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[30 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on A Little Humor Never Hurt Anyone | ]

Four married guys go fishing. After an hour, the following conversation took place. First guy: ” You have no idea what I had to do to be able to come out fishing this weekend. I had to promise my wife that I will paint every room in the house next weekend.” Second guy: ” that’s […]

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[28 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on Lake Run Steelbow Rainheads | ]

I’ve never really delved into the whole West Coast vs Great Lakes Steelhead debate- at least not here. You know, the whole argument that Great lakes Stealhead, shouldn’t be called Steelhead.

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[26 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on Ripples | ]

just caught the biggest smallie of my life. Tears welled upon the realization that my camera was on the computer desk. #

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[23 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on The No Camera Curse | ]

When I pulled up to the access spot,  I was surprised to see a truck already there. First instinct told me to go to a different spot, but I decided to hop out and see if there were any tails sticking up on the glassy flat below the pocketwater. As I came down the trail, […]

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[22 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on DVD Review: Hustle & Fish | ]

After fishing for a few hours after work on Friday, I came home to find a package from the Hatches DVD Store on the counter. I ripped it open and found Rollcast Production’s new fly fishing DVD, Hustle & Fish. Honestly, I can’t pinpoint exactly what it is about Hustle & Fish that makes it so special. What I can say is that

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[20 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on Monday Morning Debris | ]

Hustle and Fish
I had planned on writing my review on Rollcast Production’s most recent Fly Fishing DVD, Hustle and Fish, this morning.  But I’m running short on time so it’s going to wait until tomorrow.  However, I’ll foreshadow my review by saying it’s probably the best fly fishing DVD I’ve ever watched.  Here’s a trailer.  […]

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[19 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on Ripples | ]

Just watched “Hustle and Fish”, full review coming on Monday http://tinyurl.com/cojdw9 #
Will it Blend? http://tinyurl.com/2t5trc #
Looking forward to getting Hustle and Fish in the mail http://tinyurl.com/cojdw9 #
Damn, I forgot how good 70 and mostly sunny felt… #
trying to figure out where to find that first carp of the season after work #
I am the […]

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[16 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on It’s Time To Raise Awareness on Kennecot Mine | ]

The spawning population of Salmon Trout River Coaster Brook Trout is less than 200 individual fish. And are currently being petitioned to the US Fish & Wildlife Service to be formally declared an endangered species

Let me ask you, when has metallic sulfide mining ever been a good thing for a fish species, let alone, one that almost doesn’t exist?

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[16 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on Those Poor Kids… | ]

I had planned to do the next installment of How to Be a Fly Fishing Blog Superstar, but I read a story this morning that just kind of blew me away.
Yesterday afternoon, the NYDEC stocked about 1,000 Brown Trout in Geyser Creek, a local trickle running through Saratoga Spa State Park.  It’s an annual event […]

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[15 Apr 2009 | Comments Off on How To Be A Fly Fishing Blog Superstar* Part II | ]

Where were we?  Oh yeah, we were discussing how to become hardened masters of the fly fishing blogosphere.
So you’ve decided you’re gonna take the plunge and create a fly fishing blog to call your own.  First things first, you’re gonna need to figure out where to do it.
Choosing a Platform
There are several bloggin platforms to […]