Fly Fishing Gear News
- On Rio Niño, Fish Gone Wild for Colorful Flower Ties Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 2:03PMMost of the anglers on the Rio Niño try to catch machaca with spinning gear. But during the short flower season, they are frustrated to see the fish eating flowers instead of taking their lures.
- To my surprise, bullheads return to Canton Lake Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 1:07PMJust a few weeks ago I remarked about the fact that it had been some time since I had caught a bullhead out of Canton Lake. And wouldn't you know it, but the other day my youngest son Seth and I caught three.
- Summer strategies Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 7:33AMAnglers come from near and far every year to get in on the saltwater action at the Jersey Shore.
- Fireworks, summer campfires heighten wildfire risk Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 3:38AMThe N.C. Division of Forest Resources has a team headed to Apex's Fourth of July festivities this morning to help educate residents on how they can help prevent wildfires.
- Luke Clayton Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 6:49PMAfter a quarter-century of gallivanting across the globe in search of material for my writing career and possibly to help stave a lifelong case of wanderlust for new places to hunt and fish, I have more than my share of bloopers that, if captured on film, would definitely qualify for prime time TV.
- In Montana, art of the Old West Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 3:15AMMy travels have taken me to many striking landscapes: the tangled marshes of South Carolina's barrier islands, the red-rock canyons of southwest Utah, a bare expanse of Nevada desert framed by a purple sunset. But nowhere have I had such a strong impulse to capture the scenery -- to take it home with me -- as I did on a recent trip to southern Montana.
- Dominica offers ecological escape from everyday Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:14AMDominca, not to be confused with the Dominican Republic (although it often is), this English-speaking volcanic island is home to about 71,000 people, including 3,000 native Caribs, who reside in a dedicated Carib Territory on the island's northeast side -- similar to the American Indian reservations in the States.
- Back to the basics Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 8:44AMA North Carolina teenager grabbed the national spotlight a few weeks ago after he swapped his Sony PlayStation for a fishing pole and headed to his neighbor’s stock pond in Edgecombe County.
- Rapid improvement Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 10:00AMOUR itinerary makes it sound blissfully easy; a little too easy, perhaps.
- Cycling News Roundup 26 June 2008 Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 2:31PMAstana Sweeps Kazakhstan ITT Podium Andrey Mizurov Time Trial Champion Astana Cycling Team took the complete podium of the national championships time trial (June 26th). The gold medal was won by Andrey Mizurov in his hometown of Karaganda.
- Model aircraft society offers experts to teach, space to learn Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 10:12AMThe local chapter of the Academy of Model Aeronautics can be found most mornings flying their model airplanes.
- Fishing around: No such thing as a free boat Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 2:06AM "Free Boat.
- Community Calendar: June 25 Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 12:16AM WASHINGTON PARK WALK
- Bustling Bozeman offers new views of the Old West Monday, June 23, 2008 @ 9:03AMBOZEMAN, Mont. - My travels have taken me to many striking landscapes: the tangled marshes of South Carolina's barrier islands, the redrock canyons of southwest Utah, a bare expanse of Nevada desert framed by a purple sunset.
- Rec festival off and running - with photo gallery Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 5:07AMThe Rec & Roll festival made its debut Saturday on Main Street in downtown Brighton, and organizers were pleased to say it was well-attended.
- Swedish Empire strikes back TBT#611 [ Jun 18, 2008 ] Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 11:17AMTALLINN - The following list may be familiar to an... Saving Estonia’s abused children TBT#610 [ Jun 11, 2008 ] TALLINN - Kadi Tuusk lived in a poor suburb on the...
- It's Rec & Roll Fest time in downtown Brighton Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 10:50AMReady to Rec and Roll? Downtown Brighton will host its first Rec & Roll Fest this weekend.
- My annual Baja, Calif. trip -- Part one: The travel Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 9:09AMWhat has become an annual trip to Baja, Calif., was delayed a couple of months this year. Instead of going in the spring in April as we had done last year the group of anglers who I was going with settled on a date in June.
- Steve Carson's 'Outdoors' column: Feather River salmon anglers catching fish but watching the calendar Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 3:43AMDespite the anticipated July 1 salmon closure, salmon anglers are doing well on the Feather River this week, observed Chuck Rice at Feather River Outfitters in Oroville.
- Redfish, kayaks made for a perfect fishing day Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 9:25PMGrass fronds — like gentle, magic fingers — massage the hull of the saltwater kayaks as they glide over six inches of gin-clear water in the saltwater lake.
- Father's Day in the Park Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 5:29PMIn honor of Mother's Day and Father's Day this year, my wife and I decided to purchase a shared gift - a child-carrying backpack for our 1 year old daughter Zendi. We had both wanted something that would encourage us to spend more time outdoors as a family, and the backpack seemed like the logical choice.
- Fundraiser set for Fly Girls Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 11:44AMFly Girls, a Casting for Recovery fundraiser, is set for Sunday at the Clear Creek Sports Club behind the Rolling Hills Casino near Corning.
- Fundraiser set for Fly Girls Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 11:39AMFly Girls, a Casting for Recovery fundraiser, is set for Sunday at the Clear Creek Sports Club behind the Rolling Hills Casino near Corning. Casting for Recovery is a nationwide program that hosts fly fishing retreats for women who are fighting breast cancer, or have battled through the disease.
- Mother Lode fishing report Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 1:30AM“Every summer I fish New Hogan for stripers. The stripers boil on the surface, chasing shad minnows at this time. Sometimes they start hitting all around your boat and things can really become intense.
- Bustling Bozeman offers new views of the Old West Sunday, June 15, 2008 @ 9:04AMBOZEMAN, Mont. - My travels have taken me to many striking landscapes: the tangled marshes of South Carolina's barrier islands, the redrock canyons of southwest Utah, a bare expanse of Nevada desert framed by a purple sunset.
- Survivors’ story: Sunday, June 15, 2008 @ 5:01AMBLUEFIELD, Va. — When he woke up in the neurotrauma intensive care unit of Roanoke Memorial Hospital with a ventilator doing the work of his two lungs, Scott Johnston wondered to himself why Randall Lee Smith had chosen him and his buddy, Sean Farmer as targets in an attempted double homicide in the Dismal area of Giles County, Va., on the Appalachian Trail.
- More from Central Texas newsmakers about their best Father's Day Sunday, June 15, 2008 @ 2:06AM"My favorite Father's Day memory will occur this Father's Day weekend when four of my greatest loves will come together: God, barbecue, soccer and country.
- What's happening Friday, June 13, 2008 @ 4:05AMBenefits
- Fishing fun in Lake Placid Friday, June 13, 2008 @ 3:14AMThe High Peaks beckon to climbers, Olympic venues host world class athletes in training, and quaint and unique shops nestle amidst the surrounding mountain beauty.
- Cape's oldest lighthouse still thrills Friday, June 13, 2008 @ 2:05AM NORTH TRURO — It's high summer on Cape Cod. The air is still, the sun is strong and your sunburn stronger.
- Disaster averted on trip to Jack’s Fork River Friday, June 13, 2008 @ 1:23AMI was standing at the edge of the rushing stream and holding my kayak. It wasn’t far to the other side, 12 feet at the most, where a scraggly brush pile lay snagged in a willow bush.
- Bass Pro Shops offers outdoor fun indoors Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 4:42PM Bumpy-headed turkey vultures peer down from rocky cliffs and coyotes lurk in the brush, but Daniel Hughes, 8, and Brittany Fielden, 11, are cool and content, watching plump, complacent trout swim about in a shaded pool.
- Skeletool or ManCooler will please the outdoorsy dad Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 5:13AMWhen it comes to Father's Day gifts, forget the old clichés of aftershave and ties. Outdoor-loving men want fun gifts, cool gifts...
- Waterloo festival has oom-pah-pah Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 4:05AMWaterloo will roll out the barrel for Harry Wolf Tuesday night during the 28th annual Porta Westfalica Fest, which celebrates the town's partnership with Porta Westfalica, Germany.
- Fishing Notebook | Steelhead and salmon dominate, but spot shrimp is also worth a try Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 3:29AMThe local rivers continue to garner all the attention this week for steelhead and chinook, and anglers will also get another chance at spot...
- Outdoors Calendar: June 12-18 Wednesday, June 11, 2008 @ 10:12PMTHURSDAY
- Malisa Harlow of Dayton won $1,000 at Davis Lake Wednesday, June 11, 2008 @ 5:20PMLAKE ALMANOR, CALIF: Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500): The Hex hatch should start any time now and continue into July. Until then, put in your time over a deep hole and wait it out with Anchovy tails or small chunks of it on a No.
- UN choppers fly aid to remote cyclone victims Monday, June 9, 2008 @ 8:36AMSix UN helicopters have been allowed to fly deep into Burma's devastated Irrawaddy Delta, delivering supplies to cyclone survivors.
- Pictured: Female British diver clings to life in a shark-filled sea during amazing three-day ordeal Monday, June 9, 2008 @ 6:03AMAs she clings desperately to a log in pitch darkness, terror in her eyes, British diver Charlotte Allin fears she will not make it through the night.
- American Gas: Market continues Southern tradition Sunday, June 8, 2008 @ 3:13AMIn an era when big-box stores symbolize the concept of one-stop shopping, there is a reminder on the way to Townsend that execution of the idea isn't measured by square footage alone.
- Clear opportunity in muddy waters Sunday, June 8, 2008 @ 2:56AMConsider the current situation on Colorado's roaring rivers in much the same vein as a wildly fluctuating financial market. One man's misfortune is another's opportunity.
- OUTDOORS: Recalling the days of his youth spent fishing Saturday, June 7, 2008 @ 11:41PMWalking the edge of the Satucket River in back of my house last week, I saw a few fish come to the surface, chasing after some sort of insects.
- Web extra: Your next three days Friday, June 6, 2008 @ 1:01PMMega garage sale: Our Saviour's Lutheran Church invites area residents to its 2008 Mega Garage Sale. The sale will run from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Celebration! Community Life Center, 919 S. Washington St., Naperville.
- Pedal safely Friday, June 6, 2008 @ 12:05PM LAURELTON — Russ Houseknecht, Union County deputy sheriff, gave 8-year-old Madison Hackenburg of Laurelton a little reassurance as she attempted to pedal her bicycle along a line painted in the parking lot at Laurelton Elementary School. “Don’t worry, I have a hard time doing that, too,” he told the girl as she navigated down the line.
- San Andreas reel maker forms ties with troops in Iraq Friday, June 6, 2008 @ 1:09AMThanks to donations from fly-fishing businesses, soldiers in Iraq will soon be casting their lines.
- Your next three days Friday, June 6, 2008 @ 12:01AMJazz Festival: Lexus of Naperville Jazz festival will take place this weekend at Naperville Community Concert Center, Central Park, downtown Naperville.
- Bluegills: Pound-for-pound, the best fighters? Thursday, June 5, 2008 @ 11:16AMWith bass season due to open later this month, legions of bass fans are anxiously awaiting the June 21 opener (although catch-and-release bass fishing has been legal since last year).
- Diver survives 22 hours in water as searchers pass Thursday, June 5, 2008 @ 7:52AMMiles off shore and surrounded by a darkness that swallowed him whole in the breaking surf, Patrick Scartozzi fought exhaustion, cold and the urge to peek at his watch.
- Sports calendar listings Thursday, June 5, 2008 @ 3:04AMSPORTS CALENDAR
- Business consultant in demand around the world Monday, June 2, 2008 @ 6:19AMSpence's clients include Verizon, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Merrill Lynch, GE, IBM, Mayo Clinic, BlueCross BlueShield, Fidelity Information Services, and local banks and engineering firms.
