Barbless hooks to become voluntary on much of Columbia River and tributaries
Here’s a real head-scratcher. While the region grapples with how to restore dismal salmon runs, barbless hook requirements on salmon and steelhead fishing are being …
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Hunting advocacy group offers chance to join ‘modern day Teddy Roosevelt
HunterNation is running a contest for a chance to win a hunting trip with a modern-day Teddy Roosevelt. My guess is Teddy would be rolling in …
TBT: Swiss Army Trout
One of the more bizarre fish photos circa 2014.
This Just In From Planet Bullshit
WTF? A group that represents farmers is calling the costs of saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Pacific Northwest unsustainable and …
Scientists have found parasites that ‘drive’ fish from inside their eyeballs
Well, this is just horrible. Scientists have discovered parasites can drive fish from inside their eyeballs – to their own death. LINK (via: Insider)
Who stole Bill Curtis’s remains?
The ashes of legendary South Florida guide Bill Curtis were stolen from inside a 2016 Chevy Silverado pickup truck that was parked at Flanigan’s Seafood …
Oregon departs from Washington in banning Columbia gillnets
Yesterday we were left scratching our heads when we learned that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife had “lost” 514,000 hatchery steelhead and cutthroat …
DEQ AGAIN asks Tintina to revise Smith River mine application
How can you possibly submit (or even accept) an application for a mine on a tributary of one of the great rivers of the world …
Fishing is angling for Olympic recognition
Inspired by golf returning to the games after a 104 year absence, the Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive has confirmed that it has applied …
Fugu & Tako
Two Japanese salary men’s lives literally transform when one of them eats a live puffer fish in a sushi bar.