Archive | December, 2006

Baby Foxes and The Carrot.

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During the month of December 2006, Fox Sports Network and the HSUS mislead the public about trapping in North America. The sports network gave free commercial time to the Humane Society of the United States to spread an anti-trapping message to the networks viewers. The commercial opens with the sound of a Bear Trap “clanking [...]

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Weeds On My Christmas List?!

Artificial Weeds

It is much to late now to add these interesting Christmas gifts to my list. My focus this Christmas was on fly tying equipment and materials. If we got a bonus Christmas day I would be adding artificial weeds to my list.

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Don’t Put Your Fly Rod Away Yet

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I was just about to put my fly rod away for the season when I came across an article that begged my attention. Apparently, you can fly fish in the winter using winter midges. This may be a fact that is obvious to many of you veterans out there, but this, new to the sport, [...]

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Fly Fishing Gospel & Trout Waders

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While reading an excellent article on fly fishing from, Trout Lore, the author of the article quotes H.P. Wells from, “Fly Rods and Fly Tackle”. The quote is: 1st. To place the fly within reach of the trout without alarming it. 2nd. To handle it so

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Women Who Like Guns

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 ”I don’t think we should be embarrassed or ashamed of the fact that we’re legal gun owners who enjoy a sport and want to talk about protection issues particularly if they apply to women.”

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Define Cheap Shot

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A Bear Researcher in Minneapolis could be facing a harassment charge for words exchanged with a hunter after the hunter shot a research bear.

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Choosing the right fishing lure colour

It can be a hard to choice to make when you open up your tackle box to pick out the [...]

Keep fishing line choices simple

The most simple item in the angler’s toolkit is fishing line. Keeping fresh line on a fishing reel will help [...]

Journal of a Recovering Soft Water Angler

With a pending ice fishing season looming, how can a soft water angler survive until ice out? Do not fear [...]

What you can do when fishing season is over.

It has been several weeks since I have soaked my fishing line out into the aquatic wonderland that surrounds me. [...]

For Best Results: Catch and Release In Under 4

Here is a great article you should check-out. It has some summary information regarding the impact that Catch and Release [...]

In the Company of Rivers: Unplugged

The author of, In The Company of Rivers, was kind enough to answer some questions I prepared for him. Mr. [...]