Kamchatka 2012 Year in Review

A slide show of The Fly Shop's 2012 season in Kamchatka featuring the photogrpahy of Val Atkinson.

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The future looks bleak for Maine's wild brook trout

More and more, big, voracious predator fish such as pike and bass have been introduced illegally in forested, cold mountain streams that flow through Maine'sidyllic trout habitat. And state agencies find it nearly impossible to stop it.

If the rate of those illegal introductions continues, the number of wild brook trout waters in Maine will decline, biologists say.

LINK (via: The Kennebec Journal)

Palometa Club Newsletter

                                                Wish You Were Here!

Suffering from a bad case of sickle tail anemia?

Then the shiny new Palometa Club Off-season Newsletter is just what the doctor ordered. Chock full of world class permit porn and other great tropical imagery, it's the next best thing to being there.

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Warm Water Travel

The first of new series of promotional videos that highlights some of Emerald Water Anglers angling destinations. Here they visit Hawaii, Honduras and Christmas Island.

Wildfire threatens to cast shadow on Colorado summer

Officials worry that the mammoth High Park blaze -- now only 10% contained -- could burn all summer, devastating not only the state's air and water quality, but also its $10-billion annual tourism industry.

LINK (via: The LA Times)

Get your fly rods and fire hoses ready.

Once Again, Hat Creek has Fallen on Hard Time

Mikey Weir, who has a new gig at Cal Trout, recently put together this video on their plan to restore Hat Creek.