The Trout Underground announced the launch of Catch.com — an online dating service aimed exclusively at fly fishermen (and fisherwomen) who are basically too pathetic to get dates the normal way. Genius, baby. Genius.

Nestle once again affirms its role as corporate predator by re-issuing a bought-and-paid-for economic study with few changes — solely for the purpose of drowning out those who think Nestle’s water bottling plant in McCloud, California is a very, very bad idea.

You won’t find me singing the praises of most of the mainstream fly fishing magazines, but one clear exception is Fly Rod & Reel, who have the guts to run whatever no-holds-barred Enviro Writer Ted Williams sends them.

In the current issue (January/February 2008), Williams does a masterful job of exposing the “Wise Use” movement […]

Alert Underground Reader and Mega-Babe MK represents something of an enigma to the Trout Underground’s Online Matchmaking Division.
After all, she’s a rep for loads of killer outdoor products, a monster kayaker and a total outdoor babe. Given the largely masochistic, “beat me whip me” nature of most fly fishers, her paddling skills alone should […]

So why the hell hasn’t anyone built a flask into the reel seat of a fly rod? Skiers now have ski poles that hold booze, why not fly fishermen?

CalTrout’s McCloud Redband Trout recovery program got a serious boost when it was announced that Orvis and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation had matched better than $60,000 in private donations, raising a total of more than $120,000 for McCloud Redband Trout recovery projects.

At the Underground, we’re nothing if not concerned for the safety of you and your loved ones.
That’s why our heart soared when we saw this critical, potentially lifesaving inflatable bikini personal flotation device.
Just think of the lives that could be saved. We are.
Found via The Goat blog, this baby’s monster, uhh… flotation devices and […]

The Holidays aren’t known for their fishing friendly nature, and with guests showing up and the Trout Underground World Headquarters still not fully unpacked, this Thanksgiving wasn’t an exception.
Still — hearing reports that the dying October Caddis bite was on, I snuck out yesterday afternoon.
For apparently no good reason.
It’s tempting to roll out […]

You’ve no doubt been holding your breath — waiting to see which of you lucky bastards was going to win a free copy of Patrick McManus’ new book Kerplunk.

Because we’re all about high-tech here at the Underground, I found a Random Number Generator that uses atmospheric “noise” to generate truly random numbers.
This impressively scientific […]

I make what is likely the best chile verde ever produced by a leading fly fishing blogger — a distinction that no doubt fills my parents with pride.
Sadly, chile verde requires pork chunks, which requires cutting, which requires a sharp knife, which raises the specter of self-inflicted damage.
In simplest terms, the chile verde turned […]

In years past, the general trout season ended on November 15, and for a lot of us fly fishermen, the end of year party was more like a wake. Now with fly fishing allowed year-round on the Upper Sacramento, the Trout Underground takes stock.

In what was probably an attempt to find a fly fishing related porn site, Barely Alert Underground Reader SmellsLikeFish recently stumbled on the Uncyclopedia (the content-free encyclopedia and spoof of Wikipedia), and sent us a link to the fly fishing entry. Illuminating indeed…