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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Damn, it is Monday.
That means the many not-so-neat piles of work on my desk require a little attention. As do the around-the-house spring jobs that sat while I fished.
That’s 19 inches of pissed-off Brown Trout, courtesy a streamer.
It also means the weekend’s fishing trips will get short shrift in terms of […]

Gierach interviewed about life, new book: http://tinyurl.com/5z2txq #
Ted Williams exposes massive killings of raptors: http://tinyurl.com/5l96dq #

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In what can only be interpreted as another example of the Trout Underground’s Increasing Domination of the Global Media Landscape, the San Francisco Chronicle picked us as their Blog of the Week (page G3 in the Sunday Chron):

Here’s a portion of the review:
TONE: Flip, breezy and wiseacre. No altar-and-candles devotion to fly-fishing tradition.
INTERACTIVITY: Plenty […]

Beauty, eh? (And yes, it is pretty damned hard to forget why I moved here)
I fished yesterday with KB — the largely insane author of the Singlebarbed blog.
I’m heading out soon with Steve Bertrand (to a Super-Secret Guide Spot), and frankly, I’d rather eat, bathe, and organize my gear […]