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Quick Hits

Below are a few interesting things I have run across on the web over the past week or two:

Idaho state record rainbow trout: The 61-year-old Idaho state record for a rainbow trout has fallen.  A rainbow just over 20 pounds, 34.25 inches long, & 22.25 inches in girth was caught on the Snake River just above American Falls Reservoir on July 29.
(Idaho Fish & Game)

Fishy Kid: Inspired by two fathers who enjoy the sport of fly fishing and want to do our part in passing along the virtues of the outdoors to our children as well as to families within the online angling community.
(Fishy Kid)

The Fish Schtick: A cool new fly fishing podcast hosted by Brian Bennet (co-captain of Moldy Chum & Patagonia fly fishing sales manager) and Teeg Stouffer (founder & executive director of Recycled Fish).
(Mauromedia)

Recycled Waders: Old waders on the mend.  Really cool idea on how to keep old waders out of the landfill and do something constructive with them.
(RecycledWaders) (The Cleanest Line)

Little Miss Cutthroat: A song about love, loss, & a Yellowstone cutthroat.
(YouTube)

Giving Lonesome Larry a River: In 1992 a single Snake River sockeye salmon named Lonesome Larry returned to Redfish Lake.  Short article on what Lonesome Larry spawned.
(The Mountain Culture)

Pirates of the Flats: ESPN is producing a six episode fly fishing program which will be showing in January 2010.  The show stars Tom Brokaw, Michael Keaton, Thomas McGuane, Yvon Chouinard, Lefty Kreh, & Val Atkinson as they fish for bonefish in the Bahamas.
(Moldy Chum)

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One Response to “Quick Hits”

  1. Duane Treat Says:
    August 13, 2009 at 12:12 pm

    I would like to say that seeing local fly shops being lost is not a pleasant thing for me to swallow. I grew up on the small business type of lifestyle and found it to be enriching in many ways. I met new people, gained knowledge, and grew as a person. I liked knowing the people who ran these places and were a intimate part of the local and regional community base. As owning my own business for over 25 years I empathize with those that must make the decisions of day to day life and also the time that you must close down. I wish those that have stayed all the best. Some have wisely taken the internet route and will survive. Yet I will miss the “one on one” that I had come to look forward to at a local shops. I know that times and communities change but I had to take time to express my concerns about supporting ” ma & pa” style businesses this country was built on. Respectfully, Duane

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