This is a mouse pattern I received in a fly swap a while back from a guy named Tom. Obviously the pieces of foam probably aren’t necessary, but they sure add some pizazz to your fly box.

Where is the fruity pebble mine? http://bit.ly/SHN7d #
MIDNR seeks to simplify trout regulations http://www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2009/05/29/features/524084.txt #
Nature Conservancy launches Nature Rocks- a national program that empowers families to play and explore in nature. http://tinyurl.com/qg9ejg #
Congrats @fbrglssmnfsto for winning a new copy of “Once in a Blue Moon” in the 40 Rivers Twiveaway! #

The worst part of the drive home is the stretch from Albany to Buffalo. Its an area of the earth where time slows down, and you either sleep or deal with the boredom. The sun was in my face, so I dealt by daydreaming about the days ahead. Most people think that they go back […]

Where do I start?
I never wanted to move to New York from northern Michigan. Three years ago when the factory I worked at was shut down, I was forced to make one of those important decisions in life. I could stick around the place I grew up and loved, making minimum wage working for golf/ski […]

got some great pictures today #
Made it to Michigan- already got some wild leeks and some morels; time to go get a few brookies to cook with them #
Wanna be hungry? Check out Hook, Line & Skillet http://hooklineandskillet.com/ #
Exstream makeover in Wisconsin http://bit.ly/1efmDw
,outdoor%20news #
Only 6 of 48 Mountain top removal mining permits rejected in […]

After writing yesterday’s post, I begged and pleaded with asked my wife if we could go home to Michigan this weekend.  Although she initially wasn’t to keen on the idea, I eventually talked her into it.  Just goes to show the power of visualization.  So tonight, instead of hitting the carp flat, I’ll be packing.
To […]

More than anything in the world, I wanna go back home to northern Michigan this weekend.  I want to take a walk through the cedar swamp, to the hardwood ridge overlooking the Black River where I proposed to my wife.  I want to take the long way back to the car, and hopefully find a […]

From the AP-
TRAVERSE CITY — Federal officials have decided against placing the coaster brook trout on the endangered species list.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its decision today in the Federal Register. It said coasters were not distinct enough from other types of brook trout to justify listing them as endangered or establishing protected […]

Check out the 40Rivers Fly Poll http://hatchesmagazine.com/blogs/40rivers/ #
More on Hudson River Dredging http://bit.ly/OQAmX #
Poetic injustice on the Hudson http://tinyurl.com/qj7eht #
“The animal doesn’t eat fish or berries, it only eats bears” http://hatches.tv/easternrises.php #
TwiveAway! To win, RT- “follow @40rivers for a chance to win the new fly fishing DVD, Once in a Blue Moon!” http://tinyurl.com/paolp7 #
Ohio Dept. […]

Today, General Electric begins dredging toxic PCBs from the Hudson River starting in Fort Edward, 40 miles north of the Federal Dam in Troy, NY.  “The General Electric plants in Fort Edward and Hudson Falls discharged PCBs into the river, contaminating sediment, for over 30 years before The Clean Water Act and a federal ban […]