In Virginia Beach, striped bass are probably the premier sportfish species, and five charter captains are facing serious violations stemming from trafficking in illegally harvested striped bass and destruction of evidence. According to Hampton Roads, Jeffery S. Adams, Raymond Carroll Webb, David Dwayne Scott, William W. “Duby” Lowery IV and Nolan L. Agner have all been charged [...]
Fishing with Dry Flies
Hump Days: A Pink Salmon Trailer
No, we’re not talking about a Wednesday, we’re talking about “humpys” or pink salmon, which turn the rivers a different shade when they’re running in full force. This trailer for an upcoming film, courtesy of Orvis, shows us that these fish, although they sometimes fail to get the respect of their cousins, can be a [...]
August Fly Fishing Report for Pagosa Springs, CO
It has been a very busy July and first part of August, after August 19th town will start to slow down with a lot of schools starting back up. Then there will be another bump with the start of hunting season in late August. The fishing continues to be good with water levels staying fishable [...]
Summer time fishing in the Colorado Rockies
The fishing has been very good on all of the local waters and on the Lower San Juan. The Private Property trip on Sunset Ranch has been fishing extremely well. The fish have been hungry and aggressive to rise for a well-placed fly. Best patterns on the Ranch have been a Slow Water CDC Caddis [...]
Gray and Blue Friday
By Capt. Dave Lear June 9, 2012, Biloxi, Mississippi: Even intermittent rain and cloudy skies couldn’t dampen the spirits of two teams Friday, as the second day of fishing in the Classic drew to a close. Done Deal, a 56 Viking based in Houma, Louisiana, waited until late to back up to the scales. Once [...]
GoPro version 3: Nice Rainbow on Spring Creek
GoPro Version 3.0 A few days ago I took my GoPro camera for an adventure that turned out to be a fun day on the stream. The water was up but not discolored, and I anticipated the Sulphur’s would be making their daily return to Spring Creek. With the water being up, I decided to [...]
Record Bluefin Tuna, Landlocked Striped Bass, Smallmouth Buffalo, and More-IGFA May 2012 Hot Catches
Every month, the International Game Fish Association announces recently caught pending world fishing records and slams. Here are their Hot Catches for May 2012. –Brian McClintock Check out last month’s Hot Catches. Fishing off the coast of Houhora, [...]
Bonefish: Shrink-Wrapped and For Sale at Hawaiian Store?
There is a movement to make bonefish a gamefish in Hawaii, which would mean that they would be regulated by the fishing community and therefore not found on supermarket shelves. But, that’s not the case, and unfortunately, the fish are getting found in gillnets and making their way to market. Blogger on The Bonefish Flat [...]
Is the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series Killing Tarpon? Novelist Says Yes
For some reason, novelists and fishing just seem to go together in Florida (see: Hemingway, Ernest), and a mystery writer based out of Sanibel Island is taking on the tarpon tournament circuit. Randy Wayne White, author of Sanibel Flats, and others, also happens to be an owner of Doc Ford Rum Bar & Grille, and he’s [...]
Central Pennsylvania Trout!
Pictured below are an assortment of fish that we’ve been catching the last few weeks! We finally got some rain to raise the water levels to maintain some flow into the summer months! Sulphur fishing has been good and I caught close to 35 fish on Light Cahill dry patterns two nights ago! If you [...]
