Wild Atlantic salmon found in Salmon River!

Scientists recently discovered wild young Atlantic salmon in New York's Salmon River, according a news release issue by U.S. Geological Survey officials.

This is the first time in more than a century that salmon produced naturally in the wild have been found in what was once New York's premier salmon stream.

LINK (Via: Syracuse.com)

I'm not talkin' 'bout pleasure boatin' or day sailin' I'm talkin' 'bout workin' for a livin' I'm talkin' 'bout sharkin'!

MidCurrent reports on the first Great White taken on the fly by Jeff Patterson of Abel.

Ocean fly-fishing guide Conway Bowman has stared into the eyes of giant mako sharks as he unhooked a fly from their toothy jaws, but he felt compelled to do more after his client Jeff Patterson hooked a great white shark Friday off La Jolla.

“We took the fly out and both patted it on the head,” said Bowman, who owns Bowman Bluewater, a guide service that covers the ocean and local lakes. “This was a catch of a lifetime.”

LINK (Via: MidCurrent)

Wonder if there are any pictures?

Palin in Waders

Can't predict what the next fish run is going to look like.

Targeting Trophy Koi

Thieves have developed a new technique for pursuing trophy Koi, can John Montana be far behind?

LINK  (Via:The Telegraph)

New way to save salmon in the delta

The State Department of Water Resources has installed a series of speakers, strobe lights and air bubble hoses to keep endagered fish away from Delta pumping stations.

LINK (Via: The SF Chronicle)

Federal agency won't defend Bush's bull trout cuts

The Obama administration won't defend the Bush administration's cuts to habitat protections for the threatened bull trout, whose need for cold, clean water can stand in the way of logging and mining on national forests.

LINK (Via: The Seattle PI)