Motherhood and fly fishing: Many issues to face but here’s why I wouldn’t have it any other way – The Globe and Mail
Women are the only growing demographic in the sport and mothers are a small sub-group within that culture who are on the frontier of blending the sport with their babies
— Read on www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-motherhood-and-fly-fishing-many-issues-to-face-but-heres-why-i/
A fascinating read!
Ospreys’ recovery from pollution and shooting is a global conservation success story — Environment + Energy – The Conversation
Osprey on a nesting platform in Massachusetts. Craig Gibson, CC BY-NDA hundred years ago, a person wandering the back roads of coastal New England might have come across an odd sight: at the edge of a farmyard, cheek by jowl with pigs and chickens and cows, a tall pole topped with a massive stick nest.…
How to be a better fish photographer and help the fish via your GoPro!
I’m always concerned about the stress on the fish that taking photos can have. Sometimes the fish is out of the water too long, sometimes we hold the fish too firmly and this can injure the fish’s internal organs, especially when they squirm. The whole culture around fish photos can be detrimental to the fish we love to catch also. Have a read through this Blog Post which covered that issue. There are many ways to minimize the impacts on the fish.
This video, from TightLineVideo offers some great solutions for taking bursts of still photos with a GoPro. There’s some super ideas about how to wear or attach the GoPro in really innovative ways as well. Have a look!
Fly Friday 2/8/19 — The Northern Angler Online Fly Shop – News
Looks like Michigan has similar weather today and fly tiers everywhere are likely thinking this is a good weekend to sit at the desk, fire burning, tying their favourite flies. Or maybe some new ones, like the one featured below from The Northern Angler.
Looks like it’s going to be another beautiful weekend in Northern Michigan for tying flies. One of my favorite all-around attractor flies is the Opal Caddis. 96 more words
via Fly Friday 2/8/19 — The Northern Angler Online Fly Shop – News
Guide to fly fishing strike indicators and their best uses | Hatch Magazine – Fly Fishing, etc.
The modern indicator has become ubiquitous. Despite that technical-sounding name, let’s face the facts, an indicator is little more than a bobber. You can call it an indicator, a flotation device, or a nymph suspender. Hell, you can call it Suzanne for all I care. But, in the end, it’s just a bobber—just like the one you had on the Barbie pole that you took fishing for bluegills when you were six. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, let’s just be honest with ourselves.
— Read on www.hatchmag.com/articles/know-your-indicator/7714320
This article covers the pros and cons of various strike indicators. Excellent resource for improving Grand River fishing success.
Underwater Trout
This YouTube video may change what you think you know about how trout feed, where they are and what they feed on. The segments will change how you approach the various parts of trout streams, riffles, pools and fast water, even in streams you know well! Have a look!
The Grand River Runs Through It
Back in May, I volunteered to be a Controller for the National Fly Fishing Championships held on the Grand River here in Fergus and Elora. I was interviewed by a local videographer and this is their video.
Also in the video are interviews with other leaders from various Grand River organizations such as Friends of the Grand River and Trout Unlimited.
