Recent data from the Millennium Assessment suggests that there’s some unseen agents at work contributing to the decline of historic wildlife populations and species. Man is the root cause, but the conversion of land to agrarian usage replaces resident wildlife with an artificial ecosystem that is less diverse.

Scientists suggest the increased conversion of land in [...]

I always hated those horror movies that featured gelatinous monsters that squeeze under the door or ooze through a keyhole.
Why did the cheerleader always insist on walking the beach at night, everyone knew she was a food group based on the eerie soundtrack, if she’d taken off the Walkman she’d have known it too.
So [...]

Very little is ever written about commercial fly tiers, mostly they’re a vanishing breed, due in large part to the overseas fly tying trade. Domestic production is still a cottage industry with each shop a blend of local and offshore flies.
The “Professional” fly tyer is another matter entirely, plenty of them around, although most would [...]

Males appear to be more sensitive to pollution than females. Areas of the world are experiencing a decline in male children with pollution thought to be the agent. Dioxins and Estrogen have shown the same effect in both people and fish, perhaps this is the start of a long term trend.

I was actually wondering how it was all gone to end, what with the myriad of environmental pressures on fish, decline in historic populations, and then the medical community applies the boots to what’s left; “Eat fish once a week ’cause it’s healthy - unless it’s a big fish full of Mercury, then only [...]

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA is balking at paying for fish lost by the New Orleans Zoo.  During the incident the premises lost power for four days, the zoo lost its sharks, jellyfish, all of the tropical species, and many thousands of additional fish.
FEMA assessed the loss and planned to reimburse the Zoo [...]

I just knew the whole “Catch & Release” concept was the root cause of the decline of fishing. Sure, fishermen dig the “nobility” angle and “Greenness” is trendy as hell, coupled with most anglers would rather eat Guano than fish, and it’s little wonder we embraced the concept wholeheartedly.
The Vegan’s knew we would fall [...]

As the water issues in Georgia continue to worsen, Governor Perdue is planning a gathering of ministers and lawmakers tomorrow on the capitol steps, to pray for rain.
Singlebarbed staff are required to remain strictly agnostic, but we can’t help but wonder whether this is actually an appeal to a deity, or the last request of an [...]

The SingleBarbed “Double Helix” award goes to the folks that married stem cells with dinosaur DNA to perfect the Tyrannosaurus Nugget. Hell yes it’s a crowd pleaser, as even the family canine can get in on the action.
While ancient DNA and laboratory cultures may save fisheries from extinction, prehistoric halibut could taste like toilet [...]

All I wanted was some bulk cones of nylon thread, and a couple hours later I was engrossed in a bunch of products I never knew existed. All have possibilities for the fly tyer - especially those tiers with a sense of adventure.
Disclaimer : I haven’t seen these in person, and “thread” to the sewing [...]