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Sport or Molestation?
Home » News » Sport or Molestation? Sport or Molestation? Is Larry Dahlberg guilty of molestation? Dateline: 05/21/99 The word 'molestation' generally conjures up images of wicked crimes which should be answered with long jail terms. Recently, the well known host of ESPN's "The Hunt For Big Fish" Larry Dahlberg was charged with molestation. Fish...
Dahlberg Speaks Out
Home » News » Dahlberg Speaks Out Dahlberg Speaks Out TV Host tells his version of Kitimat incident. For a man that has won several conservation related awards including The Henshal Award from the Federation of Flyfishermen and The International Conservation Award (1998) from the the International Gamefish Association, and has been inducted into the...
Catch & Release Revisited
Home » News » Catch & Release Revisited Catch & Release Revisited The other day while driving, I had the radio tuned to Talk 640, a Toronto talk radio station. Although I did not hear the whole thing, an advertisement for the Peter Warren show of the WIC Radio Network came over the air. Mr....
Should Bait Fishing Be Banned?
Home » News » Should Bait Fishing Be Banned? Should Bait Fishing Be Banned? A new study provides evidence that we seriously need to re-think bait fishing. I love the taste of walleye. As much as the thought of a rainbow trout done in my own special way on the bar-b-que causes my mouth to...
Poisoning The Water
Home » News » Poisoning The Water Poisoning The Water Save the environment by killing the trout. It's happening and its government sanctioned. Imagine you are fishing your favorite stream. Last week, you watched several nice rainbows rise to your fly, perhaps even hooked and landed a few. Being a thoughtful angler, you practiced sound...
Sage Disses Cane Craftsmen
Home » News » Sage Disses Cane Craftsmen Sage Disses Cane Craftsmen July 20th, 2000 I do not fish regularly with bamboo rods. I have had the opportunity to cast a couple of them, as well as an old Greenheart rod that came into my shop a few years ago for repairs. The reason I...
Trout Trauma Puts Scientists On The Hook?
Home » News » Trout Trauma Puts Scientists On The Hook? Trout Trauma Puts Scientists On The Hook? Alexander Schwab responds to the latest study that purports to show fish feel pain. A very important article for all anglers. Early this year a study by Dr. James Rose, University of Wyoming, concluded that it is...
Jean-Guy Cote Passes Away
Home » News » Jean-Guy Cote Passes Away Jean-Guy Cote Passes Away August 7, 2006 It is with sadness that I report the death of Jean-Guy Cote, the founder and President of UNI Products, the manufacturer of some of the best fly tying threads, tinsels, flosses and more. I first discovered the generosity of Jean-Guy...