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Comment on Want to fish Yellowstone? For free? by Chris Hunt

Chris Hunt — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:25:46 +0000

Hi Chris…
As you might guess, putting an event like this together isn’t cheap, so when we do, we want to bring folks along who can help us reach a decent audience. So “established” would mean a blogger who’s been at it for a while, has a following and who actively promotes his or her work through social media. Nobody is disqualified from entering the contest–it’s open to all bloggers, frankly. But we want to bring bloggers along on the trip who can help us spread the word about the challenges facing Yellowstone. Hope that helps… and thanks for you comment!

Comment on Want to fish Yellowstone? For free? by Chris Simonds

Chris Simonds — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:27:56 +0000

Hi-
Would love to enter. However, not sure what you mean by “established” and why wouldn’t others be allowed to enter?
Thanks,
Chris

Comment on Guides: Gatekeepers or Profiteers? by What is the Guide’s Real Role? | MidCurrent

What is the Guide’s Real Role? | MidCurrent — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:14:27 +0000

[...] What is the Guide’s Real Role? Posted on May 7, 2012 by Benjamin Clary var addthis_product = 'wpp-262'; var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":false};var addthis_options = "facebook,twitter,stumbleupon,email,addthismenu";if (typeof(addthis_share) == "undefined"){ addthis_share = [];}Kirk Deeter, now editor of Trout Unlimited’s TROUT magazine, brought up an interesting topic on a recent blog post: “What role does the fishing guide play in ‘fostering’ the future of this sport?” It’s perhaps a bit more than many guides would like to ponder when getting up at dawn for another day on the water but Kirk suggests that there is more to guiding than putting a client on to fish; there is a duty to introduce the sport in a responsible way. [...]

Comment on Classics: The Pflueger Medalist by Bob Frenette

Bob Frenette — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:17:41 +0000

I have a Pflueger Medalist incident. I had this reel for about 25 years set up with floating line. I think it was 6 or 8 weight. I took it to Grand Caicos Island on a vacation. The scene was on a beach with my kids snorkeling and me catching small shore fish. All of a sudden, my entire line was stripped from the spool. There were only a few turns left on the backing when I palmed it. A approximately 4 foot barracuda came totally out of the water, snapping the line. As I reeled the line back in, I noticed the drag was no longer there. I believe the fish burned it out. Loved that reel.

Comment on Classics: The Pflueger Medalist by Joe Walker

Joe Walker — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:51:00 +0000

I never fished with the Pflueger Medalist but I do have one that I got after my dad passed away. It is still in the original box, brand new, never used. The rod that was with it is some kind of Japanese made 6 piece, still new and in its box. Funny, I never knew the Japanese fly fished. Both are beautiful and locked away in my gun cabinet.

Comment on Classics: The Pflueger Medalist by Donald Smith

Donald Smith — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:56:55 +0000

The article about the Pflueger Medalist took me back to years gone by when I learned to flyfish. It was in 1983 and I was in college at Westfield State in Westfield, MA. I was taking a geology class and thought it odd that a gentleman in his late 50′s early 60′s was in our class. I think that was the only adult ever in any of my classes. He sat near me and we got to talking about one thing or another and fishing came into the converstation. Come to find out we both fished and hunted. He asked me if I flyfished and I said no that my fishing had been basically confined to the art of hard water fishing (ice fishing). He mentioned that he flyfished and spoke to me often about it before class. One day he offered to take me with him. He taught me to cast in his back yard with and old rod and a medalist reel. I remember that day like it was yesterday. I found it intriguing the mechanics of it. Later that day we hit the Westfield river for an afternoon of flyfishing for trout. It was a blast. I started flyfishing on my own on the weekends and such he couldn’t make it out. I did well on some of the tributaries of the Westfield that I discovered with a topo map I’d look at in geology class. No computers on GPS’s back then. I thought about him a few weeks ago when I was in Westfield at the commuter lot at the college waiting for the rest of the volunteers to show up to help Mass fish and wildlife stock salmon fry in a near by creek. That whole day was a trip down memory lane. I visited some of the old haunts we used to fish and the small sporting goods shop we’d stop into. Thanks John for taking a kid under your wing and teaching him how to fly cast and tie flies. I never realized it back then it would be a set of skills I’d cherish and enjoy the rest of my life and also pass on to numerous people over the years. We’ll fish together again someday.

Comment on Farm Bill — a conservation heavyweight by Randy Scholfield

Randy Scholfield — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:29:01 +0000

Geoffrey — unclear from post — do you oppose TU’s stance supporting Farm Bill programs? Hope not–they’re highly effective in improving stream habitat on the ground (and in the process helping ranchers and farmers upgrade their operations). Your other characterizations of TU positions don’t resemble reality — TU isn’t calling for an end to all drilling (in fact we support energy development if it’s done responsibly) or blowing up all dams! Not sure where you’re getting these extreme views but it’s not from TU. . .

Comment on Homemade Rod Tubes Cause Problems for Pilot and Secret Service by Roachbeef

Roachbeef — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:37:01 +0000

So funny! But I kinda agree with AL. Maybe if you put a bass or tarpon being speared by one of the rockets… Now that’s funny. Park ur car in front of the white house, see what happens.

Comment on Guides: Gatekeepers or Profiteers? by Red Desert Fox

Red Desert Fox — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:42:00 +0000

One of our local outfitters brags in his brochure that he has now locked up the fishing rights to several large ranches and has exclusive rights. These were waters that were previously open to the public with the landowners permission. Now the locals are effectively locked out of these waters unless they can pony up 300 dollars a day. You can see how this can cause resentment and animosity. Fly fishing is rapidly becoming a rich mans sport.

Comment on TU Rocks Denver with Rally for Rivers II! by rachel gumina

rachel gumina — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:39:10 +0000

do not suck the upper Colorado river dry