by Chris Hunt - Wednesday, Sep 11th, 2019
My father once told me that “home is where you hang your hat.” I believed it, for a time, at least. I mean, as a young boy, who was I to argue with the wisdom of a grownup?
I’ve come to realize, though, that “home” is where everything seems to fall into place just right. For me, it’s where things make sense. Where the pieces and parts of the world interact just so, and they work together to manifest something approaching perfection.
by Chad Shmukler - Wednesday, Sep 4th, 2019
Four days ago, the eye of Hurricane Dorian made landfall on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, lashing the island community with sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts of over 220 mph. Storm surges of 20-25 feet were reported on neighboring Grand Bahama.
by Chris Hunt - Tuesday, Sep 3rd, 2019
In the fly-fishing industry, men have called the shots for a long time. While there have certainly been women of note in the craft—Joan Wulff was certainly a pioneering woman and proof that the long rod didn’t care about the gender of the individual casting it—the vast majority of fly-fishing “celebrities” have been men.
by Chad Shmukler - Friday, Aug 30th, 2019
Although Denmark isn't one of the world's largest producers of farmed salmonids—such as nations like Norway, Scotland and Chile—Denmark's aquaculture industry has been on the rise, with annual exports of farmed fish worth over 200 million euros. For now, however, that rise seems to be stalled, as Denmark's environmental minister recently announced a halt to permitting for all new sea-based fish farms as well as the expansion of existing farms, citing environmental concerns.
by Kris Millgate - Tuesday, Aug 27th, 2019
The glass is cool thickness on the pads of my fingertips. The pane is solid, sturdy and slightly vibrating. The mechanics of turning a river into a highway are humming through the clear divide.
I’m looking through a window at step 18 of 21 in the fish ladder along Ballard Locks in Seattle, Washington. The locks, there are two at Ballard, move boats into and out of Puget Sound. They raise water up and drain it down by as much as 26 feet multiple times a day. They separate freshwater and saltwater, trapping sea life in transition between the two liquids.
The bright, 14-inch rainbow trout launched into the air, silhouetting itself against the June sky, mirrored in the shining surface of the stream as it fell back to the...
Given the sheer amount of less-than-reliable fly fishing information floating around on the internet, it’s not always easy for anglers to know who to trust when it comes...
Yesterday, the Biden administration rejected the “speculative” Amber Road Project that would have constructed an industrial-grade road some 210 miles into the Alaskan...
Flats fishing is an active pursuit, and the terrain isn’t always as friendly as we wish it was. And when you’re wading, it’s all about stealth and balance. Keeping your...
I teach basic fly-fishing skills at Penn State University. Most of my students have little experience fishing for wild or native trout but have spent plenty of time...
Yesterday, the Biden administration rejected the “speculative” Amber Road Project that would have constructed an industrial-grade road some 210 miles into the Alaskan...
