A while back we mentioned that the good folks at the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust were asking for your help in support of two proposed National Parks encompassing prime bonefish habitat on Abaco and Grand Bahama Island. Many of you responded, and we’re happy to report that you made a difference! Earlier this month the Bahamas Minister of…
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Kanektok King Salmon Doing Well
As many of you are aware, the king salmon fishery on the Kanektok River (home to our Alaska West operation) has been closed to sport fishing for the past two seasons. However, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently released the numbers for the first commercial salmon opener of the season and we’re happy…
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Bahamas Flats Fishing Proposal
If you’ve spent any time during the last couple weeks around the fly fishing blogosphere, odds are you have heard about a recent proposal for new flats fishing regulations in the Bahamas. If not, you can read the current draft by clicking here. Considering we operate a lodge in the Bahamas, we’ve received many comments over…
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Harold Brewer Named as New President of BTT
Just last month, one of our favorite conservation groups, the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, announced that former BTT President, Matt Connolly would be stepping down from his position and replaced by life long conservationist, Harold Brewer. We’ve had the pleasure of working with BTT over the years and wanted to thank Mr. Connolly for all…
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Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Calls for Petition Signatures
The good folks at the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust (BTT) have been working diligently to protect bonefish habitat throughout the Bahamas, but they need your help! Proposals to create two National Parks covering prime bonefish habitat for Grand Bahama Island and Abaco have been issued and BTT is asking for your help by signing petitions in…
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Are You Releasing Fish Correctly?
We know, we know, you’ve heard it before. Limit air exposure, use barbless hooks, reduce fighting time and so on. Odds are, you’ve heard the same guidelines for releasing fish, and hopefully practice them as well. However, did you know that water moving backwards over a fish’s gills can actually cause harm to a fish? In…
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ADF&G Issues King Salmon Closure
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has recently issued a sport fishing closure for king salmon in the Kuskokwim River drainage and Kuskokwim Bay tributaries for the 2015 season. According to ADF&G, western Alaska king salmon stocks are experiencing a period of low productivity, and a sport fishing closure for king salmon is needed to…
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Keep ‘Em Wet
If you’ve spent any time in the last few months browsing Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for fly fishing content, you may have noticed the reoccuring hashtag, #keepemwet, following many fish photos. The #keepemwet hashtag is part of a campaign developed by the good folks at the Native Fish Society, and we think it’s pretty awesome….
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BTT Bonefish Genetics Program
Although bonefish are cherished by anglers all over the world, many are surprised to find out that they are actually widely misunderstood throughout the scientific community! Spawning behavior and movement patterns of bonefish throughout the Western Atlantic and Carribean are still relatively unknown. However, the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) have been making great strides…
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ADF&G ‘Chinook News’ – Winter 2015 Newsletter Now Available
Despite record numbers of returning chinook (king) salmon throughout the Pacific Northwest, Alaskan chinook have experienced a significant decline in recent years. The decline is widely misunderstood throughout the scientific community, and because of this fact a great deal of research is currently being conducted by the state of Alaska in hopes to better understand…
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