Fish

NY Times – Catch and Release Debate

August 10, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Catch and release, as well as fish pain, debated (not really, one-sided for the most part) at NY Times’ “Room for Debate.”

Free Book Giveaway

May 5, 2010 ⋅ 16 comments

Would you like to win a new book that is hot off the press? I have one I’m giving away. Learn how to get your name in the drawing.

Design Your Own Fish/Angling Experiment

April 25, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Have you ever had a particular question about fish behavior that science might be able to answer? There might be a way to get that question answered.

Do Fish Feel Pain? by Victoria Braithwaite – Book Introduction

April 24, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

The following is an introduction to this new book, based on a reading of the preface only. I have a quest. The quest involves answering several related questions. I won’t list them all, but the following two questions should give an idea as to the basic gist of them: Do fish suffer when they are [...]

Artist – Nick Mayer – Escape Studio

March 13, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Nick Mayer’s watercolor artwork at Escape Studio. Nick’s pieces have a “technical” feel to them, with a clean, precise look, but the watercoloring softens them, bringing a warmth and aliveness to each piece.

Book Review – An Entirely Synthetic Fish – Anders Halverson

February 25, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Book Review of An Entirely Synthetic Fish, by Anders Halverson. The book goes on sale next week. You’ll want to grab a copy of this fascinating look at the history of stocking and conservation of non-native fish in the United States that is told with a reporter’s zeal for facts yet with a storyteller’s touch.

IFWF 2010 Trip Auction Open for Bidding

February 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation has 42 great experiences still open for bidding. The first item to be sold outright was a wolf pup count for two people in the Sawtooth National Forest for $900. As much as I would have loved to win that bid, it’s a little out of my price range. Most of the trips are under $100 for starting bids, and quite a few below $50. Check out the cool trips (jet boat patrol on South Fork Snake River, Hells Canyon white sturgeon research, guided fly fishing on Silver Creek, elk calf capture, back country lake fish planting by horseback, several spawning surveys, etc., etc.), and bid on something.

Need Plans to Fuel Your Pre Fishing Season Excitement?

February 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Head on over to Island Park and watch the big cutts on their spawning run as they make their way from Henry’s Lake to Hatchery Creek.

If only you were born a few million years ago…

February 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If only you were born a few million years ago, you could have posed for your ultimate grip-n-grin shot with the Leedsichthys, a filter-feeding fish that reached lengths of 30-50 feet.

Some Art of Angling

January 18, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

A handful of artists are featured in this post as I try to get caught up. Fly fishing art has some great artists plying their skills. In addition, I find many of them keep some great blogs where you can get a behind-the-scenes look at an artist at work.

In the Land of the Cutthroats – DVD

January 12, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Nick Clement of Reel Escape Films has a nice trailer (4:33) of his In the Land of the Cutthroats (this is the link to the HD version on Vimeo—check out the other videos of his there too).

The Convergence of Canals and Fish

January 10, 2010 ⋅ 25 comments

Logan, in northern Utah, was not much different than most early Mormon settlements. White settlers first arrived in 1859 and located near the Logan River. They planted crops, diverted the North Branch of the Logan River for irrigation, and the settlement grew. Canals and ditches were expanded and added to meet the city’s growing needs. Mills sprouted along the canals. Still more people arrived and with them came changes: adobe walls replaced logs, clapboard replaced adobe and brick replaced clapboard. However, one constant through the changes were the canals. Mills along the canals came and went, but the canals remained.