Conservation

Be a Steward.

April 24, 2011
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Our friends at Recycled Fish do a great job getting the word out on taking good care of the waters we love. They’ve just launched a campaign encouraging folks to take a Sportman’s Stewardship Pledge.  We think this is a great idea, so we’re passing on the word. Click right here to become a steward [...]

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Fishing for Science

April 15, 2011
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Bjorn Stromsness is the angler behind Bonefish on the Brain, and he also got in on the fun at Andros FIBFest 2011 last month. Bjorn’s been a big supporter of Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, and at Andros South he ‘took one for the team’ and helped out with bonefish research.  He’s here today to tell [...]

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Henry’s Fork Foundation – Executive Director

April 4, 2011
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Today we’re passing on some conservation news from our friends at the Henry’s Fork Foundation – dedicated to the conservation, restoration, and protection of the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River and its watershed. Steve Trafton, the HFF’s current Executive Director, is moving on to take a position at the national level with Trout Unlimited. [...]

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You’re Cleaning Your Boots, Right?

March 30, 2011
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Aquatic invasive species like didymo and the New Zealand mud snail represent a serious threat to our fisheries.  The best way to prevent the spread of these invasive species is to thoroughly clean your boots, waders and boat any time you move from one piece of water to another.  Regardless of the material on the [...]

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Frankenfish Are Bad.

March 15, 2011
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We love wild salmon. We all know that farmed fish wind up escaping into the wild.  We’re more than a little freaked out about genetically modified salmon being farmed in any piece of water connected to…well, any other piece of water.  Aren’t invasive Atlantic salmon in the Pacific Northwest bad enough? Trout Unlimited is leading [...]

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The Osprey Blog

February 13, 2011
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The Osprey, as many of you know, is the newsletter published by the Steelhead Committee of the Federation of Fly Fishers.  It’s long been the definitive source of quality conservation information related to steelhead. The Osprey also has a blog that they update daily, and if you care about steelhead you need to make sure [...]

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Save Bristol Bay

December 4, 2010
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Yeah it’s the holiday season and we’re all supposed to be thinking happy thoughts, but it’s time for a little reminder of the massive threat to Bristol Bay posed by the proposed Pebble Mine, from our friends at TU and Save Bristol Bay. Save Bristol Bay The biggest wild salmon fishery on the planet needs [...]

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How to Handle a Bonefish

October 15, 2010
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If you’re fishing for bonefish somewhere like South Andros Island, you’re going to catch a lot of them.  Yes, we all want to get a few hero shots, and that’s OK, as long as you treat the fish well in the process. But what about all those other ones?  You know, those fish that you [...]

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Dean River Anglers’ Creed

October 10, 2010
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Here’s the Dean River Angler’s Creed, as posted at the airstrip near the mouth of the river. This is a pretty good set of commitments to make on any river, wouldn’t you say? Dean River Anglers’ Creed I will: respect the river, its fish and fellow anglers. share the water and practice rotation angling. park [...]

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