Posts tagged: outdoors

Weekly Short Casts for 2012-02-09

February 9, 2012, by Tom Chandler No comments yet

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 #

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 #

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 #

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 #

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 #

January 22, 2012, by Tom Chandler No comments yet

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 #

January 20, 2012, by Tom Chandler 7 comments

“I just wrote a piece for a national glossy and received less than I would have been paid in the same magazine in 1984″ (click here for link to commentor)#
Miss your chance to see “The Roof of California” in winter? (Tioga Pass just closed): http://t.co/kdecApmN #

January 19, 2012, by Tom Chandler No comments yet

The "I Love/Hate tourists" thing, elegantly stated: Thank You for Littering « The View from Fish in a Barrel Pond http://t.co/VyWT1V1Z #
"I thought I was the only one tired of seeing Golden Dorado articles" (from Catch Ezine subscription discussion on TU): http://t.co/6W68JNVp #
RT @randrflyfishing: Hackle on your super saddles getting thin? Looks like a bleak year in store for fly tyers http://t.co/FaZmFZrR #
A freelance illustrator who specializes in fly fishing/outdoors work? Talk about your creative risks… http://t.co/QIdPclUA #
Oregon Legislature to Consider the Dangers of Hatchery Salmon and Steelhead (finally!): http://t.co/NS5MkPg9 #

January 18, 2012, by Tom Chandler 1 comment

The Anti-Outdoor Apocalypse – skiers get lost, but they're prepared, and push rescue button… reluctantly: http://t.co/CKPJItFB #
RT @adrienneharling: "Racism and Genocide Denial in the Klamath River Basin" from Felice Pace at klamblog #Klamath http://t.co/AeR6LBy8 #
Letter from Ansel Adams after time spent in the wilderness (after his nervous breakdown): I know what love is http://t.co/Hbsc5UUr #
2011: CalTrout’s Year in Pictures: http://t.co/bCZ8Cej4 #