The always-alert Aquafornia blog posted an excellent summary of California’s snowpack woes.
The Reader’s Digest version? While Winter storms promised much, a dry spring means the Sierra snowpack has fallen far short of early expectations.
Faster than you can say "rationing," every major paper in the state jumped on the story.
From the Contra Costa Times:
California’s snowpack is […]

The new Verdier bus camper has officially become the Underground’s #1 Most-Lusted After Outdoor Item (in the past I’ve hinted strongly that my readership buy me things, but this time I fully expect you to do it).

It’s a greenmobile: hybrid powerplant (even diesel/electric), hydraulic suspension, roof-mounted solar panels, and yes — even a woody version […]

We introduced you to the Underground’s Official Men’s Olympic Marathon Runner (and Fly Fisher) Ryan Hall in an earlier post.
Hall — the Big Bear, CA athlete who was adopted by the Underground because he fly fishes and runs like a bonefish — stunned track & field geeks in his marathon debut a little more than […]

Mind you, we’re not the kind of folks who’d judge a man’s water-borne transportation (ever take a good look at someone in a float tube?), but sometimes we’re not above pointing and sniggering.
This, Undergrounders, is one of those times.

Don’t worry — the Performance Water Cycle isn’t just silly looking - it’s also expensive. In this […]

At this time of the year, the fly fishing guides are playing chicken with the water levels; their little stretch of heaven’s fishable today, but may not be after tomorrow’s warm weather — so where do you take the clients?
The Upper Sacramento flows are rising, but according to Steve Bertrand, the water isn’t spilling over […]

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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