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Weekly Short Casts for 2012-03-15

March 15, 2012, by Tom Chandler 3 comments
  • A stunning photographic trip around the solar system: http://t.co/OhLRce4B #
  • Can't listen to your babbling fishing partner any longer? Get the speech-jamming gun that silences people mid-sentence: http://t.co/akBx2w7B #
  • For only $10, get a Candwich — a sandwich in a can. (Perfect for fishermen who lost their taste buds in an accident): http://t.co/h7N3VFJ1 #
  • The Ongoing Outdoor Apocalypse, with feathers — Godzilla the wild turkey stalks Commerce Township woman: http://t.co/PeuYocA6 #
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park "most visited" park in 2011 (you can still hike away from the roads and fish): http://t.co/7PdEvETH #
  • Klamath Riverkeeper files notice to sue irrigators for dewatering Scott River. Throwing fuel on irrigation fire. http://t.co/PkfQ61Lj #
  • Salmon win in 9th circuit court which says water users can't touch the allotment promised to salmon (they wanted it all):… #
  • The *real* Trout Underground – Scottish schoolkids transport trout to River Kelvin on subway: http://t.co/x6kR5YVl #
  • Montana FWP abandoning native fish in favor of lake trout? http://t.co/jwzCm6X1 #
  • I bought the single: Fly Fishing Music: "Oh I See" by Adam Arcuragi: http://t.co/Veg3Cg2K #
  • http://t.co/RshKzWtW » After 244 Years In Print, Encyclopaedia Britannica Goes All-Digital http://t.co/tESsr55y #
  • Catch & Release Wild Women (Moldy Chum): http://t.co/592aP9p4 #
  • Fly fishing guide Craig Nielsen says Klamath River a great steelhead fishery, could be off-the-scale if dams removed: http://t.co/Pp6TPTMR #
  • Feds OK salmon fishing alternatives for NorCal coast; 819,000 fish expected to be available: http://t.co/m4qR4VxX #

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Weekly Short Casts for 2012-03-08

March 8, 2012, by Tom Chandler 1 comment
  • An essay from Bozeman defending public lands: http://t.co/OD9kx1PN #
  • RIO releases Trout LT lines in 0, 00 and 000 line weights (did anyone actually buy those fly rods?) http://t.co/LqO1vP4m #
  • Cheeky fly fishing hosting a sportfish March Madness bracket, with proceeds going to good charities: http://t.co/Kfc2Gqis #
  • Roll your eyes condescendingly? Snort derisively? If so, you may be ready for a fly shop job (but not this fly shop job):… click here…
  • More on the Outdoor Apocalypse: Florida meth addict burns down 3,500 year-old tree: http://t.co/AiNM6a5k #
  • “For a gun to be great, you have to be very, very good” Guns Don’t Make a Statistical Difference in Bear Attacks http://t.co/JeR8fE87 #
  • CalTrout Helping Reconnect Central Valley Floodplains To Rivers | California Trout, Inc. http://t.co/GDgflHoX #
  • 100 Horse Studio does an online show of very cool paintings: Thirty Barns http://t.co/HkuietO7 #
  • Rod builder refinishes a nice Phillipson (the Official No-Longer-Alive-Fly-Rod-Company of the Trout Underground): http://t.co/3955whU3 #
  • A boat that’s actually a hot tub (Love to fish it on the Missouri in winter – BWOs on the outside, hot H2O on the inside)… #

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Weekly Short Casts for 2012-03-01

March 1, 2012, by Tom Chandler 2 comments
  • Mutated Trout Raise New Concerns Over Selenium – http://t.co/zD0GgkXI http://t.co/yH09mk4L #
  • RT @mt_justinpost: Here’s a summary of the Montana Stream Access Law: http://t.co/rVozK22N #
  • U.S. Supreme Court overturns Montana courts on navigability issue (though this doesn’t change stream access) http://t.co/DJMlIKiU #
  • More Outdoor Apocalypse — Tommy Hilfiger creates ad campaign around… camping. http://t.co/ejhjl974 #
  • Shasta Trout at the Fly Fishing Show in Pleasanton: Feb. 24-26th, (Fri-Sun) Alameda County Fairgrounds … http://t.co/WQwHfcju #
  • Cool footage — an Eagle Owl flies toward camera running at 1000 frames per second: http://t.co/y23b4wfW #
  • Paradise Parking: Beautiful Photos of Abandoned Cars Decaying in Nature by Peter Lippmann http://t.co/swGGvPHg #
  • This could be cool — The Jimmy Green Spey-O-Rama (The World Championship of Spey Casting) 4/20-4/22: http://t.co/12KLQIl3 #
  • RT @Aquafornia: Wouldn’t it be nice <sigh> #Sac weather history suggests dry February means drenched March #cawater http://t.co/H6r0CkpZ #
  • More Outdoor Apocalypse (as if there is any doubt): Hunter mistakes horse for deer, shoots it: http://t.co/jAdvUw8g #
  • And we thought Siskiyou County was nuts – Wyoming studies need to buy an… aircraft carrier?! http://t.co/thOr7iuF #
  • A gallery for funny fly fishing photos from Val Atkinson: http://t.co/6qvFkIDj #
  • Absolute video proof that fly fishing is way, way better than jumping off mountains in a flying squirrel costume: http://t.co/tivFaqJz #
  • Chi Wulff weighs in: Fly Fishing’s David v. Goliath: Has The Specialty Fly Shop Become the Ultimate Underdog? http://t.co/p2Yr5PJU #
  • The Outdoor Apocalypse, Self-Inflicted Edition — Iowa man’s attempt to shoot caged ‘coon goes awry: http://t.co/f9xeyMQY #
  • “Unvravelling as a Fisherman and Son” (Losing your father tends to do that): http://t.co/09AsJXib #
  • Thoughtful interview about #writing with Steve Martin at The Believer (excuuuuse me): http://t.co/hlyltSbW #
  • Allen Fly Fishing blowing out machined fly reels for $75: http://t.co/MiQP0pLU #
  • Will the Million Pipeline – like a zombie – rise from the dead to eat the brains of the living? (Trout Unlimited blog) http://t.co/1YUPI3G3 #
  • Cowards: Wyoming legislature decides it doesn’t need a “Judgement Day” aircraft carrier and attack planes after all: http://t.co/etKCpH2d #
  • FF in Yellowstone blog visits Madison recreation meeting, and no, you don’t feel the love… http://t.co/Nq4zyE59 #

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Weekly Short Casts for 2012-02-23

February 23, 2012, by Tom Chandler 3 comments
  • Bend to Host National Fly-Fishing Championships: http://t.co/yk5K2LDX #
  • Sadly, photographic proof that sailboarding is way better than fly fishing: http://t.co/5E63xahA #
  • NPR story about Christo art installation on Arkansas River: 6 Miles Of Silver Ribbon – Locals Protest Christo: http://t.co/Fikxs79K #
  • The hills are alive with the sounds of water grabs: Rally For the Upper Colorado on Wednesday: http://t.co/Z6AMYZ7U #
  • Process to "Regulate Recreation" on the Madison River is farther along than you might think: http://t.co/TjR2SFkc #
  • RT @pkonoske: Chipmunks shift 1,600 feet higher in the Sierras over a decade. Are #trout far behind? http://t.co/oXMYLswq #flyfishing #
  • Fishing Jones interviews The Original Fly Fishing Blogger (Alistair): http://t.co/eyCIBIwz #
  • The Outdoor Apocalypse: Skiers found 15 miles into backcountry, thought there was a lift nearby: http://t.co/UKKxJGGG #

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Weekly Short Casts for 2012-02-16

February 16, 2012, by Tom Chandler No comments yet
  • More photographic proof that fly fishing is way safer than boogie boarding: http://t.co/cRThQbuB #
  • More pictures, but few answers about Mitchell Slough/Bitterroot channel diversion: http://t.co/BXPcAiw0 #
  • Nice stuff from FishingPoet: "We fish big because it's there" http://t.co/VoZO9uIW #
  • The 2012 World Press Photo Award Winners: http://t.co/JRFUqNUU #
  • 7th Annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival features fight to save Upper Truckee River watershed: http://t.co/8UPBKbWI #
  • RT @matt_weiser: Interesting: New comparison shows #snow deficit now limited to #Sierra Nevada. http://t.co/pdau7iZ3 via @NWS_Western_US #
  • Fly Fishing Guide School at Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (learn how to say a 16" trout is 20" with a straight face): http://t.co/XsYvcto2 #
  • Me, separated at birth from… Robin Williams? http://t.co/qkyH6ZVB #
  • RT @stoneflypress: Steelhead management zone established in Washington's Sol Duc River – http://t.co/fBodiWer #
  • Some of our SoCal fly fishing readers want to check this? Lower Owens Draft Recreation Use Plan now available: http://t.co/oQIduvSM #
  • Spawning Calaveras River salmon left high and dry by water district, bureaucracy: http://t.co/W346824j #
  • The guy you *don't* want for a neighbor: Suspect held on law that bans eating pets: http://t.co/0j0iS7yy #

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Weekly Short Casts for 2012-02-09

February 9, 2012, by Tom Chandler 1 comment
  • RT @pkonoske: Good news: Calif. Fish & Game Commision votes down increased limits on #stripers http://t.co/aMpBPHcL #
  • Zuckerberg's "social mission" letter to would-be shareholders an utter load of crap: http://t.co/CDVuCAjI #
  • Lunch for float tubing fly fishermen? The Floating Flamer grill: http://t.co/hKUEr35b #
  • Those crazy kids in Tennessee: The Rutters try Tenkara in the Smokies http://t.co/NczzeZ1Y #
  • More Photographic Proof that fly fishing is way, way safer than stand up paddleboarding: http://t.co/7gvNKmGC #
  • More on the Bitteroot River/Mitchell Slough riverbed alterations we mentioned the other day: http://t.co/pd1O4ZwO #
  • The Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) pops up in Marin on March 20 (via CalTrout and Leland's). Click to avoid ennui and madness:… #
  • Good news for Eagle Lake Trout: BLM Closes Bypass Pipe in Eagle Lake Bly Tunnel Plug: http://t.co/ch5vjSwY #
  • RT @matt_weiser: Draft report on raising #Shasta Dam released by @usbr. http://t.co/myKkRUoa #cawater #fishing #salmon #
  • World Championship of Spey Casting at Golden Gate Casting Club on 4/20-4/22 (Jimmy Green Spey-O-Rama): http://t.co/tzTlUVwE #
  • Two frogs gain EPA status in California, could affect some alpine fisheries: http://t.co/jHtUFLo2 #
  • CalTrout's February eNewsletter includes winter fly fishing tips (including one by the Trout Underground): http://t.co/Yt5vvaKZ #

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Weekly Short Casts for 2012-02-02

February 2, 2012, by Tom Chandler 2 comments
  • Chi Wulff gives up a little love for the Superfine Touch fly rod too (near the bottom of the post): http://t.co/ugcECaAv #
  • RT @michaeldoyle10: Removing 4 Klamath River dams could add jobs and aid fish, says Interior Dept. report. http://t.co/Y8QSY7XD #
  • RT @randrflyfishing: Time lapse sunrise over the Smoky Mountains ahead of a massive front: http://t.co/uxuspySM #Smokies #
  • Lead poisoning the leading killer of California Condors: http://t.co/XtjsCWAh #
  • 20' long LLBean Guide Boot coming to a parking space near you: http://t.co/IgGmIFZp #
  • Grass-soled flip flops (think they could make a pair out of river rocks for us trout fishermen?) http://t.co/qwAYRwl8 #
  • GM sends $3 Billion media account offshore (buy American!) The Ad Contrarian: Ungratefulness Runs Deep http://t.co/2Dv2aXBy #
  • A Somerset fly fishing show recap (with bonus giant burger recommendation) http://t.co/YRgSaD2z #
  • The Ice Fishing Apocalypse Begins – fisherman gets in argument with snowmobiler, who runs him over: http://t.co/8z1xaJaX #
  • "But keep your greedy hands off OUR river." The Mitchell Slough access battle gains a new twist: http://t.co/hiKzjwfO #
  • Burbot. Get your burbot here… (Burbot derby on Flaming Gorge to get rid of the invasive fish): http://t.co/XRx8h5ve #
  • Will a "seismic cannon" drive invasive predators away from spawning Great Lakes fish? http://t.co/SB51YwyF #
  • Apparently not satisfied with wiping out salmon, now water users want stripers too: http://t.co/0JSFQLFu #

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Weekly Short Casts for 2012-01-26

January 26, 2012, by Tom Chandler No comments yet
  • "I just wrote a piece for a national glossy and received less than I would have been paid in the same magazine in 1984":… #
  • Miss your chance to see "The Roof of California" in winter? (Tioga Pass just closed): http://t.co/kdecApmN #
  • Great small stream dry; the Sierra Bright Dot: http://t.co/HD3XXsZa #
  • State moves to regulate Madison River use: http://t.co/18Q1UzTf #
  • How the response to Hurricane Irene did more damage to steams than good: http://t.co/hbermXXQ #
  • Nice essay on winter fly fishing: http://t.co/f90Khqub #
  • Ted Williams bitch slaps BP: http://t.co/9kDrfFje #
  • What *really* happens on all those fly fishing trips John Gierach writes about (via Sipping Emergers): http://t.co/XSKrIl93 #
  • How Mike McFarland rolls his yummy fiberglass fly rod blanks (The Fiberglass Manifesto blog): http://t.co/3B3pREcy #
  • RT @markgrossi: We have liftoff, kinda: #Sierra now at 33% of ave. for Jan. (numbers) http://t.co/Itn8Pu3L #cawater #farm #
  • Bad fish porn, 70s style from Bad Postcards (hint: stuffed bass): http://t.co/YddSek1T #
  • There's some good news: Salmon Returning To Neal Creek (via Columbia River Tributaries): http://t.co/DMj0pnRU #
  • RT @markgrossi: #Sierra snowpack is just really bad now instead of hopeless. 40% of ave. (numbers): http://t.co/BhuS3q3i #
  • More on the Impending Outdoor Apocalypse: Man shoots television with deer rifle (does he need a tag for that?): http://t.co/SLDU7JIF #
  • The Outdoor Financial Apocapypse: Lost snowshoer burns money to stay warm: http://t.co/5jvrsZog #

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Short Casts for 2012-01-24

January 24, 2012, by Tom Chandler 2 comments
  • How Mike McFarland rolls his yummy fiberglass fly rod blanks (The Fiberglass Manifesto blog): http://t.co/3B3pREcy #
  • RT @markgrossi: We have liftoff, kinda: #Sierra now at 33% of ave. for Jan. (numbers) http://t.co/Itn8Pu3L #cawater #farm #

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Short Casts for 2012-01-23

January 23, 2012, by Tom Chandler 3 comments
  • What *really* happens on all those fly fishing trips John Gierach writes about (via Sipping Emergers): http://t.co/XSKrIl93 #

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