Sea Justice

Someone's been a bad boy in Astoria.  Several Sea Lions and a harbor seal have been found shot near Astoria, Oregon recently and there is now a $5,000 reward for the unknown marksman. LINK  

Another, well-loved and well-known sea lion named Nessie was also recently found shot in the head on a sandbar near the Cowlitz River near Longview, WA.  LINK

In related news, video has surfaced of seals being trained for possible retaliation in a secret Russian training facility.

If you teach a man to fish...

Lake Trout Funk

Pneumatic rifle cast fishing rod

An improved fishing rod for use by sports fishermen, the rod including a mechanism for casting the baited hook out into the water. The mechanism consists of an inflatable gas pressure can in the rod handle, gas being released by a trigger so that the released air quickly pushes a piston against a rear end of a rod that is slidable in a rifle-like barrel. A forward end of the rod extends from the barrel and has a cup in which is placed a baited hook attached to the fishing line so that when the rod is struck by the piston it thrusts the baited hook out into the water.

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Sunday GIF - The Duke meets Tenkara

Apparatus and method for improving fly fishing casting

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for improving the casting ability of a fly fisherman. The apparatus preferably comprises a fly rod with fly line and a fly replica attached to an end of the fly line. The fly replica preferably further comprises an adhesive material on a surface of said fly replica. The preferred embodiment also comprises a target area for receiving the fly replica. The target area preferably comprises a target and a fish replica. The target has a base portion and a second adhesive material on an upper surface of the target base portion. The fish replica is positioned adjacent to the target. The fish replica is secured by support elements. The support elements keep the fish replica in an upright position, relative to the ground upon which the targets are positioned. The objective is for a user to cast the fly replica onto the target without striking the fish replica with either the fly replica or the fly line. In the method disclosed herein, multiple targets, of varying sizes and at varying distances, may be used to convert this system into a game of skill.

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