Don't snort ocean bricks

If you're an angler who finds a brick of something floating in the ocean, you might want to think twice before snorting the contents, no matter how inviting.

Kenneth told investigators that about 90 minutes later, Thomas began running around the boat, throwing things into the water, including a cell phone and a VHF radio. Thomas also picked up knives, pliers and a gaff and removed the cowling from the engine, which fell overboard and sank, leaving the brothers stranded.

The boaters were rescued by a passing vessel but Thomas passed away a few hours later at the hospital. A cause of death has yet to be determined. via Gawker.

photo US Coast Guard

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The View from Southern Alberta

Recently we have been all over the map  ..mostly Southern Alberta fishing a variety of rivers ranging from the Crowsnest to the River X  .Fishing has  been good to excellent  , the trout (Cutts ,Bows and Browns ) all have been eating a lot of different stuff ,ranging from P.M.D.'s to Golden Stone Flies .Hatches are strong and so is the Dry Fly Fishing .Fishing  in Alberta will just keep getting better as the rivers continue to shape up .

Tailwater Sunset 

Golden Stone Fly Patterns 

River X Put In 

Tailwater 

Tailwater Hook Up

Getting Ready 

Floating the River X

River X Hook up 

River X Brown 

River X Brown 

You know you are in Alberta when ...

Maine Striper Fishing With Capt George Harris & Super Fly Charters: Kennebec Report July 30th, 2011

( 07/29/11 Joel Morgan with a 43" nearly 30 pound Striped Bass that he caught in 2' of water in bright afternoon sun...for those who think that big Stripers only feed at night....you'd better think again!!!)

With the warm river temps we have changed some of our tactics and some of the habitat that we are fishing...usually during the heat of summer we do exceptionally well fishing the cooler water that flows over deep structure...which was the case from mid june to mid july...recently, during the last couple of weeks, we have been finding most of our fish in shallow water....this time of year crabs are prime forage and they are easy prey for the stripers that cruise the sand, mud and grass flats. over the past couple of weeks we have slowly made the adjustments from deepwater to shallow and it has paid off with some impressive fish to the boat...

also when the conditions are right we have had some pretty cool sight casting opportunities that have resulted in some amazingly explosive strikes that will not soon be forgotten by my anglers

I'm also proud to announce that "Super Fly Charters" was named one of the very best Charter Fishing Tour Companies in the State of Maine by the Portland Press Heralds "Peoples Choice Awards" as seen in todays (07/31/11) Portland Press Herald...A big thank you to all of my guests for helping to make my business so successful..Please rest assured that we will continue to work hard everyday to put our anglers in front of fish and give them an amazing Maine saltwater fishing experience!!!

for reservations & availability please call 207-691-0745

Evening sedge fishing can be really productive:






~Dave

Fiesty

...ate the bloody midge.

Found in the urban wild - produce edition

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Fly Fishing Video

Joseph on the Marble Fork Of The Kaweah River, CA

you are not allowed to complain...

...if you didn't pinch the barb.

-Alex who reminds you to yank quickly.

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A delightful but tough afternoon and evening on the Wylye. Starting condition were perfect, but an increase in cloud cover, an increasing breeze and a slight drop in temperature was enough to put the fish off. When the cloud broke and the sun shone through, the fish started to show interest again:

There were small grayling willing to play ball, happily rising to an F-Fly.

There were plenty of Mayfly (Ephermera Danica) fluttering about - this river shows late trickles of the large specimens. There were lots of nymph shucks floating down:


A loop emerger tied on a Partridge 15N 'Gold' did the business with some very selective trout:


Allowing plenty of slack line into the leader helped to overcome some tricky currents. I was pleased to put the net under a nice grayling:


My sincere thanks to Roger Fagan for the invitation to fish this beautiful part of the river. Challenging fishing makes the success you do have even more rewarding.

~Dave

Take Your Daughter Fly Fishing Part 2

River Report - Things are looking up !

Jeff Moss with a nice Elk River Cutthroat 

The rivers continue to drop and fishing conditions continue to improve on a daily basis .Recently we have has trips out on the Bow ,Crowsnest, Oldman and Elk Rivers all produced fish on Dries namely Golden Stone Imitations ,Green Drakes ,Caddis and P.M.D's.Fishing is "Sexy"right now as Anglers are experiencing  a variety of waters ranging from Freestone Mountain Streams to technical Tailwater's .
Hopper fishing is also just around the corner ,along with the annual Flav hatch ,which will make the  next couple of weeks magic !

Tailwater Cuttbow 

Male Westslope Cutthroat  

Maine Striper Fishing Kennebec Report July 28th, 2011

The Striper fishing continues to be good on the Kennebec and it's surrounding waters...The water has warmed up to typical mid summer temps so we have shifted some of our tactics and locations to take advantage of cooler ocean waters. During the past week we have found fish over a broad area and an even broader range of habitat...from shallow sand flats to marsh areas with mud bottoms to rocky current...the common theme in all of these areas has been how we have been getting the fish to eat...

The fish are well fed and happy so patience has been critical to get the hook ups...unlike June and early July when hungry fish were migrating into our waters and had the feedbag on...the fish that we are fishing over now are lazy. Live baits and the choicest of chunk baits has been a deadly tactic for us when working the flats...

I'm thinking that for the next 2-4 weeks we will continue to see the same feeding patterns before the water cools and the fish start to gorge themselves in preparation for the fall run migration...Speaking with a number of guides and anglers lately it seems like the ones who've changed up their tactics have continued to score some nice fish...the guys who continue to use the same early/late season techniques are suffering the typical "dog day blues"

mystery mist in a spring creek

80F temperature in the air, 50F in the water, the combination make the mystery mist roll in when sun is slightly out of power, a tailwater/spring creek special.. a wonderful place to hide out from the heat waves..

crooked

There are no more pine trees. There are no more lakes or streams. There are no more rods in my truck and fly boxes in my pockets.

The clothes that I am wearing are clean. There isn't any dirt under my nails or dried slime on my pants. All the chairs are straight.

I will probably wake up tomorrow before the sun rises with anticipation, only to roll over slightly depressed.

At least nobody robbed my house.

-Alex who won't know what to do with himself for at least another twenty-four hours.
 

Rogue River Fly Fishing Report: Confluence Outfitters

Fished the Upper Rogue today with Dax and our Sage Rep George Cook. George was high rod as he hooked 3, one of which he landed. His fish came on a light sink-tip, the new 12' 5wt VXP Sage Spey, and my new Deuce Wigalow fly in black. I hooked one on a skater.

We have great water conditions (despite being a little high), tee shirt weather, and chrome summer steelhead around. What more could you ask for?

Next 10 open days for Dax Messett: Jul 29, 30, 31, Sep 18, Nov 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Next 10 open days for Jon Hazlett: Aug 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 25

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The Lower Sac is Hot- Aaron Gabriel 530-356-2189

Ladies and Gentle,

Here's the deal the trout are eating steak and eggs! Rubber Legs and Sucker Spawn were the winning combo most of the day. However there was some solid attention given to the caddis amd pmdeeees!! Long story short they are eating! Come on up and enjoy some quality time the sac river we all used to know and love!

I will be getting my new 590-4 Red Truck Premium soon too... So if you have been wanting to try one I've got em!

Aaron

530.356.2189

Wind River Range 2010

Well I just got back from the Winds.  When I get those pics, I will post soon, until then here are some great pics from last year.  Enjoy, we did.

Westcountry Sea Trout Festival 2011

Well we're finally back on planet Lifton, having spent the last four days or so at Blenheim Palace for the CLA Game Fair. It's always great fun and a change from being on the river banks talking about fishing to, er, being stood in a field talking about fishing! To all those regular Arundell Arms folks that visited us at the show - thanks for popping in and we hope you enjoyed the event. Now to another event.
The Sea Trout Festival (1st to 12th July) was a great success. Sadly, the drought we've experienced all spring and summer threw us a bit of a curved ball and the sea trout were a little thin on the ground. With lots of anglers fishing over 10 nights and our ghillies working their hardest to find the fish, a total catch of only 19 fish was a little disappointing. However, the demonstrations and organisation seemed (we hope!) to run smoothly, and many newcomers to sea trout and fly fishing at night caught their first fish. The largest fish of the event was landed by Tony Brown on the Tamar, and weighed approximately 3lb. There were one or two larger fish seen during the nights, but they remained elusive.
The highlight of the event was undoubtedly the Gala Day, where a happy bunch of keen anglers gathered to hear talks from the likes of Dr Graeme Harris (author - Successful Sea Trout Angling) and the marvelous folks at the Westcountry Rivers Trust. Some of the latest research was indeed fascinating, especially the information on the AARC project: AARC PROJECT
The mysterious lives of sea trout are gradually being unraveled!
The day continued with talks and demos on all things sea trout related, followed by a very entertaining discussion/ q&a session with David Pilkington, Bob Mountjoy (author - The Sea Trout Diaries) and Charles Innis (fishery manager - The Half Moon Inn, River Torridge). Cormorants, canoeists and catching big peal were all up for discussion. To wrap things up in his own supremely entertaining style, Charles Jardine (straight off the plane from Norway) very kindly dropped in with a few rods. Charles' demo was the perfect end to the day as the afternoon sun faded and thoughts turned to the river bank at night.
David and Tim would like to thank all of the anglers that attended and special mention must go to the additional ghillies during the event - Alex, David, Gerald and Joe. We'd also like to thank the Celtic Sea Trout Project, The Westcountry Rivers Trust, Country Sports South West, Simon Kidd at Snowbee (everyone was impressed by the new Switch rods!) Paul Hopwood and www.seatroutforum.com, and last but by no means least... Charles Innis, Bob Mountjoy and Charles Jardine.
We have already been asked the question about the 2012 event... we'll let you know early next year!

A collection of pics...