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America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010

Anthony Naples — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:42:44 +0000

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Upper Delaware River (NY, PA), Threat: Gas drilling Sacramento – San Joaquin (CA), Threat: Outdated water and flood management Gauley River (WV), Threat: Mountaintop removal coal mining Little River (NC), Threat: New [...]

New Online Fly Fishing Literary Magazine

Anthony Naples — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:17:59 +0000

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 [...]

Dino Flies?

Anthony Naples — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:35:43 +0000

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 [...]

CTV Toronto – Big Great Lakes trout the most toxic, report says

Anthony Naples — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:18:52 +0000

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 [...]

Hatchery Fish May Hurt Efforts To Sustain Wild Salmon Runs

Anthony Naples — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:43 +0000

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 [...]

Biologists help threatened fish flee fire – Silver City Sun-News

Anthony Naples — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:20:58 +0000

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.

Whirling disease researchers optimistic about Montana’s trout

Anthony Naples — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:09:19 +0000

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 [...]

Rock Snot (aka Didymo)

Anthony Naples — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:02:27 +0000

Didymo: picture from WV DNR website (click pic to go to the Didymo (Rock Snot) Fact Sheet)

Sometimes it can be too easy to ignore things when they are not so close to home. Didymo is one of those things – I’ve never seen it in the streams that I fish…yet.

Well didymo is [...]

North Carolina Fly Fishing Tournament

Anthony Naples — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:54:30 +0000

If you’re in the North Carolina Area check out the 2009 1st Annual Fly-Fishing Masters Tourney. The fishing tournament is part of the Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad.

The tournament is touted as family friendly and takes place over May 2nd and May 3rd, 2009. The first day is at Lake Lure, NC and the second at [...]

PA FISH & BOAT COMMISSION RELEASES TROUT COST STUDY

Anthony Naples — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:26:37 +0000

Ever wonder what it costs to produce a stocked trout in Pennsylvania? The PA Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) released the results of a comprehensive cost analysis.

Results from a Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) stocked trout cost study (appendices) show that the agency spends approximately $2.17 to produce an average adult trout, an amount less [...]