The latest issue is out now and it features some wonderful shots of big New Zealand brown trout taking flies (real and tied) in crystal clear water.
A really excellent issue, get it here.
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
I usually try and ignore the mangled English that can sometimes be found flowing from the keyboard of people for whom English is a second language – but the following gem is from a US boat rental website, mostly in English…
“Popular Fishing Types: Choice your best.
Fly Fishing
Fly fishing is an very old and severe sort of fishing that has a unmatched way of fishing. Although this is severe in nature, but moreover a really relaxing sport. Flies are the many critical apparatus in fly fishing and flies are synthetic in nature, but shut to the originals. use of fly fishermen fishing techniques, fishing both uninformed and salt water, but of march not similar ways. Britain, Japan, North America and Australia are the places where people are going to be staunch to fly fishing.
Fishing Game
Game Fishing is popularly well known as the low sea competition fishing, competition fishing or offshore fishing offshore. This fishing is really renouned in Australia and New Zealand. In the fishing diversion fishing to grasp tuna and marlin go. The ships are about 18-21 feet are best for such adventures. In Hawaii, these boats are well known as the butterfly navy on the other palm are called “party boats in New Zealand.
River Fishing
River fishing is one thing that is really renouned amid the local race of places. This is similarly renouned and interesting as infectious fish in the sea. River fishing requires calm and a proper outline will make it even more enjoyable. If you’re on an exploit of this, then do not dont think about to project in to the place only. I will not give great results in minimal time.
Reef Fishing
The embankment refers to a shallow of rocks, coral or sand that rises nearby the aspect of a body of water. So fisherman can fish from the seaside of a sea, stream or lake. Before you go fishing on the reefs you must be have a great thought about the height of the H2O goes fishing. It is not a correct thing to fish in unknown waters, if you are out fishing on the reefs. It is appropriate to take a thick rod with you, since this sort of fishing requires a great treat of strength and infrequently the fishermen finish up violation their rods. Weather conditions and breeze citation are moreover a few special factors that you must be consider. When it comes to lures, live shrimp, crabs, mullet and a accumulation of other fish work well in this sort of fishing.”
There is more but my head hurts!
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
I have just uploaded 3 new fishing quotes and sayings, numbers 1046 – 1048.
My pick is one that unfortunately becomes more and more true, seemingly, every day -
“ From my own experience I can say that a bad back makes you hike slower, stove-up knees keep you from wading confidently, tendinitis of the elbows buggers your casting, and a dose of giardia can send you dashing to the bushes fifteen times in an afternoon, but although none of this is fun, it’s discernibly better than not fishing.”
John Gierach – on putting up with getting old.
Friday, September 9th, 2011
MidCurrent has an excerpt from New Zealand fisherman and author Bob Wyatt discussing the ins and outs of catch and release versus killing fish. It is a very good read.
“… So, having decided that our enjoyment is the overriding concern, and that catching and killing fish for food is less or at least justifiably cruel, Germany and Switzerland banned catch-and-release fishing. These humane lawgivers seem to have overlooked the point that up to the moment it is killed or gently returned to the water the fish goes through exactly the same experience.
If you ask me, being killed simply to somehow justify and assuage any guilt for the discomfort it might have suffered isn’t that great a deal for the fish. It’s clear that fish haven’t had a vote in this, but we can guess what choice they’d make.”
(Emphasis above – mine)
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
This mixture of fly and spin fishing comes out of Germany and there is some really good content there. But, why is it some of these new magazines use such untalented or inexperienced designers straight out of design school, their heads full of the latest design fashion from the trendy?
Scale features just about every design trend, on the planet, mostly inappropriate, all in one issue, sometimes all on one page. Why oh why do some designers seem to delight in making magazines so damn hard to read. Here is the rule – it is unbreakable – form follows function. The first function of a magazine is to be read – hell you can do what you like with the form (design) after you ensure the content is easy to read.
Those of you old enough to remember when page design software first hit PC’s, will shudder at the memory of the truly awful results produced by people who did not have a design clue. We are seeing this whole catastrophe repeated by people with no design training or skill jumping into the on-line magazine wave. Lets hope we move through this phase real soon now!
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
You know this on-line magazine features the best of fishing photography – issue 19 is out now – get it here.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Just hooked into 5 new pithy pronouncements from the pens of perceptive people – numbers 1041 – 1045.
Two picks from the catch of this day:
“The public at large have little understanding of the importance of healthy river fly populations. But it is those populations, close to the bottom of the food chain, that provide sustenance for a wide range of fish and birds, and serve as a "miner’s canaries", warning of deterioration in water quality. In addition, and no less importantly they form the bedrock of our sport.”
– Peter Lapsley in Fly-Fishing and Fly-Tying magazine (UK) April 2011
“…there are few things deader than a dead brown trout stream.”
– Ed Zern writing about mid-summer, daylight, brown trout fishing.
And haven’t we all been there!
Monday, August 8th, 2011
Flymage, an excellent European on-line magazine is celebrating its first year by featuring some of the great photographs they have published over that 12 months . Some great work.
In addition there is a good article on the threat of Didymo, and the havoc it causes where it takes hold.
Monday, August 8th, 2011
The mercury continues to rise as the days of summer are in full swing (well in the Northern Hemisphere anyway – Ed.). While you wait for Fall (Autumn) (or Spring in the Southern H) you can fantasize about giant brook trout while reading Scott Muelrath’s story.
Barry Clarke will explain the steps of the Melt glue Wood Ant and Rolf Nylinder will tell the tale of The Week of the Owl.
Explore images through the lens of Barry Clarke and learn to adapt to the life of Michigan fishing with Jonathan Fleezanis.
Rock out to the food of Bon Chovie of Brooklyn while observing the affect of pop culture on society layered on the canvases created by Greg Gossel.
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Five more pinches of wisdom and truth from the world of fishing for your delectation – numbers 1036-1040.
Two picks from this batch:
“I truly believe fishing is like a washing machine for your brain”
- Henry Winkler on Salon.com
“Frustrouting: A term used to describe an outing for trout that results in utter and complete unaccomplishment.”
- Kirk Werner on midcurrent.com
