fly fishing, conservation and politics.
Oh yeah, we got hats around here, lots of hats…
Of course I have my favorites and they vary with the season. So I didn’t really need a new hat until I saw a recent Facebook update from the folks at Stormy Kromer Mercantile talking about the new waxed cotton Kromer…
Yup you guessed it. Ordered one right away.
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Here are a few things that came up on the radar screen this week…
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Last week The American Fly Fishing Trade Association announced a matching fund to support the Utah Stream Access Coalition.
Only AFFTA members qualify for the match but anyone can donate! This is going to be a big and costly fight so donations are needed and most welcome!
Go to www.utahstreamaccess.org
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Ok so I have thing for hemostats. Not just any hemostats, fine point, curved, mosquito hemostats. Best tool for fishing I could imagine. They look like these (resting on top of the River Camo Montana Fly Co. Aluminum Fly Box)…
They are so important I carry a spare pair when I fish. Nothing could replace them. Or so I thought….
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I have been part of a conversation with some folks over on the Outdoor Blogger Network‘s forum about conservation funding.
We are talking about what “we” can afford and who is paying their fair share. So when I read E. J. Dionne’s What if we’re not broke? this morning it got my attention. It offers an intriguing look at the “we’re broke” matra and what is behind it.
Some of us are going broke, or at least headed that way. It sort of depends on who “we” are however. There are some folks doing very well and some options off that table that perhaps should not be.
Worth the read.
And don’t be surprised if it becomes grist for the discussion over on OBN…
This was going to be a well crafted post about the outstanding fishing trip I had with my good friend Chris Hunt who writes the ever informative and very entertaining Eat More Brook Trout. But that will have to wait.
The tsunami that struck Japan continues to leave havoc in its wake. Half a world away, the connection to fly-fishing may seem tenuous at best.
But tenkara has deep roots in Japan. And tenkara fishers can’t help but look to Japan for tenaka inspiration, instruction and traditions.
Daniel Galhardo, owner of TenkaraUSA, has very strong ties to Japan and while thankfully the tragedy has not directly effected his family or friends those connections have inspired his to help with the relief efforts.
original post continues after the jump > [Read more…] about Tenkara Net Auction to Benefit Japan Relief Efforts