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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Bolgosphere Questions & Answers from the Netherworld May 2010 Part 1
Bolgosphere Questions & Answers from the Netherworld May 2010 Part 1 It is interesting, funny sometimes, to see the Google searches that bring people to my website. Thought I’d try to answer the questions some of these folks seem to … Continue reading
Are Salmon Fishers Obsessed with Fly Lines?
Are Salmon Fishers Obsessed over Fly Lines? Probably. Certainly. We are obsessed with all things related to fly fishing and especially all things having any relation to salmon fly fishing. Fly lines are a perfect object of our obsession. Here, … Continue reading
Posted in Salmon Fisher's Journal, Storytelling
Tagged Chinook salmon, Fly Lines, Jay Nicholas, Oregon salmon fishing
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Nicholas’ Fly Fishing Glossary: Anchor . . .
Fly Fishing Glossary, continued . . . . Anchor (noun) Device, usually composed of toxic lead, purportedly intended to hold a boat in place selected by the boatman. Anchors commonly used with drift boats may be a variety of shapes … Continue reading
Fly Fishing Glossary, the Saga Continues . . .
Jay Nicholas’ Fly Fishing Glossary. This is a peek into the dark and dusty corners of fly fisher’s heads. This has nothing, repeat, nothing to do with the inner workings of my own considerably tidy and conventional thinking. No. These … Continue reading
Regarding The True Value of Hatchery Salmon – - -
What is a hatchery spring Chinook worth? Hatchery salmon are expensive to produce. That’s just the way it is. But they are worth a lot of money too. Money flowing into the economy of local and international communities. How so? … Continue reading
Sandy Spey Clave, 2010
Sandy Spey Clave, 2010. Mark Bachmann knows how to put on a “classy” event. Big names. Tackle galore. Rods and lines to match and cast. Reels to heft. Stickers to collect. Waders, boots, and coats and bags to fiddle with. … Continue reading
Posted in Just Fishing, Salmon Fisher's Journal
Tagged Burkheimer Fly Rods, Echo Fly Rods, Jay Nicholas, Rajeff Sports
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Salmon Fisher’s Journal, May 8, 2010
Jay’s Salmon Fisher’s Journal. May 8, 2010 – Too much time at the computer. Conference calls. Meetings. Endless repetition of the obvious. Time to go fishing, yes? I head for the coast. It is early in the season, but time … Continue reading
Ten Hippie Nonsense Commandments of Wild Fish Advocacy
Ten Hippie Nonsense Commandments of Wild Fish Advocacy An anonymous person who goes by “Big Mike”” did not like what I wrote recently in my Respect our Hatchery Steelhead post. Big Mike seemed to take offense to what I wrote … Continue reading
Ecological Interactions between Wild and Hatchery Salmon
Ecological Interactions between Wild and Hatchery Salmon. This international conference, organized by the State of the Salmon www.stateofthesalmon.org just concluded. Distinguished scientists and fishery managers from around the Pacific Rim, including persons from Japan, Alaska, Canada, Washington, Oregon, and California … Continue reading
Respect our Hatchery Steelhead
Show hatchery fish a little respect, please. Yeah. You heard it right. Heard it from a wild fish nut. I watched a short video recently, one of those delightful You-tube things, this one showing a fellow catching a summer steelhead … Continue reading
