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Capt. Mel Berman Died Friday

Tampa Bay's voice of fishing for the past few decades fell silent Friday when Capt. Mel Berman passed away after complications following heart surgery.

NM Wants To Charge Out-of-State Anglers Double To Fish the San Juan

This ought to be good...the NM legislature, backed by Gov Richardson, the San Juan guides assn, Rudy Rios of New Mexico Trout, and many local business owners, are moving to put a new San Juan River habitat stamp in place that would cost residents $5, but would cost non-resident a …

Big Fish, Little Fish...Photo Envy

Here's a new fly fishing blogger for you: The Outdooress is a gal from Idaho who brings a clean writing style and sharp wit to the fly fishing blogosphere.

Temple Fork Outfitters Joins Adaptive Fly Fishing Institute

Adaptive Fly Fishing Institute 415 South Mesa Hills Drive, Suite 1169 El Paso, Texas 79912 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Temple Fork Outfitters Partners with the Adaptive Fly Fishing Institute To Develop Greater Access To Fly Fishing For the Disabled

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Literary Review: The Contemporary Sportsman

It isn't every day that a great new sporting magazine comes along. In fact, it's not even every decade. Hell. Who are we kidding? It's been about fifty years!

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Florida Bans Fishing for Snook, Tarpon, and Bonefish

Last week's record-breaking cold weather in Florida wrecked more than their fruit crops. Massive fish kills in Florida rivers, Tampa Bay, and along the Gulf Coast have prompted the state to ban fishing for Snook, Tarpon, and Bonefish at least until they can assess the damage.

TenkaraUSA in Brazil

When one thinks of going fishing in Brazil, chasing small fish in mountain streams with ultralight fly fishing tackle doesn't often come to mind. But for the owner of TenkaraUSA it certainly does.

Texas Fisheries Conservation Conference Announcement

PRESS RELEASE from TPWD - ATHENS, Texas — Texas fisheries biologists know their jobs are changing. On January 22 a trio of experts will give them a glimpse of what the future may hold at the annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.

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Texas Winter Trout Stocking Schedule

Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.

Epic War Between the States and Powerful Business Interests - Over A Fish?

Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio surprised the state of Illinois with a lawsuit aimed at closing the Chicago canals which connect the Mississippi River system and the Great Lakes to prevent the spread of the highly invasive and ecologically disasterous Asian Carp into the Great Lake …

Governor Richardson's San Juan Closures Rile Guides, Outfitters, and Legislators

The continuing bickering in Santa Fe between the administration of Governor Bill Richardson and the New Mexico legislature over what to do about a quarter of a billion dollar budget shortfall has got the guides and outfitters along New Mexico's famous San Juan trout fishery prett …

AFFTA and Neilsen Part Company Over Fly Fishing Retailer Expo

Saw this one coming like a train at midnight...

The Olympian And Chester Allen Sever Ties

Long-time outdoor columnist for The Olympian, Chester Allen, writes in his November 23rd column that his job will be eliminated in January as part of a shake-up at the paper that he attributes the overall down-turn in the print media industry.

"Adaptive Anglers on the Fly" Fishing Camp - NBC29

Adaptive Anglers on the Fly, a program of Therapeutic Adventures and Thomas Jefferson Trout Unlimited, puts 11 special needs campers on Moorman's River for a week of enhanced independence in the great outdoors.

Explore Short Film About SVAS's Therapeutic Fly Fishing Program for Veterans with PTSD

Excellent short film from Explore about Sun Valley Adaptive Sports new PTSD program for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

MDC Fly Fishing Workshop at Joplin

Missouri Department of Conservation will host a fly fishing and tying workshop near Joplin on December 5th.

Support a Soldier with the gift of Fly Tying

When you make purchases through J. Stockard this Holiday Season, they will match...dollar for dollar...the amount of your purchase with donated fly tying kits sent to deployed soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Adaptive Fly Fishing Therapy

Brenda Layman, outdoor columnist for Suite 101, hits her 100th article milestone with an article about the Adaptive Fly Fishing Institute's pioneering work in the field of adaptive outdoor recreation.

World Record Black Drum Caught Off Texas Coast

Bud Rowland entered the International Game Fish Association world record books in the fly rod line class category for landing a 59 pound 8 ounce Black Drum in South Bay, Port Isabel, Texas, on March 14, 2009.

Taking a Slow Ride in Texas

Saltwater kayak fishing trip report with Slow Ride Anglers out of Port Aransas, Texas.

Vail Valley: Fly Fishing Outfitters wins $50,000 'Ultimate Business Makeover' | VailDaily.com

Avon, CO fly shop wins competitive $50k grant from regional business development non-profit.

A New Day In The Sun For Disabled Veterans

Sun Valley Adaptive Sports has a holistic approach to their adaptive fly fishing therapy program for disabled veterans.

Gulf State Governors Protest Obama Plan for Fisheries Management

This article focuses on TX Governor Rick Perry, but also mentions his coordination with the governors of LA, MS, and AL in their opposition to the proposed catch-share programs on marine game species in the Gulf of Mexico that would prohibit recreational anglers from harvesting v …

TenkaraUSA Takes American Angler Magazine To School!

American Angler magazine apparently just published a real hack job on Tenkara-style Japanese fly fishing.

Great Fly Tying Innovator Dies

Russell Blessing, the inventor of the Wooly Bugger, dies recently at his home in Pennsylvania. Blessing added a marabou tail to a Wooly Worm fly in 1967 to imitate a Hellgrammite, the nymphal stage of a Dobson Fly.

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