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By Anthony Naples, on June 17th, 2010
American Rivers announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010
June 2, 2010
You can see the full article at the American Rivers Site
Here’s the List:
- Upper Delaware River (NY, PA), Threat: Gas drilling
- Sacramento – San Joaquin (CA), Threat: Outdated water and flood management
- Gauley River (WV), Threat: Mountaintop removal coal mining
- Little River (NC), Threat: New dam
- Cedar River (IA), Threat: Outdated flood management
- Upper Colorado River (CO), Threat: Water diversions
- Chetco River (OR), Threat: Suction dredge mining
- Teton (ID), Threat: New dam
- Monongahela River (WV, PA), Threat: Gas drilling
- Coosa River (AL), Threat: Hydropower dams
Just so you don’t think it is all gloom and doom, here is a link to the success stories – America’s Most Endangered Rivers™: 25 Years of Success
By Anthony Naples, on May 19th, 2010
I’d like to announce the birth of a new fly fishing magazine; Rise Forms: Fly Fishing’s Literary Voice. There are many fly fishing magazines available – most focus on “where-to” and “how-to” or they offer beautiful photos of gleaming fish and dream destinations. By design, Rise Forms will be a bit different from those fly fishing magazines already floating around. Rise Forms will be a place to read about the fly fishing life. As Fly fishing’s literary voice, Rise Forms seeks to find and publish work that conveys both the passion and contemplative nature of fly fishing through high quality, literary works of non-fiction, fiction and even poetry.
Our website is under development but you can get a flavor of it from the About Us page and learn about the editorial board and more on both the general philosophy of the magazine as well as the specific topics we hope to cover.
We are in the process of soliciting articles from a wide range of authors covering an array of topics. If you would like to be considered for publication, please read the Submission Guidelines.
If you have any questions or comments about Rise Forms, please use the Contact Page.
We anticipate launching in the fall of 2010. We look forward to reading your submissions.
Anthony Naples,
Editor
Rise Forms: Fly fishing’s literary voice
By Anthony Naples, on February 5th, 2010
In the past I’ve tried to stick closely to fly fishing and related topics. This post is a little bit of a stretch. As a father of two young children I still get to think about dinosaurs , and share the enthusiasm that my kids have for them.
So my interest was peaked when I saw the news story that says scientists have solved the age old mystery of What Color Were Dinosaurs? Well – solved for at least one species, the tiny feathered-dinosaur, Anchiornis huxleyi. Check out the story: Prehistoric patterns: A dinosaur gets color from head to feathery tail, in Scientific American Online. Researchers were able to examine fossilized feathers and determine what color they were. And so create a fully-colorized rendering of this 150-million year old creature. It’s pretty cool.
Well, I need to try to make some tie-in to fly fishing so here’s a quote from the article:
“This was no crow or sparrow, but a creature with a very notable plumage,” Richard Prum, a professor of ornithology, ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University, said in a prepared statement. Nevertheless, the coloring isn’t fully unfamiliar. Quite to the contrary, as the authors noted in the study, it is “strikingly similar to various living birds including domesticated fowl.”
This of course makes the fly tyer think “I wonder what dino hackle is like?” I know this fly fishing tie-in is a little weak, but I just thought it was a cool story.
By Anthony Naples, on July 11th, 2009
 Delicious? Think Again. Throw it back! According to this article, large trout taken from the Great Lakes are among the most toxic. Just another reason to practice catch and release.
The Canadian Press
TORONTO — If the huge trout you caught from one of the Great Lakes ends up on your dinner table you might be at risk from alarmingly high levels of toxins, says a new report from advocacy group Environmental Defence.
read the article here: CTV Toronto – Big Great Lakes trout the most toxic
By Anthony Naples, on June 15th, 2009
Another bit of bad news from the world of science. It seems that those hatchery raised fish aren’t all that we thought they were. I know we all thought that they were robust and great for the gene pool – turns out that’s not the case (please read this sarcastically).
ScienceDaily (June 13, 2009) — Steelhead trout that are originally bred in hatcheries are so genetically impaired that, even if they survive and reproduce in the wild, their offspring will also be significantly less successful at reproducing, according to a new study published today by researchers from Oregon State University.
read the whole article at Science Daily: Hatchery Fish May Hurt Efforts To Sustain Wild Salmon Runs.
By Anthony Naples, on June 14th, 2009
Here’s an interesting story
Threatened Gila trout were evacuated from South Diamond Creek in southwestern New Mexico as the Meason fire approaches. The fish will be returned when the area is safe.
John Kramer of the Wilderness Ranger District says such an evacuation effort is rare and complicated.
Read the whole article here Silver City Sun-News.
By Anthony Naples, on May 20th, 2009
Whirling disease researchers optimistic about Montana’s trout
May 20, 2009 — By Evelyn Boswell, MSU News Service
BOZEMAN — Whirling disease now infects about 150 streams across Montana, but researchers say they are still optimistic about the future of trout fishing in the state.
One of the most promising developments, they say, is the discovery of wild rainbow trout that are naturally resistant to whirling disease. Another is the mysterious rebound of rainbow trout in the Madison River, the first Montana river where whirling disease was discovered.
“There’s hope,” said Montana State University ecologist Billie Kerans. “There’s some hope for the trout in Montana. Not all drainages have responded the same way to whirling disease.”
Read the whole article at the Montana State University Website Whirling disease researchers optimistic about Montana’s trout.
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