Thought all of you might enjoy a link to New York Times writer Nate Shweber’s recent article on fishing Lahontan cutthroat trout at Pyramid Lake, Nevada. This fishery once produced a 41 pound monster trout, but they don’t run that large anymore. Still, the fish are big, ranging to 10 or 20 pounds and the whole scene offers some kind of weirdness—anglers stand on step-ladders to cast at fish. I haven’t fished Pyramid Lake, but I have fished for Lahontans in Continue reading
Pyramid Lake Nevada Lahontan Cutthroat Recovery
El Pesador Lodge’s Tarpon Tagging Expedition
Here’s your chance to help answer the $64,000 Question, “Are our fish, their fish?” Is it possible that the giant tarpon we see late in the summer every year in Belize are the same fish anglers see in the Florida Keys in May and June?
In July of 2013, for the first time in history, you can become an elite member of an expedition that will Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Culture, Saltwater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Belize, El Pescador, Fly Fishing for Tarpon, Tarpon research
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Canada Outdoor Travel: An Interesting Dilemma
Headed to New York for a conference that I look forward to each year, where 50 journalists are invited to meet with Canadian representatives, mostly tourism people, but also private entities including fly-fishing lodge owners.
Last year, as a result of these meetings, I was able to fish at Nimmo Bay Lodge in British Columbia and Camp Bonaventure and Salmon lodges on Quebec’s Continue reading
Half Price at Abaco Lodge, Bahamas
Sweet digs at Abaco Lodge.
Wanted all of you to know of a sweet deal to take advantage of—if you can get a quick shorepass and head to the Bahamas on Monday.
Earlier today I spoke with Oliver White from Nervous Waters who said a cancellation has forced Continue reading
Fly Rod & Reel’s Spring Issue
The Spring issue of Fly Rod & Reel Magazine should be hitting the newsstands about now. Another solid effort, I believe. If you get a chance, check it out. You’ll find my feature on visiting an awesome lodge on the coast of British Columbia called Nimmo Bay. I was able to fish silvers, cutthroat and dollies there last fall, plus the bonus of going for black sea-bass and ling cod in the saltwater, with a three-weight rod! And we did so each day flying around in a plush five-seat A-Star helicopter.
Also have an excerpt from Chris Santella’s new book, The Hatch is On. The excerpt details the Continue reading
Vedder River Steelhead with April Vokey and Michael Gracie
I had to live vicariously through this one, with Michael Gracie telling me all about his upcoming trip to Vancouver and the Vedder River with hotshot guide April Vokey. He was as jacked-up as an angler can be, sorting his gear, checking it all twice, ready to charge up there and catch his first steelhead and his first steelhead on a two-handed stick.
He’s back from the trip now and I found his post about the experience on Trout’s Fly Shop blog. Thought all of you might enjoy the read and find some useful tips on Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Culture, Northwest, Spey, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Michael Gracie, Trout's Flyfishing
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How to Handle Fish from Deneki.com
Every fish we catch is a treasure, but many of us don’t treat them as such. I’ve seen anglers holding fish out of the water for what seems like days then heard them saying things like, “I don’t know why it won’t swim. The water’s cold.”
Yea, Einstein, but fish don’t breathe in the air!
All you have to do to see how poorly some of us treat fish is to check out the fishing shows—you’ll see anglers dropping fish in boats, on the rocky banks, and even committing the ultimate crime of sticking their hands in a fish’s gills. Think about it this way—how well off would you be doing if someone groped your lungs for a couple minutes?
For those reasons I don’t think it hurts to provide a refresher on the way we should handle fish, and I found Continue reading
Disease in British Columbia’s Farmed Atlantic Salmon
I know it’s a Monday and that you are probably as busy as I am, but it’s worth taking some time to watch this video about British Columbia’s farmed salmon industry and the government’s efforts to protect those stockyards. This film offers some really strong evidence on how salmon farms are devastating wild salmon stocks. And, it sends a message to all of us that says, eating farmed salmon is unhealthy. If you are an expectant mother, or anyone who cares for your health, give this a look and make the right choice when you’re at the market—buy and feed your family wild Pacific salmon or no salmon at all.
Thanks to Glenn LeGrand at Camp Bonaventure and Salmon Lodge, on Quebec’s wonderful Gaspe Peninsula, for sending this our way.
Salmon Confidential from Twyla Roscovich on Vimeo.
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Tagged British Columbia, Farmed Atlantic salmon
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Steelhead Fly Fishing on British Columbia’s Queen Charlotte Islands, a.k.a. Haida Gwaii
Reprinted from Big Sky Journal—by Greg Thomas
I first felt a need to step on the Queen Charlotte Islands back in the 1980s when a friend and I steered a 42-foot long wood troller, called the Cape Cross, from the West Wall in Seattle through the inside passage to Petersburg, Alaska.
The trip took five days and went according to plan, except when we sailed into Queen Charlotte Sound, which is a wicked expanse between the north end of British Columbia’s Vancouver Island and the southern tip of the Charlottes. It’s fully exposed to the Pacific Ocean and has, over the centuries, swallowed Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, Haida Gwaii, Queen Charlotte Islands
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NCAA Tournament Bracket 2013—the winning picks
It’s that time of year and though I haven’t watched as much basketball this year as in past years, I still have a pretty good sense of who has a legitimate shot at the title.
I don’t put as much stock in the conference tournaments as I do in the regular season, although a team that gets hot at the end of the year and performs well in their conference tourney is a team to be watched closely. That’s why in my bracket Continue reading
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Tagged Georgtown Hoyas, NCAA 2013 Tournament Bracket, Wisconsin Badgers
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