of inventoried roadless areas within America’s national forests and grasslands. Due to a recent decision by the U.S Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstating the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, these undeveloped public lands managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will remain pavement free and timbered for the…
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Ecological Aches for Old Tampa Bay
Old Tampa Bay north of the Courtney Campbell Causeway—about 84 miles of fish rich habitat—is suffering due to diminishing sea grass fields, increasing algae blooms, and an expanding layer of muck near Safety Harbor.
Tapped: Upper Colorado Needs Support
The Moffat Tunnel pipeline (pictured here) sucks 16 billion gallons of upper Colorado River basin water annually to basically water lawns in the Front Range. Currently, more than 60 percent of Colorado River flows and more than 50 percent of Fraser River flows are being diverted. According to the Defend the upper Colorado River initiative—whose…
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Buy Quaid’s Montana Mansion
The lovable, often on the lam Randy Quaid, hands down, wins the cooler brother contest against Dennis. (Vacation’s Cousin Eddy vs. the real-life douche best known for blowing it with hottie Meg Ryan.) But Dennis Quaid might have the cooler house. (Real-life Montana mansion with flyfishing access vs. fictional camper with major plumbing problems.)
Jones Outfitters, Inc.
Back in 1980, Lake Placid played host to a little event called the Winter Olympics. A bunch of figure skaters and tobogganers showed up, as well as some dudes with hockey sticks and missing teeth. Naturally, no one paid too much attention to the figure skaters. (Tonya Harding was barely even born yet. And Will…
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Fishporn @ Oriental Theatre
Those fish-smut purveyors otherwise known as the Colorado Greenbacks are hosting the Colorado premier of Connect—Confluence Films newest flick—next Thursday, Oct. 20, at Denver’s Oriental Theatre. Tim Romano sent us an awesomely long press release that we mostly ignored until we got to the part about “beer and product giveaways.” So there you have it:…
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Gold Diggers Vs. CA Wilderness
MONO COUNTY, CA—The Eastern Sierras are home to prime California fishing waters, including the Walker River and lakes such as Crowley, Virginia, Lundy, Mammoth, June, Bridgeport, and Twin. But in Mono County, it’s also an area with a downward spiraling tourism economy and a bright light in the form of hundreds of untapped mining claims…
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A Backyard In Nowhere
New film A backyard in Nowhere represents, according to the interwebs, “The birth of the flyfishing Western.” But don’t expect cameos from a double-hauling Clint Eastwood or a San Juan shuffling John Wayne. This home on the range is exclusive to mega AK pike. Giddy-up.
Pesca Maya Propaganda
True, there’s a ton to be said about fall fishing in the Rockies. Water levels have simmered to fishable levels. Fish were still batting at hoppers on a North Platte in full bloom on Monday afternoon. And big browns are getting horny and ornery. Life is bueno.
Just in Time for Run-Off 2012
Floating Noah’s Ark capsules are designed to save lives in tsunamis. But if 2012 snowpack levels are even a sliver of what we witnessed in 2012, we foresee a new retail trend in the works for spring. Barbecues and beer fridges not included.