Vanity Fair writer Claire Bernard explores the adverse affects of the Deepwater Horizon spill on the lives of local fishermen living in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish: “B.P. is saying it will make this community whole again, but what does that really mean? Fishermen are eagerly signing up for the company’s Vessel of Opportunity, which is hiring boats and crews…
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Fairplay Colorado—This Saturday, June 12, the Town of Fairplay, CO welcomes all fisherman, hunters, skiers, and outdoorsman to celebrate the life of Charlie Meyers, during a full day of fishing and various daylong activities. Meyers was the longtime outdoor writer for the Denver Post, and the former editor-at-large for Angling Trade. He passed away in…
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Big Cats Prefer CalvinBronx Zoo—To wine and dine Sasha, a 450-pound Siberian tiger at the Bronx Zoo, try serving beef and rabbit. To lure him for a snack, whip out the frozen treats his zookeepers call “bloodcicles.” But to really get his olfactory engines running, you need the secret weapon: Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men.Source Link…
DetailsBronx Zoo—To wine and dine Sasha, a 450-pound Siberian tiger at the Bronx Zoo, try serving beef and rabbit. To lure him for a snack, whip out the frozen treats his zookeepers call “bloodcicles.”
BP Spews Toxic BullLondon—”The toxic bullshit, which began to spew from the mouths of BP executives shortly after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April, has completely devastated the Gulf region, delaying cleanup efforts, affecting thousands of jobs, and endangering the lives of all nearby wildlife.”Source Link What About Tarpon?Gulf of Mexico—In…
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Gulf of Mexico—In response to the question, “How will the oil spill impact tarpon?” fisheries experts are drawing blanks. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTU) says, “There are a lot of potential problems, including: impacts on spawning; effects of toxins on eggs and larvae; disruption of migrations; disruptions of feeding… disruptions of the food web; oil…
DetailsLondon—”The toxic bullshit, which began to spew from the mouths of BP executives shortly after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April, has completely devastated the Gulf region, delaying cleanup efforts,
New BP LogoI was thrilled when BP approached me to re-design their logo, I wanted the logo to say something about the integrity of the company itself.
DetailsI was thrilled when BP approached me to re-design their logo, I wanted the logo to say something about the integrity of the company itself.
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Fellow Flyfishermen, With the International Fly Tackle Dealer Show (IFTD), now only three months away (September 9-11), I thought I would take a moment to encourage all of you to attend. Why? Because attending will help you, it will help your business, and it will help the flyfishing industry as a whole. While not perfect,…
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NZ Trout BummingI came across a very nice set of photos taken on a dirtbagging fishing journey in New Zealand. How does a 90 day road trip through trout heaven sound? Source Link
I came across a very nice set of photos taken on a dirtbagging fishing journey in New Zealand.
Hard Time A San Francisco real estate developer who was sentenced earlier this week for tax evasion has been given a second federal prison term in a separate case for poaching protected steelhead trout. Luke Brugnara, 46, will serve the two sentences concurrently, according to U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Jack Gillund. In the more recent sentencing, Brugnara…
DetailsA San Francisco real estate developer who was sentenced earlier this week for tax evasion has been given a second federal prison term in a separate case for poaching protected steelhead trout. Luke Brugnara, 46, will serve the two sentences concurrently, according to U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Jack Gillund. In the more recent sentencing, Brugnara was…
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Farm vs FishIn the ongoing Delta water rights fight, Federal Judge, Oliver Wanger lifts limits on restrictions pumping California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta waters to farmland and cities in a five hour hearing on Tuesday. While the Southern and Central state agribusiness, water districts, and users rejoice, the environmentalist and fishermen are dismayed with the ruling. Source Link
DetailsIn the ongoing Delta water rights fight, Federal Judge, Oliver Wanger lifts limits on restrictions pumping California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta waters to farmland and cities in a five hour hearing on Tuesday. While the Southern and Central state agribusiness, water districts, and users rejoice,
Less Toxic Please.The Environmental Protection Agency directed BP PLC on Thursday to use a less toxic form of chemical dispersants to break up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, one of several steps the government took to crack down on the oil giant. The moves come amid a growing sense of frustration with the…
DetailsThe Environmental Protection Agency directed BP PLC on Thursday to use a less toxic form of chemical dispersants to break up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, one of several steps the government took to crack down on the oil giant. The moves come amid a growing sense of frustration with the company’s failure…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Obama administration has made no major changes to a plan to protect endangered wild salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin, dismaying salmon advocates who say they expected more. The government on Thursday submitted revisions for a 2008 Bush-era biological plan to U.S. District Judge James Redden in Portland. Redden said…
DetailsColumbia Basin SalmonPORTLAND, Ore. — The Obama administration has made no major changes to a plan to protect endangered wild salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin, dismaying salmon advocates who say they expected more. The government on Thursday submitted revisions for a 2008 Bush-era biological plan to U.S. District Judge James Redden in Portland. Redden said…
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Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection has a new website designed to continuously update the public with the latest information on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. “The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has been designated the lead state agency for responding to potential impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill along Florida’s shoreline.
BTT’s Bahamas Bonefish Tagging Program is reporting its first recapture. A 19.1-inch bonefish, tagged by guide Buddy and Cindy Pinder in the Southern Marls of Abaco in August 2009, was recaptured on May 14, 2010 by guide Robin Albury. Hundreds of bonefish have been tagged in Abaco so far.
Bonefish TrackersBTT’s Bahamas Bonefish Tagging Program is reporting its first recapture. A 19.1-inch bonefish, tagged by guide Buddy and Cindy Pinder in the Southern Marls of Abaco in August 2009, was recaptured on May 14, 2010 by guide Robin Albury. Hundreds of bonefish have been tagged in Abaco so far. More recaptures will build a…
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Most people with a shred of business sense would question 31-year-old Blake Merwin’s motivation to open the Gig Harbor Fly Shop in March of 2009, right in the midst of America’s largest financial collapse since the Great Depression. The established flyshop of twenty years, and barely ten miles down the road, had just been forced…
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Fires Stoke Lower Peninsula FearsMichigan fire crews are battling two wildfires threatening areas around some of Michigan’s best trout fishing areas. True North Trout reports that the larger of the two fires, the Meridian Boundary fire, is contained but not under control. According to Michigan DNR, the fire has burned approximately 7,520 acres in an area adjoining the South Branch…
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Breaking Bad has quickly become one of our favorite, wickedly entertaining dramas on AMC. Turns out ol’ Uncle Hank shares a serious hankering for flyfishing, too. From Hank’s Blog: “This one time, Uncle Hank took me fishing. I know, we live in Albuquerque—where can you fish here? Well, there’s lots of places: Jemez, Pecos. Anyway,…
DetailsMichigan fire crews are battling two wildfires threatening areas around some of Michigan’s best trout fishing areas. True North Trout reports that the larger of the two fires, the Meridian Boundary fire, is contained but not under control. According to Michigan DNR, the fire has