Category Archives: Ecology
Saturday Shoutout / Two Wolves, No Waiting
THIS WEEKS SHOUT OUT IS ALL ABOUT WOLVES. TWO VERY DIFFERENT WOLVES WITH A LOT IN COMMON. First, a fascinating documentary, titled "How Wolves Change Rivers," from the group Sustainable Man. The film explains how the reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park has changed, not...
Big Trouble in Little Mountain
"I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING," STEVE TELLS ME. "I CAME ALL THE WAY TO WYOMING FOR THIS?" I look down from the deep head cut at the trickle of water below. It's, maybe, eighteen inches wide and no more than six deep. The red earth stream...
Saturday Shoutout / Salmon Confidential
THIS WEEK WE SHOUTOUT TO THE ROGUE ANGELS. I HAVE TO SAY THANKS LADIES, FOR ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT. IF SALMON CONFIDENTIAL DOESN'T SCARE THE HELL OUT OF YOU DON'T EVEN BOTHER WITH THE WALKING DEAD. This documentary takes you deep into the world of the dwindling...
Saturday Shoutout / Fires Creek In Peril
THERE ARE FEW SUBJECTS THAT I'M AS PASSIONATE ABOUT AS WILD TROUT. Doubly so when the trout in question are at risk. These issues get a lot of attention in the west but are often ignored here in the southeast. The treasures of the Appalachians are,...
Sunday Classic / Take The Right Fish
As I’ve said plenty of times I’m a dedicated catch and release angler. That said, I recognize that it’s a personal choice that I have come to in my own time. There are a lot of good ethical anglers out there who keep a fish...