On March 3rd, at about 2pm...

...my good friend J.Z. met a coastal steelhead.  It was his first, and it was a really cool experience.

Bendy vs. Stiff

One man, two rods.

Cast at the same time, same line on both, and same line length.

Bendy rod: Berkley Grayphite 8 feet 5/6
Stiff rod: Sage TCX 690
Line Rio tournament Gold 5 weight

To make up for the difference in length, the rods where taped together so the tips where aligned.

Beyond Searsville Dam Benefit Dinner

This Thursday Night in Palo Alto, Beyond Searsville Dam will be throwing a benefit dinner with Yvon Chouinard as the special guest speaker. Beyond Searsville Dam has been advocating for the removal of Stanford University's antiquated and ecologically destructive Searsville Dam. The dam blocks steelhead from over ten miles of historic spawning and rearing habitat upstream and adversely alters habitat downstream. All proceeds from the dinner will go to the next phase of their ongoing efforts for responsible removal of the dam.

All the event details can be found here.

Would you buy a used car from this man?

One interesting side note is that Chouinard's 2004 Toyota Prius is one of the many auction items.

Choice of angling legend is limited to first-come, first-serve

Join BTT for their 4th International Bonefish and Tarpon Symposium on November 11-12, 2011. In addition to an exciting lineup of angling legends, there will be presentations on the most recent research regarding preservation and conservation of bonefish, tarpon, and permit. 

Legendary anglers and guides scheduled to attend are Stu Apte, Bill Curtis, Ralph Delph, Chico Fernandez, George Hommell, Steve Huff, Lefty Kreh, Sandy Moret, Flip Pallot, Rick Ruoff, Mark Sosin, and Joan Wulff.

Andy Mill will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the festivities.

If you would like to purchase a Legends Table to dine with one of the honored guests, a table for 8 may be reserved for $1250.

LINK

RSVP Now for the TU Save Bristol Bay Road Show

Join TU for outdoor gear raffles, food, drinks, and a screening of the award-winning documentary, Red Gold, as you learn more from Alaskan fishermen about the fight to Save Bristol Bay.

Here's an opportunity to share your voice on the Save Bristol Bay Roadshow.  Register now for your respective closest city:

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Torrent of water rushes over Elwha Dam

In this latest image from the Elwha Dam webcam you can see the new flow around the left side of the dam.

Check out all the project webcams  (Via: The Peninsula Daily)

Animation from the National Park Service on the dam removal process.