Steelheaders are Tough - Take a Licking and Keep on Ticking

Steelhead angler survives fall into Brule River and a heart attack

Burling “conservatively estimated” he spent 35 minutes in the cold
current before being rescued by a passing angler. He was flown to
Duluth’s St. Luke’s hospital by helicopter that evening. Doctors were
treating him for hypothermia when he suffered a mild heart attack, said
Dr. David Sproat of Duluth Internal Medicine Associates.

“I’m too ornery to die,” Burling said.

Understand, the man
knows adversity. Since his early 50s, according to his family’s
accounts, he has had two triple-bypass heart surgeries, six heart
attacks (including Tuesday’s), three strokes, carotid artery surgery
and surgery for colon cancer.

Via: Duluth News Tribune LINK

Fishing Down a River

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Chum addict John Testor recently turned us on to this new site: Fly Recipes.  Looks like these boys are on to something special.  We'll keep a finger to the pulse of this one and fill you in on its official launch.

Spillway Steel

I caught a fish bigger than me...honestly.

Here's a gnarly Spanish feline story sent to us by Marcus at the horribly delicious Swim at Your Own Risk.  Full story can be found here.

Judge rejects request to stop Oregon, Washington from killing sea lions to protect salmon

A federal judge on Wednesday refused to stop Oregon and
Washington from trapping and killing California sea lions at
Bonneville Dam this spring to keep them from gobbling
endangered salmon.

Via: Oregon Live LINK