Cast From The Past: The Golden Kosmic Rod, Flies and A. G. Spalding Brothers Catalog

“JACK GRIBBLE: TROUT BUM”

Department of Homeland Security Sued for Polluting the Willamette River With Chemicals Deployed During Protests

Fresh Chum

Taking Twice

October 18, 2020October 20, 2020moldychum

He took it again.

The Elwha dams are gone and chinook are surging back, but few reach the upper river

October 18, 2020October 20, 2020moldychum

Adult chinook returns to the Elwha since dam removal is the highest since the late 1980s, with more than 7,600 estimated in the 2019 count. …

Dams Central Focus of Endangered Fish Dispute in Oregon

May 27, 2020June 1, 2020moldychum

Scientists fear the imminent extinction of winter steelhead in Oregon’s Willamette River, and spring chinook are not doing much better as the government assesses the …

A Rainbow Trout’s Epic Journey Up The Clark Fork

May 11, 2020May 13, 2020moldychum

150 miles, 33 days, 1 fish: A rainbow trout’s epic journey up the Clark Fork Rainbow Trout #0068 measures 21 inches and weighs a mere …

Idaho Hunting, Fishing Guides See Huge Drop In Trips

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020moldychum

For some Idaho fishing guides, this spring was showing promise after poor salmon and steelhead returns that sparked an unprecedented closure on the Clearwater River …

A Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research

March 2, 2020March 4, 2020moldychum

Indur M. Goklany, a science and technology policy analyst at the Interior Department, embarked on a campaign to insert misleading language about climate change into …

Slighty Moldy Chum

Against the Current

October 16, 2020October 20, 2020moldychum

Invasive Asian carp is a national problem requiring a national solution. Against the Current explores the impact Asian carp are having on Southern and Midwestern …

Streamer Season

October 15, 2020October 20, 2020moldychum

The feather twisters over at Umpqua have been marinating and slow cooking some of their meats during this fall Streamer Season. For many, streamer season …

In Montana, Stream Access Is on the Ballot

October 15, 2020October 20, 2020moldychum

Montana Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte who likes to assault reporters is also a threat to Montana’s stream access laws. Montana’s stream access law grants …

Murkowski denounces Pebble

October 15, 2020October 19, 2020moldychum

Stop the presses! Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Thursday denounced the Pebble mine project and said that she will take further congressional action to protect …

Cast From The Past: Early Bass Flies

October 14, 2020October 19, 2020moldychum

Early Bass Flies These early bass flies, including Orange Dun and Scarlet Ibis patterns, were tied directly to short gut leaders made from silkworm gut. …

PLEASE STOP CALLING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS SUNFISH!!

October 14, 2020October 19, 2020moldychum

The local government of Wareham, a town in southern Massachusetts’ Plymouth County, has asked locals to please stop calling the police about a big, blobby …

Conservation

Against the Current

October 16, 2020October 20, 2020moldychum

Invasive Asian carp is a national problem requiring a national solution. Against the Current explores the impact Asian carp are having on Southern and Midwestern …