The Osprey, as many of you know, is the newsletter published by the Steelhead Committee of the Federation of Fly Fishers. It’s long been the definitive source of quality conservation information related to steelhead. The Osprey also has a blog that they update daily, and if you care about steelhead you need to make sure…
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Save Bristol Bay
Yeah it’s the holiday season and we’re all supposed to be thinking happy thoughts, but it’s time for a little reminder of the massive threat to Bristol Bay posed by the proposed Pebble Mine, from our friends at TU and Save Bristol Bay. Save Bristol Bay The biggest wild salmon fishery on the planet needs…
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How to Handle a Bonefish
If you’re fishing for bonefish somewhere like South Andros Island, you’re going to catch a lot of them. Yes, we all want to get a few hero shots, and that’s OK, as long as you treat the fish well in the process. But what about all those other ones? You know, those fish that you…
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What’s Your Favorite Conservation Organization?
One of the great things about the fly fishing community is that most of us care a lot about rivers, lakes, oceans and their surrounding ecosystems. We want to make sure that our favorite fisheries stay healthy (or get healthier!) – for our own enjoyment and the enjoyment of future generations, but also just because…
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Native Fish Society Auction and Banquet
The Native Fish Society is one of our favorite organizations working hard to preserve the fisheries we love. If you’re not familiar with the NFS, here’s their mission statement. The Native Fish Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1995 whose purpose is to protect and restore native, wild fish and their habitats. Our goal…
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Sea Lice
For anglers who like chasing salmon and steelhead, sea lice are a topic of great interest for a couple of reasons. Today Mike Sanders, our General Manager at Deneki Outdoors, gives us the rundown! What Are Sea Lice? Sea Lice are planktonic (adj. – of or relating to plankton) fish parasites that live in sea…
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Eat Wild Salmon, Not Wild Steelhead
Fish is great food, but for folks who don’t have a close understanding of the issues related to commercial fishing, deciding which fish to eat can be a little confusing. The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program is the definitive source of information on which fish you can feel good about eating. In this article…
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Bonefish Catch and Release Best Practices Part Two
If you like the looks of a healthy fishery, read and learn. Last week we published some information on catch and release bonefshing from our friends at Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. That post covered hooks and fight time. Today we hear about handling and predators. Handling Minimize handling all fish; slime and scales can be…
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Bonefish Catch and Release Best Practices – Part One
Take good care of me, please. Photo: Bruce Chard We’re big supporters of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (formerly Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited). They’re doing some great work related to their goal of ensuring healthy populations of bonefish and tarpon for the future. At Andros South, we’re supporting BTT’s work by tagging bonefish on South Andros, and…
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