The Salt Lake Tribune sits down with wordsmith Thomas McGuane to discuss his days as a Stanford creative-writing student, the finer points of sentence structure, and the state of contemporary literature. To the latter, he suggests we might need to lighten up a little: “I’ve really been longing for a lighter heart in American literature. Dickens,…
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When I moved to an Albany, NY suburb from northern Michigan five years ago, my first priority was to find the closest flyshop. At my new place of employment, I walked through a maze of cubicles, searching for the most outdoorsy looking guy in the building. “Bruce, where’s the local fly shop?” “We don’t really have…
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Back in 2008, Chanel dazzled the flyfishing community with its bargain-priced $20,000 fly-rod outfits. Designed for the “ponciest angler on the planet” the kit featured rod, reel, monochrome fly set, and an S&M-esque leather-and-chain carrying case. This season Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel go snow, keeping it ultra-shred with its signature snowboard—complete with bindings placed on backwards.…
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MISSOULA—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expanded the designated “critical habitat” for threatened bull trout in Montana and other states on Tuesday. Montana Trout Unlimited says it’s a start but still not enough: “The group’s executive director, Bruce Farling, says while habitat is important and improvements are welcome, most Montana habitat is already perfect –…
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MANCHESTER, VT—Orvis has joined the online outdoors fray with today’s launch of OrvisNews.com. Former American Angler editor and MidCurrent staffer Phil Monahan heads the team of fishing content producers. The site includes daily updates on topics such as fishing, hunting, dog training, conservation “and even insider information related to Orvis. Orvis has taken the collective experience…
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ScienceDaily is reporting results from a recent study indicating that the mighty whale turd, rich in nutrients, significantly heightens the productivity of ocean fisheries. “These countries argue that whales compete with their commercial fisheries. ‘Our study flips that idea on its head,’ Roman says, ‘Not only is that competition small or non-existent, but actually the…
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SPOKANE, WA—Dogs have no shame when it comes to eating practically anything—including what comes out the other end. It turns out Deborah Carlson’s German shepherd, Frieda, is obsessed with chowing bugs. Carlson recently returned home to a box full of missing dry flies evidently knocked off the counter by her savvy canine. “The scans showed 15…
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As part of its “Gulf Crisis Week” coverage, Patagonia Inc. has partnered with Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB) to track ongoing environmental impacts stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of Spring 2010. In its latest installment, Denise Schutte talks to local business owners and reports on birds dropping from the sky and toxic tar collected…
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We’ve been wary of dingos ever since Lindy Chamberlain lost her kid in a campground heist close to Ayers Rock, in Central Australia. But we’re now adding baby stealing monkeys to the list of sneaky little bastards to avoid. According to the UK’s Daily Telegraph, Malaysian authorities have been battling soaring macaque populations in cities.…
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About to embark on his first playoff run, Phillies pinch-hitter Mike Sweeney contemplates good—but losing—times back in Kansas City, and a second start as a flyfishing guide in Montana. “Usually by now, Sweeney is flyfishing or making plans to go flyfishing. Montana is gorgeous this time of year. Sometimes, Sweeney thinks he’ll spend his retirement…
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The country’s fifth most populous state, with close to 95-percent of lands held in private hands, just received a $500,000+ boost toward public access. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has collected a $525,250 federal grant earmarked to provide public access to private lands for hunting and fishing. The state’s Recreational Access Program will start…
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It seems that the “trout pout” phenomenon comes from more than whiny flyfishers missing strikes on the river. Actress/cougar Lisa Rinna’s career has been thoroughly buoyed by a flurry of Botox injections over the years, stemming back to 1986. But her signature, British media-coined “trout pout” is about to undergo deflation. “The former Melrose Place…
DetailsCANTON, N.C.—Realizing the skyrocketing street value of hatchery trout, criminal materminds recently scored a 600-pound haul from a Haywood County trout farm. Police are on the scent. “[Sunburst Trout Farm owners] Sally Eason and her husband went to harvest one of their ponds and found almost no fish. Eason says the thieves baited the water to get…
DetailsWhile flyfishing won’t make Red Bull’s radar for upcoming “extreme” showdowns anytime soon—unless your name’s Conway, perhaps—we thought we’d share this footage from the Rampage 2010 finals, which capped off this past weekend in Virgin, Utah. The course plummeted 1,500 vertical feet and featured a 63-foot canyon jump. Check out Cameron Zink’s winning spin off…
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Ahhh, Las Vegas. Casino row, super classy strippers, and all-you-can-eat buffets for miles on end. What else could you ask for, right? Well, it turns out that all isn’t paradise on the strip these days, and guests of a swanky new hotel are being “inconvenienced” by a menacing beam of intense light, which employees have…
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South Carolina, Arizona, Arkansas, and Tennessee are four states currently considering adding the right to hunt and fish to their constitutions this fall. Ten states already have such provisions, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. New York Times reporter Eric Eckholm discusses the phenomenon in light of clashing definitions of conservation in our…
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Only in Fla. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a local bass tournament pro has been “pegged” by feds as the center of an international firearms-trafficking operation. Hugh Crumpler III, a well-known Central Florida bass fishing guide, has been sentenced to just over two years in prison. Crumpler said he knew the weapons he sold were going…
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Many of you might have friends with enviable rigs. Our friend Nick’s, for instance, is so nice its previous owner, snowboard OG Mikey Basich, shed tears when he forked over the keys to his beloved, fully-customized-all-terrain-super beast. Now we shed tears every time we see it in Nick’s driveway, because we wish it was ours.…
DetailsHaving surfed couches and crusty floors for what seems like forever, we’re ready to step our sleep game up. The NYTimes recently reviewed luxury British bed makers, Savoir Beds’ spendy mattresses—with price tags upwards of 50 G’s for their horsehair, springs, and cashmere concoctions. The verdict? “I woke up shortly before 7 a.m., from a…
DetailsNEW ZEALAND—Father and son duo Barry and Ryan Clark recently duked it out for monster canal trout bragging rights. Dad won with this 25-pound specimen. “Explaining just how big the hen fish was, Barry said she was almost the same length as his black labrador, Bess.”Source Link
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