It’s both surprising and predictable, a statistical glimpse of the evolution of fishing and outdoor tradition - after a couple of decades of Ronald McDonald, over protective parents, and absent the sterile blessing of Saranwrap.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commission released a trout angling survey last week that has an uncommon tilt; of those surveyed only [...]

Tanker 00 used to be next door to me when I lived in Redding, now they’re buzzing the high rent real estate in Santa Barbara.

Skipping the fishing to go straight to the catching part sounds potentially cheaper, but the virtual odds sound much too realistic to be a cost savings.
I don’t think you’ll want to leave your cell phone lying around; $10 for three casts approximates the cost of fly fishing, but the idea that your kid could pizzle [...]

An environmental battle over a proposed sewage treatment plant for the Provo River has the plant manager considering using trout as “canaries in a coal mine.” On the surface that’s fine, but can we risk their eventual escape and intermingling with the native trout population? I like Brown Trout, but I don’t want them all that way..

Pulte, Centex, and KB homes were cited for violations of the Clean Water Act and fined a combined $4.3 million dollars. The California portion of the restitution will assist the North Fork of the Garcia river to address riparian habitat and sediment mitigation.

I’m guessing this is proof positive that only the fishing part is bad for you; the financial drain, societal shunning, and the debris field of destroyed relationships aren’t cited - so only fishing causes those..
We’ve always known wading is a punishing exercise, now everyone will be stomping life out of invertebrates to “feel the [...]

Brownlining is fine, but I’ve got to draw the line somewhere. Fishing anywhere in Northern California would be best described as “Brown Lunging” regardless of elevation and venue.
I did manage to sneak out between shifts Saturday morning, fires traditionally dampen down in the evening due to the increased humidity, and the smoke decreases somewhat. [...]

The mayfly gill is being studied by scientists to speed the detection of air and waterborne toxins, replacing older sensors and the “canary in the coal mine.” Biomimicry is the burgeoning science of replicating natural process to aid in creating new technological advancements.

Romance and fly fishing don’t belong in the same sentence, as two hormonally challenged predators are incapable of a second date - or catching fish. Then again, romance may have changed in the last couple of years …

I can only assume I’m part of the larger malady, and you may have noticed the sudden quiet from my end of the Blogosphere. All I remember was a salad and a turkey-dog, then 48 hours of “Kill Me, please.”
The only thing quiet was the blog, as all my “ends” were suddenly clamoring for [...]