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.

But they're so cute...

Enough with the seals already.

Federal proposal: Kill salmon-eating seabirds

First it was the sea lions, then the Caspian terns and now the double crested comorants.

Federal officials are proposing to kill half the large colony of cormorants in the Columbia River estuary because the large black seabirds eat too many young salmon and steelhead.

LINK (via:The Statesman Journal)

"That was pretty cool at least"

And, her fly of choice?

Elk hair caddis of course.

From the inbox:

Greetings from Big Sky,

The other day when fishing the Firehole River inside Yellowstone Park, I was able to get some great shots that I thought you guys might be interested in throwing up on the blog.  I had left my rod laying on the bank as I strolled downstream to take a break. As I was walking back up, I noticed this cow elk milling around right where I had left my rod. Next thing I know, she is picking it up as if she wanted to give it a try. Once I was able to reclaim my rod I was able to put some browns on shore that were looking up at salmonflies and golden stones.  Photos courtesy of myself.

Enjoy,

Josh Berry

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