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Gorging on beauty, trout
In that dim void between nightfall and moonrise, two arm-weary anglers drifted into sleepy chatter above the kettledrum throb of a rapid, watching the chiseled outline of a canyon wall slowly fade to black. A sudden racket from a garbage bag suspended in a tree brought the conversation wide awake. "Raccoons," Kirk Deeter declared, swinging a light beam to catch a bushy tail disappearing into the foliage. When the noise came again, the flashlight told the real story. That magnificent tail, more than twice the size of a coon's, belonged to a ringtail cat, a highly nocturnal and seldom-seen resident of the desert Southwest. The sighting, perhaps once in a lifetime, seemed appropriate for a river setting that is equally extraordinary. Of all the places where trout reside in Colorado, none lifts the bar of scenic beauty and fishing opportunity nearly so high as Gunnison Gorge.
Fly Fishing Heals
Did you know that fly fishing can help the injured recover faster? Robert Streeter of the Times Union explains how fly fishing and fly tying are being used as therapuetic activities for our wounded soldiers returning from war. To read more about the fly fish healing programs visit The Times Union. Sometimes the big fish do not come to the angler, in which case the angler must come to them. One way to do this is to get out there on a kayak. Don Sapatkin of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the growing popularity of kayak fishing clubs and the benefits of fishing from the boat, www.philly.com. There were many new products showcased at the recent ICAST tackle show in Las Vegas, including the 1415 Z Series Reel and Rod case by Plano. This new hybrid case is lightweight, durable, and feautures enough interior space to accomodate two two-piece rods with reels attached.
Mother Nature joins fight to control Rapid bass
For the past several years the number of bass in the Rapid River has been growing, troubling anglers who seek this world-class trout and salmon fishery near Farmington. Efforts this spring to disrupt the fish from spawning using a first-time study failed, said state fisheries biologist Forrest Bonney. But Mother Nature created an experiment all her own that may provide data that would help biologists get a handle on how to control these predatory pests. "One of the things about bass they don't react well in (high) water levels before spawning and during spawning and after spawning," said Jeff Reardon, Trout Unlimited New England director. "I don't think anything in this year's result discouraged us. It confirmed what we already know: Bass are really sensitive.
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