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Conservation — 3 Comments
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May 11

Thoughts on Cantara Loop

On June 4, 1991, fishermen and residents of the area saw nearly 40 miles of the Upper Sacramento River essentially sterilized, and oddly enough, we were probably lucky it was metam sodium and not something more persistent.

via Trout Underground talks Cantara Loop Spill, 20 years on.

That’s where I grew up.  My folks still live in Dunsmuir.  My home water is the Upper Sacramento River, the same river cleansed by that spill.

I didn’t really know it before the spill.  Sure, I had fished it, but not with the intensity I did later.

It was the summer between my Junior and Senior years in high school and my first experiences with fly fishing were still a few years in the future. We knew something bad had happened, but we didn’t go near the river.  It was all a bit scary.

The most amazing thing to me is how the river came back.  It came back on its own in its own time.  There were no trout planted, no bugs were imported, no plants were brought in.  The river just healed itself.  It took a few years, but it healed.

It is a promising story.  It give me hope that so many of the things we’ve broken might just heal, if we let them.

Natural repair

 

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Locations — 1 Comment
21
May 11

Grand Cayman – Fish Bones

Hey, so… if you head to Grand Cayman, you should look up Davin at Fish Bones Guide Service.  Did you know there are fish there in Grand Cayman and… shock… you can catch them on a fly!  It is true.  Check out this little video from Davin (who also happens to write one of my favorite blogs anywhere, Flatswalker).

Conservation / Locations — No Comments
19
May 11

Enforcement for Turneffe Atoll

Every once in a while there is a bit of good news… this is one of those times.

It is relatively easy to pass laws. It is a harder thing to get laws enforced.  Enforcement is what is now going to happen on Turneffe Atoll.  Good stuff.

Thanks to a joint agreement between Turneffe Atoll Trust, the Belize Fisheries Department and Coast Guard, enforcement has finally come to Turneffe. Protecting the fishery from illegal poaching and other unsustainable activities, patrols will be conducted on a daily basis and cover the entire atoll. Most importantly, this is a giant step forward in our effort to create a Marine Reserve.

via News from Turneffe Atoll Trust.

Fish Tails / Locations — No Comments
18
May 11

Abiconian Goodness

I’ve been in touch with Johan for a little while… folks that love the same things tend to cluster.  Turns out my friend Shane met Johan in a bar out that way recently.  I just found this little vid on Vimeo from Johan.  Johan is Norwegian, which is a good thing to be.  1/4th of my genetic make-up comes from there and while I understand it to be beautiful country, I can only imagine my ancestors left for the same reason Johan was down in the Bahamas… there are no Norwegian Bonefish.

 

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Locations — No Comments
16
May 11

One of the best bars anywhere…

It just so happens that there’s a great local bar at the put in. It’s commonly know as the ‘Little Creek Bar’ even though its real name is the ‘New Ocean View’. The Sands family runs the bar, and yes, that is indeed the clan of our legendary guide Josie Sands.

via Little Creek Bar | Local Bar at Andros South.

Yeah… it’s a nice place… a very nice place.  It isn’t really too fancy (or fancy in any way, shape or form).  It is right where you want a bar though… right at the put-in/take-out down there in South Andros.

Those beers taste extra good, somehow.

A beer at the end of the day... nice.

Photo by Cameron.

PS – Today is my first day on the new job… Business Development Manager at Whodini.  I’m guessing there will be fewer co-workers walking around in their underpants than in my last job as a stay-at-home dad… I hope, at least.

 

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Fish Tails — 4 Comments
15
May 11

Skinny Water Culture Vid

Pretty cool little vid over at the Skinny Water Culture blog.

Needless to say… I like it.

Conservation — No Comments
14
May 11

You’d learn… like… a lot at this thing.

The Fourth International Bonefish & Tarpon Symposium provides the venue to share this much desired information. Scientists from around the world will present their latest research findings, and angling legends will share their knowledge of the flats. The event will culminate with an Evening with the Legends banquet, where legends will share some of their favorite stories of fishing the flats. This will be an event that every serious flats angler should consider attending.

via Bonefish & Tarpon Trust.

Yeah… there is nothing in my new job duties that would see me attending this thing… but it would be kind of awesome.

Look at the list of folks that are going to be there…

An Evening with the Legends banquet will round out the Symposium. Emceed by Andy Mill, the banquet will feature: Joan Wulff, Bill Curtis, Lefty Kreh, Flp Pallot, Stu Apte, Chico Fernandez, Sandy Moret, Mark Sosin, Ralph Delph, Steve Huff, Rick Ruoff and George Hommell. You can even reserve a seat at the table of your favorite legend.

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Conservation / Locations — No Comments
13
May 11

Andros Worth A LOT

The landscape, the ecosystem of Andros is really remarkable.  Turns out it is also rather valuable too.  Now, it must be said that the report comes from folks who are trying to raise money to preserve that environment, which is the kind of math that makes you wonder a tiny bit, but the overall thrust is pretty solid… mainly that Andros is special and worth protecting.

The ecosystems, species and landscapes of Andros are a “huge ecological and economic endowment” worth $260 million a year in net economic benefits, and billions if preserved into the future, but millions must be raised to protect its value, the Bahamian director of a major environmental organization warned yesterday.

Read the full article here at The Tribune.

That there is Andros.

 

Fish Tails / Locations — No Comments
12
May 11

Rise in Acklins

The good folks from Rise went to do a little stick waving down in Acklins with Cattaraugus Creek Outfitters, owned by Vince Tobia, who has been interviewed here a while back.

My trips to Acklins Island was an interesting trip to say the least. Acklins is known for its “Do It Yourself” aspect. There are lodges to stay at but we decided to do it on our own and stay at Ivel’s B and B. Which I have to say is above and beyond anything you would expect. We booked through Cattaraugus Creek Outfitters owned by Vince Tobia. I highly recommend using them. He gives you maps and great instructions that even a novice fly fisher could use to catch fish.

via Rise Matters Blog.

 

 

All the other stuff — 6 Comments
11
May 11

Ch Ch Ch Changes

OK… there are going to be some changes coming down the pike here at Bonefish on the Brain.  Hope the are seamless and you don’t even notice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbnJo88kuP8

I’m leaving the world of “Stay at home dad”-ing.  It’s been a good run.  I’ve had some really, really fantastic memories.  It is now time to get back to that professional world.  I had really wanted that job to be in the fly fishing industry as the blog had turned so much of my attention there.  Orvis offered me the opportunity to work at their store in San Jose, but I also had the opportunity to work at a high-tech start-up.  In the end, I just couldn’t pass up the chance to be a part of building a company with a really intriguing technology… not to mention to potential financial upside (the difference between selling Helios rods and buying them).

Thanks to the folks at Orvis for being willing to take me on.  I appreciate the vote of confidence and think you guys are headed in the right direction.  I’ve cast the Helios, Hydros and Access… good sticks.

So, I’ll be starting a new job on Monday and entering a new world… one that is going to demand a LOT of my time, energy and focus.  I don’t know when my next trip is going to be, but I’m still going to find stories and post them up for you all to enjoy (every day if I can).  I might just be a little bit harder to get a hold of and I might be a little slower on the reply.

I’m entering a whole new world, and leaving one very awesome world behind.  Sure, I’ll still be a dad, but part of me is really going to miss trips to the aquarium.

Love that girl

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