Datus Proper Dies
Sad news. Author and former U.S. diplomat Datus Proper drowned while fishing Hyalite Creek outside of Bozeman, Montana on Sunday. In the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
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July 29, 2003
City Worms, Cinder Worms
"You are just a guy with a ridiculously fake thing at the end of a string,..." Very nice piece on cinder worm hatches, incandescent light and the harm of clearer waters in Long Island sound. Must read. Kirk Johnson in today's New York Times.
July 18, 2003
Fisherman's Hell?
Sorry, but if you get bored catching big fish, then you jsut aren't fishing enough. Dave Hurteau in Field & Stream.
July 17, 2003
"Skooting" Wet Flies
James Babb writes about iconoclasts' techniques for catching trout in the August 2003 issue of Gray's Sporting Journal.
July 16, 2003
Fly Fishing, July 1922
"A scow with horses then came through the pool...." R. Hewitt wrote this fine piece on dry fly fishing for salmon in the 1920s. He uses (coins?) the phrase giving him the butt. Somehow he writes as if he had all the time in the world; compared to some current outdoors journalism, there's genuine immersion happening here.
July 14, 2003
What's Good to Eat
Here's a very interesting look at the current status of our edible fish. The Monterey Bay Aquarium shows which fish are recommended eating, according to a variety of statistics.
July 10, 2003
Flotsametrics
Ever wonder what will happen to that foam bug you popped off on the backcast on the Missouri when it reaches the Gulf of Mexico? Thought-provoking audio of Rubber Ducks at Sea from NPR.
July 8, 2003
What is the Sound of Perch Laughing?
Gotta check out Glenn Yashimoto's site for aficionados of fly fishing for perch in California's surf.
Women's Fly Fishing Wear: Jammy Indeed
"I'm quite a jammy fisherman actually,..." Could fashion be the economic infusion fly fishing needs? It happened once with TarponWear. For those who don't know, 'jammy' is British slang for 'lucky.'
July 1, 2003
Trout by Owl Light
And be sure to squint as that fly whizzes by in the blackness. Anthony Acerrano in Field & Stream.
