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Biologist: Why change a good thing?
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of stories examining different aspects of minimum flows in the White and North Fork rivers. The Bulletin is taking a look at what minimum flow is and how it will impact the Twin Lakes Area.) The White and North Fork rivers are considered by many to be the crown jewels of trout fishing in Arkansas. World-class and premium are just some of the words often used to describe the fisheries. .
Mount Your Trophy Fish Without Killing It
One of the things, if not the main thing, that keeps anglers going, casting and casting and casting, is the thought that the next cast might be the one that hooks that trophy fish. It doesn't happen often, maybe only once in a lifetime, and you never know when. It could be the next cast. When it finally happens, when you finally make the right cast in the right place with the right fly or lure, and hook the big one, be prepared for one of the most difficult decisions of your life. You've been waiting for this moment all your life, but in a span of less than a minute, you must decide whether to kill this marvelous fish and mount it above your fireplace or let it go to spawn thousands of its kind and make another angler's day. But now, thankfully, anglers have an option of having their trophy mounted without killing it.
Eating fish wherever you go
North Atlantic salmon served with parsley potatoes at a small inn on the West Coast of Scotland. Rainbow trout cooked over a campfire by a mountain stream. Grilled whitefish on a deck overlooking Lake Michigan. Your memory is no doubt filled with pleasurable fish moments. And eating fish is a healthy pleasure.Citing a solid body of research showing people who eat fish regularly have a reduced incidence of death from heart attack and stroke, American Heart Association recommends Americans eat fish at least twice every week.Dietitians always have cited fish as a good source of low-fat protein, and recent research indicates fatty fish such salmon, tuna and halibut may offer even more important health benefits. These fish contain significant quantities of omega-3 fatty acids. Two specific types of omega-3s-eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-are particularly beneficial to the cardiovascular system, lowering triglycerides and reducing the inflammation that is frequently involved in heart disease.
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