When you’re young you believe your dad is invincible, and then one day you realize he’s human, and then comes the truly horrible period where you wonder if he’s your dad at all because he’s hopelessly unhip, and then you arrive at the stretch where you finally get to know your father as an adult, […]

Fly Fishing Yellowstone gets medieval on invasive species with a great wrapup post: http://is.gd/dqp #
Stream of Consciousness fishing reports at SF Chronicle? Different, but I like ‘em: http://is.gd/dRs #
Lake Tahoe begins inspecting boats for invasives: http://is.gd/dTw #
More boating inspections in CA - this time in Santa Clara county: http://is.gd/dTD #

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Has Switzerland just banned catch & release fishing, insisting that anglers humanely dispatch everything they catch?
From the Chattanoogan:

Catch and Release fishing will be banned in Switzerland from next year, it was revealed this week.
And anglers in the country will have to demonstrate their expertise by taking a course on humane methods of catching fish, […]

More than one guide has passed along information that the Lower McCloud — the subject of flow control testing by PG&E — is a "muddy mess."
Any onsite reports from the Undergrounders?
Right now, projected McCloud River flows (at Ah Di Nah) should be 800 cfs.
They’ll hold through Saturday. Sunday they’ll be bumped to 1000 cfs […]

Almost halfway through Gierach’s Fools Paradise. Typically good. Full review coming soon. #
Eat pizza, tie flies the goal of Guys, Flie & Pies. We like it: http://is.gd/dbY #
Ted Williams asks why Sportsmen’s Alliance can’t keep its head out of its ass: http://is.gd/dcU #
Reed Curry makes us shoot tea out our nose again. He’s funny: http://is.gd/djc […]

Due to the largesse of a wealthy, anonymous benefactor, the Trout Underground’s Crack Writing Staff (me) and the Stunning L&T Nancy will be looming up the truck and heading to San Francisco for this Friday’s CalTrout Fundraiser:

You could say that San Francisco in general — and high-end Galas in particular — aren’t exactly my natural […]

A food industry newsletter recently carried a story about Nestle, who — stung by the criticism leveled at them for their predatory water bottling practices — were mounting a public relations counter-offensive.
Apparently, that’s easier than fixing the problems that got them in hot water to begin with, but if you want to read an intelligent […]

It’s not as if we expected more. The administration’s last three Coumbia Basin salmon recovery plans have been found so wanting by a federal judge that he ordered the administration back to try again.
After all, these are the same Feds who wanted tried to escape a workable salmon recovery plan by suggesting the dams are […]

This story’s been saddled by shifting facts, but the basics seem clear; a raft on the Upper Sac overturned, and while it continued its downstream trip, its seven passengers were “stranded” mid-river.
After passing train crew saw (and heard) the group, a Highway Patrol helicopter was called in to rescue them:
Seven rafters were stranded on […]

Taking Forest Service to court over RAT user fees (Hooray): http://tinyurl.com/5sev7r #
Wild Brook Trout continue downward spiral in the East: http://tinyurl.com/5heaao #
Didymo (Rock Snot) threatens Gundpowder River: http://tinyurl.com/5axpzm #
Review copy of Gierach’s "Fools Paradise" just arrived (unlike the last book, no spinning reel on the cover). Review coming soon. #
World’s "smartest" goldfish plays basketball, limbos […]

Apparently, it’s not enough that your buddy calls your cell phone so you can hear his Hardy reel screaming under the weight of a steelhead; now you’ll get the fresh scent of fish along with it:
Japanese carrier to test smell-o-vision phone kit
Would you like to come home to the rich smell of a beef
dinner roasting? […]

Big Bear Lake escapes Zebra Mussels infestation by mere inches: http://tinyurl.com/5l9e5q #
Vacation taking falls to 30-year low: http://www.thepiton.com/2008/05/bonk.html #
Daytripper running "Ask Gierach" contest: http://tinyurl.com/63awwt #
Bottled water backlash (this means you, Nestle): http://tinyurl.com/6fg64y #

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