Archive for May, 2009

CCA – Putting the “Con” in Conservation

May 7th, 2009

The rise of the CCA and its successful attempts to ban net fisheries in Texas, Florida, and Louisiana are chronicled in a fascinating book by Robert Fritchey, titled Wetland Riders, published by New Moon Books (Golden Meadow, LA, 1993). {read more}


Fish Tales Don’t Quite Ring True

May 7th, 2009

The Daily Astorian Wednesday, February 06, 2008 His pitch is dynamic and persuasive – but is it true? Over the past year, renowned outdoorsman and fishing rod inventor Gary Loomis, featured in an article reprinted in The Daily {read more}


Historic Fishing Photo Albums

May 1st, 2009

Shortly after the Fisher Poets Gathering at the end of February 2009, Rhoda Toteff of Kalama, Washington kindly forwarded the link to a website of Historic Fishing photo albums, about which I had heard, but never had been able to {read more}