Are Spinnerbaits Dead in the Water? Some Bass Pros Think So

There is a really interesting article by Alan McGuckin posted over on Wired2Fish.com right now. In fact, Im jealous that I didnt think of it first. McGuckin rou

Heroes of Conservation Winner Announced!

At a time when the U.S. government is being asked to do more with less, conservationists all over the country are doing more without waiting to be asked. These

The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership And The $1 Trillion Question

This morning, I received a press release from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership about a new study defining the economic benefits and effects of ou

Despite Pockets of Abundance, Bass Numbers Are Down, 2012 Rules May Change

There’s good news and bad news on the striped-bass front these days. Both the good and the bad will almost certainly be hotly argued as usual when the Atlantic

ATVs Are Not Evil

All too often I read about ATVs in the context of the evil threat to fishing and hunting habitat. Its not the ATVs that are the threat. Its the people driving w

Falling Into The Water While Fishing

I got to thinking about falling in this morning. That is, taking an accidental dunking while fishing. This photo reminded me, being the time my good wife took

Conservation Update: Go Fishing, Create Jobs

Fisheries Programs Tip the Economic Scale Heres even more ammunition for conservationists fighting the claim that the nation cant afford conservation spending

Day Three: Exploring Colorado’s White River Basin

by Kirk Deeter On our third and final day of the adventure, we traveled far downstream from Meeker, past the trophy trout waters and into the epicenter of the

Conservation Roundup: Sportsmen Lose Millions

$615 Million Cut from Conservation Sportsmen got a sneak preview of how much Congress values their issues earlier this week, and it wasnt pretty: House and Sen

Crayfish/Crawfish Debate: Help a College Kid Get an A+

Yesterday, an email from one Mr. Bill Erickson found its way to my inbox. Bill is a student at the Yavapai College of Arizona, and he was writing looking for h

Day Two: Exploring Idaho’s Clearwater Basin

Mornings in the Five Bears camp start about seven a.m. if you are not working there. John Ronson, the camp cook, has been working since before dawn, and you ca

Great Gifts for Wild Chefs

  I hope most of you were smart enough to avoid the insanity that has become Black Friday, and instead did something productive the day after Thanksgiving,

Disabled Missouri Angler Loses Livelihood When Burglar Steals Fishing Tackle

--Chad Love No-good heartless bastards recently stole a disabled, wheelchair-bound St. Louis, Missouri anglers entire inventory of fishing tackle from his v

Home is Where the Fishing is: 2012 Resolutions

Wow, another year is almost over. It seems now as if 2011 went by awfully fast. I’m convinced that the passage of time accelerates as one grows older. At least

Anglers: How Do You Know if You're on Santa's Naughty List?

With Santa set to take off in only a few short days, I know many of us fly anglers are shaking in our boots. We tried to be good all year, but we might have sl

Tebowing Reaches the Fly Fishing World

You know a celebrity, professional athlete, or any variation thereof has reached fever pitch in the media when their very name works its way into your everyday

Virginia to Begin Charging Non-Hunters, Anglers for Access to Public Land

Virginia has become the latest state to begin charging non-hunters and anglers an access fee to use public lands bought and maintained with outdoorsmen dollars

My Favorite Cookbook of the Year

The mission of John Besh’s new cookbook, My Family Table, is “a passionate plea for home cooking.” That’s a nice sentiment, home cooking. Home cooking means co

Conservation Report: Less Mercury, But More Damage by Invasives

New Mercury Rules Good News for Fish, Wildlife and People The Environmental Protection Agency this week issued the long-delayed and debated Mercury and Air To

Fly Fishing Video: Bulls On Top, Salmon Flies and Fly Shop Time-lapse

After my usual slogging of the inter-webs I thought Id share three entertaining videos today with the fly talk faithful. The first is called Bulls on Top from