Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Beaver Time
This is a classic shot, classic, from the boys at Buster Wants to Fish. Get on over there and check out more—you’ll laugh for sure if you have any sense of humor and take life in stride. Apparently, this trophy … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Photography, Uncategorized
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Nowhere for Shale Oil To Go
At this point British Columbia doesn’t want it and Quebec doesn’t want it either, which shows that a few people in the world still have some sense and that the short term economic benefits that come with dirty oil can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation
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Topher Brown Collects More Awards for Atlantic Salmon Magic
Ok, so not everyone can own a book that comes with a price tag of a hundred bucks, but anyone who holds a fascination for Atlantic salmon ought to cough up the money for this one, if you haven’t already. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Travel, US & Canada
Tagged Atlantic salmon, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec
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Bangor Publisher Gets Lee Wulff Award
St. Andrews… The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) has selected Richard (Rick) J. Warren of Bangor ME as the 2012 recipient of the Lee Wulff Atlantic Salmon Conservation Award. Senator Michael Meighen, Chairman of ASF (Canada), presented the award on November … Continue reading
Posted in Industry, Spey
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Chris Santella’s Permit Quest
Ran across this story by friend and superstar writer Chris Santella, who also writes for Fly Rod & Reel, his most recent piece being on a trip to Cuba that appeared in FRR’s Fall issue. If you missed that article … Continue reading
Posted in Saltwater, Travel
Tagged Chris Santella, New York Times, permit, Turneffe Flats Lodge
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Leaf Hell, Missoula, Montana-Style
I take a lot of grief from my friends, usually payback for something I’ve said to them.Some complain about my yard-care practices, which is pretty much to leave my house in Ennis to nature, and to procrastinate when it comes … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Montana, Northern Rockies
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Bad Deal: Senior Level Fisheries Job Points Toward Enbridge’s Northern Gateway’s Assured Future
If the Northern Gateway pipeline goes through, it could cause major damage to some of Alberta’s and British Columbia’s greatest trout, steelhead and salmon waters, and this new finding, leaked to the Vancouver Sun, suggests backdoor dealings make the pipeline … Continue reading
Oregon Votes Down Gill-Net Ban
Oregon voters shot down a ban that would have eliminated non-tribal gill-nets on the lower Columbia River and likely increased fish passage to all the alluring Columbia tributaries, including the Deschutes, Klickitat, Methow, Okanogan, Grand Ronde, Clearwater and Salmon rivers, … Continue reading