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A Sign of Things to Come? New Mexico Legislature Considers “San Juan” Stamp
Posted on | February 5, 2010 | 1 Comment
New Mexico HB51 made it through it’s first step in the legislative process last week. Should the proposed bill become law, anyone who wants to fish the San Juan River’s ‘quality waters’ would be required to purchase a new habitat stamp in addition to their normal fishing license. The stamp requirement, which will cost $5 for residents, $10 for non-residents, will expire after 10 years under a sunset provision, and is forecasted to generate between $225,000 and $325,000 per year. What are they going to do with all that money, you ask? Funds generated from the stamp would be earmarked exclusively towards habitat improvement on the San Juan’s quality waters, where fishing productivity has declined in recent years. To read the full story, check out Karl F. Moffatt’s Outdoors New Mexico blog.
With states around the country battling their budgets, natural resource agencies are usually the first to feel cuts. We can’t help but wonder if special regulation area, or water body specific stamps might become more common as natural resource managers struggle to maintain a sustainable product for sport fishermen?
Spey Lines for Switch Rods
Posted on | February 3, 2010 | 1 Comment
A couple weeks ago I watched Topher Browne give a presentation on casting two-handed rods at The Fly Fishing Show in Somerset, NJ. One key point he made that really resonated with me was that with a two-handed rod- switch, or spey- was that with the longer rod, you can reach water that you just can’t get to with a 9 footer. Not that what he was saying was anything I didn’t already know, but he made me think about two-handed rods in a different light. Say for example, you’re on a river that receives relatively heavy fishing pressure such as the West Branch of the Delaware. The runs which are most crowded are those that are easiest to fish with a standard, 9′ rod. And if you’re using a 9′ rod, chances are good that you’ll be fishing alongside everyone else in the run. Now go there with a 11′ two-hander and now you’re not restricted to that 9′ water, now, you’re in 11′ rod territory- probably all by yourself, other than the company of all those fish who haven’t been watching flies repeatedly drift by.
A switch rod is almost uselss, however, if you don’t have the right line for it. This morning on Deneki Outdoors, a piece was published on using spey lines on switch rods, including some background on why you probably should cut a line for your rod, and the steps you can take to do just that. It’s written for people who have a bit of spey casting experience, but beginners will also benefit.
Here’s the problem – since switch rods are shorter than full spey rods, they require shorter heads, and nobody makes switch-rod-sized modern Skagit heads with real tapers. So what’s an angler to do? Simple – buy a modern Skagit head and cut it down so it’s the right size for your switch rod.
You can view the full article at Deneki Outdoors by CLICKING HERE.
Supreme Court Refuses to Close Shipping Locks
Posted on | January 19, 2010 | 1 Comment
Today, the United States Supreme Court refused a preliminary injunction by the State of Michigan to temporarily close the canal connecting Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. The canal is being used by Asian Carp, a non-native invasive species which biologists warn could destroy the food chain in the Great Lakes. The one sentence ruling by the Court did not give any reasoning for their decision.
For the full story at the Traverse City (MI) Record Eagle, click here, or at MSNBC, click here.
iPhone App Gives Fly Fishermen an Inside Edge
Posted on | January 19, 2010 | No Comments
A Fly Fishing industry rep cracked the top 20 via Apple’s App Store with a new fishing application that tracks weather, stream flows, tides and lunar tables. The ‘FishHead’ app organizes all of the pertinent data by location so the angler can have an inside edge while on the water, or while daydreaming at the office.
From Angling Trade
The App has an advanced search engine which allows you to track your current location with the GPS chip in the iPhone or iPod touch; it will tell you the closest streams or tide stations. Once your tide or river station has been selected it will align that information with the nearest weather station. In your favorites view you can now view weather, tide or river flows and the lunar table. If a weather station is down or providing inaccurate data it will automatically find the nearest station that is providing accurate data. You can also search by current location, station name, city or zip code.
The favorites view gives you a snap shot of all of the pertinent weather, tide/river and lunar information all displayed on one view. Each of the different categories can be viewed in greater detail by clicking the detail view which will now give you tide and river graphs and forecasts for weather and future and past tides events. Turn the phone for a horizontal view and the graph appears showing either the tide chart or river chart. You can hold up to 20 of your favorite tide stations and 20 of your favorite river locations. Like many other iPhone Apps you can swipe from one favorite to the next.
Fish Head is now available on the iTunes Apps store at the introductory rate of $6.99.
You can learn more at www.fishheadapp.com
90 Fly Fishing Art Prints in 90 Seconds
Posted on | January 13, 2010 | No Comments
Video sent to us courtesy of Scott Hale, founder of ArtCreel.com
The Dirty Rat
Posted on | January 13, 2010 | 8 Comments
Jackie Treehorn shows us how to create a struggling mouse imitation that draws brutal strikes from many species of gamefish. His pattern is surprisingly simple to tie, and should be a welcome addition to your fly boxes. Check it out over at Hatches Magazine.
New Photo Essay
Posted on | January 11, 2010 | No Comments
There is a new photo essay up at FlyAddicts.com, Light in the House of Water: Angling on Little Cottonwood Creek, by Maximilian Werner. It is a thought provoking look at what I would call, pocketwater nirvana.
If Fly Fishing Had a Soundtrack
Posted on | January 8, 2010 | 1 Comment
I have a good friend who swears that jam bands make the perfect soundtrack to a day on the water. I don’t know if I agree with him, but if you enjoy the music of jam bands, and fly fishing- I would hope you at least enjoy the latter if you’re reading this- then you might want to check out GillznFinz which airs on the Versus Network. This season, the band, Umphrey’s McGee will be seen fly fishing, and this Monday, Widespread Panic will be searching for Redfish.
FlyAddicts.com Announces Photo Contest Winners
Posted on | January 8, 2010 | No Comments
This morning, FlyAddicts.com announced the winners of it’s first photo contest, ‘The Places We Fish,’ including a gallery exhibiting all photographs entered in the contest. Taking first place honors was Jay Morr, Second Place went to Brian Huskey, and Third to Josh Mills. Click Here to see the full announcement and view the entries.
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