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Hunting and fishing clubs lose relevancy, conservation orgs and online fill the gap

Posted in Conservation on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I posted a survey on the Oregon Fly Fishing Blog about the biggest threats facing our fisheries in Oregon. It was a request from a contact at the Sierra Club, part of its campaign to bring hunters and anglers into the organization’s fold. It’s part of a broader trend I’ve been watching over the last [...]

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Skunked again on the North Umpqua — but cool photos

Posted in Fishing, tagged Fishing, North Umpqua, spey casting on January 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Once again I was skunked on the North Umpqua. Umpqua steelhead 30, Matt zero. But I did take some cool photos of my buddies spey casting.

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Field & Stream fly fishing blog makes a bold move — Tackling Dick Cheney’s enviro record

Posted in fishing mags, politics, tagged Dick Cheney, Field & Stream, media on January 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Romano and Deeter at Field and Stream decided to write about the American Museum of Fly Fishing having Dick Cheney speak as a guest of honor, and linked to the Ted Williams’ write ups on the subject. While the idea of Dick Cheney being honored by anyone who values wild fish and streams is patently [...]

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