Add “age defying” to a long list of attributes that plague salmon recovery. Now that celebrities are clamoring for the “Salmon Diet” – it’s another nail in the coffin for their survival.

I’m assuming the desire to rename fishing to “sea kitten hunting” makes for better mental imagery; enormous weapons toted by laughing killers intent on bloodshed is much more menacing and dangerous than a fellow armed with rod, lawn chair, and cooler. I think “harvesting” vegetables is a trifle mild myself, and “decapitation” or “maiming” conveys [...]

Light pollution can be added to the long list of pollutions that we’ve introduced to the pristine water. Recent studies have shown that polarized light from dark shiny objects can produce a better representation of water than water itself. As rural gives way to urban, insect populations suffer proportionally to the presence of polarizing dark surfaces. Would you be willing to walk farther for a better hatch?

It might be the perfect campsite companion, she cuts off your air supply wrapping the GPS waterproof cell phone around your neck, and can reel you in when dinner’s ready. The PetsCELL™ is the first voice enabled waterproof GPS cell phone optimized for animals. It will be available for commercial distribution early in 2008 and [...]

There’s a fine line between a fly tying material and a decaying corpse, I’ve crossed that boundary many times. Called for consultation on a “find” – I’m given incomplete information and prescribe traditional preservation methods and practice. I see the picture the next day, and that carcass needs burying…

Disable a mean snarling dog with a Kashi Bar is a unique talent developed for the hostile Brownline water. Dodging bullets and crazed ATV riders develops heightened survival skills.

Our economic woes continue to devastate the sporting fraternity, with the “big box” stores taking it on the chin. Orvis laid off an additional 30 employees from its Roanoke, Virginia operations, Eddie Bauer severed 198 employees as part of a 61 million dollar restructuring, and even Bass Pro has let go of 50 associates. Calling [...]