Posted by: Jokerman in commentary on
May 11, 2008
Should we try to overcome our primal urges by turning the other cheek? A preposterous idea I think. Fishing is a perfect example. Fish are predators, and so am I. I love the pulsing of a fish fighting for its life. Nature gave me intellect to be a better predator, not to make me a better person.
That makes me think. I have a modest proposal, a proposal that will end the pesky worldwide
Posted by: davek in Untagged on
May 09, 2008
Fly Fishing for Striped Bass
By Rich Murphy
Filled with great color photographs and illustrations this book is destined to become a classic of fishing literature. Written by someone who has obviously spent a great deal of time fishing for and studying stripers Fly Fishing for Striped Bass is the quintessential writing on striped bass and striped bass fishing.
Rich's profession as a civil engineer
Posted by: Jokerman in Fish Story on
Apr 25, 2008
In late April, I fished the Delaware River in the Catskill Mountains. My friend, Carlo, Maggie, my Miniature Schnauzer, and I drove five hours from Boston. We were meeting Chippy D. at the West Branch Angler in Deposit, New York. You could hear the river flow from our cabin porch.
Carlo is a Day Trader whose longtime girlfriend left him. She took everything: the house, the car, the
Posted by: Jokerman in Conservation on
Apr 15, 2008
This is an open pit mine
Look, you can even see it from space
This is Bristol Bay Alaska
This is a Bristol Bay Rainbow
Unless you act, the Rainbow will be gone and Bristol Bay will be replaced by an open pit mine
Bristol Bay Alaska is one of the most complex and precious ecosystems on the planet, and it is now imperiled by the spectre of the world’s
Posted by: davek in Atlantic Salmon on
Apr 01, 2008
A few weeks ago while visiting my local fly shop I came upon a book about the history of the Bogdan reels. These high end fly fishing reels are synonymous with Atlantic salmon fishing. Needless to say a book about Atlantic salmon reels had lots of old photos of salmon. These weren't the days of catch and release but the days of plenty when it was catch and eat. The fish were large, very large,
Posted by: davek in flies on
Mar 16, 2008
Grizzly King Streamer
Here in southern New Hampshire we have had record snow fall this winter and a large snow pack still remains on the ground. The weather has been warming and the stream levels are higher than they have been in the past 2 years when we have had low to extremely low conditions for the spring trout season. Conditions look promising this year for early season trout fishing for a
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