|
Fly-fishing isn't lmited to standing in a stream
Most people associate fly-fishing with standing in a clear, cold stream catching trout. Jim Laing thinks that's a mistake. "There's a whole other world out there that people just need to discover," said Laing, who is teaching a fly-fishing class at Southwestern Illinois College this month with his fishing partner, Brad Eilering. The pair are on a mission to catch as many species of fish as they can -- from buffalo to muskie to walleye to striper to carp to catfish --within a two-hour radius of St. Louis by using fly-fishing techniques. Laing caught a striper, buffalo, drum, gar, carp and striper on the Big Muddy River below the dam at Rend Lake during a recent trip. His exploits are chronicled in an article on sexyloops.com, the world's premier fly-fishing Web site.
Silas Gray: This old mill stream produces big trout
My wife Karen and I were winding along Missouri highway 5 east of Springfield, being careful not to miss our turn. Silas Gray: This old mill stream produces big trout The Joplin Globe By Silas Gray Globe columnist My wife Karen and I were winding along Missouri highway 5 east of Springfield, being careful not to miss our turn. We were returning from a trip to Nashville and found ourselves with an extra day and nothing planned. With the town of Rockbridge only a few miles out of the way, we decided to spend some time catching big rainbow trout. This was the second time we'd made the trip to Rockbridge but the first time we'd made it together. Karen and I were introduced to the Rainbow Trout and Game Ranch while attending Dave and Emily Whitlock's fly fishing school.
Drought-hit trout rescued
LOW water levels and high temperatures have seriously affected wild brown trout in two south Wiltshire rivers, and the distressed fish have had to be rescued by Environment Agency staff. A thousand brown trout have been removed from the River Nadder, near Tisbury, and moved downstream to deeper water, while a dozen trout were rescued from Nine Mile River - a tributary of the Avon, near Bulford - last Wednesday, and moved to the main river. Environment Agency staff went to the River Nadder, upstream of Fonthill Lake, after being alerted by a river keeper that a large number of trout were in a distressed state. The fish were netted and transported downstream, where the water was deeper. .
|
|
|
|
|
Bookmark
(Ctrl + D) |
|
