UPDATE: Alert Underground Reader Steve found the May dates/flows for us)
The McCloud river is one of the most beautiful stretches of water you’ll ever fish — and given the number of people who crowd it ever year, a lot of people seem know it.
Running the ten days from May 5 to May 14, PG&E will […]

Even somebody’s Grandmother dislike’s Nestle’s water operation: http://tinyurl.com/66uhps #
How C&K fishing destabilizes fish populations: http://tinyurl.com/6r4wlm #
Singlebarbed uncovers fly tying scissor bargains: http://tinyurl.com/6n6jqx #
Daytripper reveals best fishing spots in New York! http://tinyurl.com/69rq57 #

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Online auctions are all the rage with conservation groups; first Trout Unlimited auctioned a spot on their On The Rise TV show, and now the Alaska Sportsmen’s Alliance — who are opposing the Pending Pebble Mine Disaster — is auctioning a week for two at one of Alaska’s top fly fishing lodges.
[UPDATE: You can see […]

Trout Unlimited’s raising money by offering bidders their own shot at instant fly fishing stardom — an appearance on their On The Rise TV show.

Face it: the odds of the Trout Underground winning any auction in excess of $20 are slim (I don’t have more than $20), but if a wealthy Undergrounder won and […]

  
Alert Underground Reader Alastair stumbled on this; it looks like the trout from the Trout Unlimited Logo was reversed, fabricated in concrete, and placed in Santa Rosa. (Landed, get it? I slay me…)
Still, those lucky Santa Rosa fly fishermen now have a target worth casting at — fling a bit of yarn into this […]

How to turn rank old waders into cool new stuff: http://tinyurl.com/6oa25y #

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The Jumbo Squid are in! The Jumbo Squid are in?! http://aquafornia.com/archives/3080 #

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I’d love to bash out a couple hundred carefully considered words about opening day, but the L&T and I are pretty worn out from saying good-bye to an ailing pet (Macy the Cat, 14 years), and I just don’t feel like writing.
At least not about fly fishing.
Instead, I’ll give you the one-paragraph summary.
Dave Edmondson […]

97% of Smokies Native Brook Trout populations to disappear? http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/24607 #

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With the general trout season opening in less than 24 hours, the Underground’s Fly Gear Readiness Department is busy dulling hooks, jumbling fly boxes, nicking leaders and pinholing my waders in preparation for tomorrow’s opener.
In truth, catching trout on opening day is more an observation of a tradition than a pent-up need to fly fish, […]

Deep Trout — the Underground’s undercover political operative at the California State Capitol — forwarded some good news for those of us who don’t want Lake Shasta flooding miles of the Upper Sac, McCloud, and Pit Rivers.
The California State Assembly passed Joint Resolution 39 (46 to 29), which recognizes the Wintu Tribe (who deserve it):
Assembly […]

Alert Underground Reader Rufus knows the English chalkstreams are the stuff of legend; many regard the Test and Ichen as the birthplaces of modern fly fishing.
For only 9 million Pounds (1 Pound = approx $2 US dollars), a mile of it can be yours:
Winding for 40 miles through beautiful Hampshire countryside, from the hamlet of […]