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The Underground’s Short Casts for 2010-03-09

March 9, 2010

Meet your new Mammalian Overlords – rabid Otter viciously attacks Florida man: http://bit.ly/abdQjb #
High Country News weighs in on Westlands Irrigation District & Feinstein's water grab (hint: it's not pretty) http://bit.ly/boZ14b #
If you you <cough> must nymph, at least learn to do it right: http://bit.ly/aOGsSR #
KQED report puts brakes on fictitious "Fish vs jobs" meme [...]

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When Winter Runs Too Long (or, When Fishing For Non-Trout Species Looks Appealing)

March 8, 2010

It’s at this point in the winter – fresh out of patience, the snow is still falling, and others are seeing their spring hatches already – that alternate forms of fly fishing seem more reasonable.
As in very alternate. As in squirrel fishing. (Found via Taunted by Waters, who probably knows from nuts, being as he [...]

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The Underground’s Short Casts for 2010-03-08

March 8, 2010

Ireland's bass sport fishery under threat from a push to renew commercial fishing: http://bit.ly/90rO3R #

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The Underground’s Short Casts for 2010-03-05

March 5, 2010

Knives, forks & spoons for anglers? (Another sign of the fishing apocalypse): http://www.wayupstream.com/2010/03/perfect-gift.html #
Yet another reason skiing will always be bigger than fly fishing: The 2010 Lange Ski Girls… http://bit.ly/bEAUbn #
Fishing The Smokies? Road work may cause delays, so read up: http://bit.ly/cQ1Vtd #

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Can Fly Fishermen Survive For Long in The “Real” World – Where Dangerous Fashion Rays Contaminate the Water?

March 4, 2010

Can fly fisherman really survive for long in a the “regular” world – an unnatural habitat where fashion still exists and people sometimes dress in other than rubber pants and vented shirts?
Tomorrow morning, our little family leaves for a weekend at a secret location: a place where it’s warm, there are no trout (save those [...]

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The Underground’s Short Casts for 2010-03-04

March 4, 2010

Now that Hummer's gone, will fly fishermen turn to personal hovercraft to escape to river? (I am) http://bit.ly/cdqU06 #
Fly fishermen should be so lucky: Live fish fall from the sky in Australia: http://bit.ly/900Zf5 #
No love for Outside Magazine from former contributors, who relate writer's horror story: http://bit.ly/alxNv8 #
Dams create green energy? Don't tell that to [...]

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The Real Reason Kids Do the Darndest Fishing Related Things (or, A Chilling Glimpse Into My Fly Fishing Future)

March 3, 2010

Despite the fact I write a moderately successful fly fishing blog, I’m well aware of my place in fly fishing’s predatory food chain. (Hint: not very high.)
That has a lot to do with my tendency to experience the sport on my own terms instead of the trout’s, and normally, I’m fine with that.
Still, after Alert [...]

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The Underground’s Short Casts for 2010-03-02

March 2, 2010

Catch (http://bit.ly/bMvbKY) and This is Fly (http://bit.ly/aSPjYW)online ezines coming out on same day? Competition growing online, eh? #
Wild steelhead "Read 'em and Weep" post from Unaccomplished Angler: http://bit.ly/c2Eng9 #
Sign of the Fishing Apocalypse RT: @The_Fin: And you thought your spot was crowded! http://bit.ly/ammxUu trout season opens in MO today #
Utah not exactly making fishermen feel [...]

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Another Sign of the Fishing Apocalypse: Opening Day (or, The Asylum – Outdoors)

March 1, 2010

Because we’re deeply concernend about the well being of the slackers who read this blog our valuable readership, we’re posting yet another of our “Sign of the Coming Fishing Apocalypse” series.
In this case, it’s the Missouri Trout Season opener – an event that apparently requires the celebration of a great many fishermen:
To our friends in [...]

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The Underground’s Short Casts for 2010-02-27

February 27, 2010

Cured salmon eggs used as bait also decimating juvenile wild steelhead? http://busterwantstofish.com/?p=1759 #

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Yet Another Reason Fly Fishing’s Safer Than… Journalism? (or, The Friday Video Flip)

February 26, 2010

Being as it doesn’t typically involve flaming racecars, swan dives from 15,000 feet or an association with politicians, it’s clear that fly fishing’s one of your safer sports – safer, even, than journalism…

Extra points for getting it together to sign off, but only a “B-” on the “That wasn’t a good idea” statement. That was [...]

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Bans on Felt Soled Wading Boots Gathering Steam: How Long Until You’re Wearing Rubber (And Practicing Safe Wading)?

February 26, 2010

The power’s flickering on and off like a damn pinball game today, so you’re reading a draft of what could have been another brilliant post. Damn.
Felt-soled wading boots for fly fishermen may be the sport’s latest endangered species; bans on felt soles seem to be picking up steam. What will fly fishermen be wearing five [...]

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