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An
Interview with Dave Kumlien
As Trout Unlimited's specialist on
invasive species and the Executive Director of the Whirling Disease
Foundation, Dave Kumlien was the primary architect of TU's call for the
elimination of felt soles. No one is closer to the fly fishing
industry,
individual anglers and invasive species than Dave and we are pleased to
bring you his thoughts on some of the invasive species issues that are
impacting us all. Read
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A
Battle Royal in the Great Lakes
We have reported often about the high stakes and high profile battle
being waged to try and prevent Asian carp from entering into the Great
Lakes. In the past month developments have been fast and
furious. In December, the state of Michigan filed a suit with the US
Supreme Court to force Illinois to close the locks on the river that
connects Lake Michigan to carp infested waters. The suit was soon
joined by Minnesota and Wisconsin and supported by Ontario
Canada. However, on the other side, the Obama administration
sided with Illinois. Read More
On January 19, the Supreme Court issued
a one
sentence judgment that they would not order an immediate closure of
the locks. However, they gave no indication if they would consider the
case on its merits. Read More
This has become the highest profile
aquatic
invasive issue we have ever seen and there are many daily articles and
reports being published on this issue. At the Clean Angling News we
will continue to pay close attention and will continue to provide
updates in future issues.
If
You Can't Beat Them, Eat Them!
With all the
recent attention to the problem of Asian Carp in the Great Lakes, we
sometimes overlook the fact that theses same carp are
already a huge
problem in many areas. In an effort to get people to
harvest these
fish for food and a new campaign has kicked off to
name them "Silverfin" and make them a staple food fish. Read More
Chef Philippe
Parola, who is leading the effort to develop a commercial
market for Silverfin, describes the flavor as “a cross between scallops
and crabmeat.” He has
written a complete account of how he became interested in
this. Read
More
The Louisiana Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries is actively silverfin consumption and they have
put
together some excellent information on how to prepare them for
eating, including a video that demonstrates how to properly handle
and fillet the fish. Read
More
Massive
Weed Beds Threaten Popular Texas Lake
Stretching miles long and hundreds of
yards wide, huge “rafts” of Giant Salvinia and water hyacinth
moved into Toledo Bend Reservoir following heavy rains that washed the
weeds from the shallows. The weed mats are slowly moving
through the reservoir and Texas officials are racing to provide a rapid
response.
Read More
New
Zealand celebrates "Didymo Dave"
"Didymo Dave" is
an environmental warrior, conservationist and survivor, who protects
and prowls central North Island waterways, with the energy of an
"Eveready bunny on steroids".Read More
Predicting
the New Year
As 2009 came to a close it was
time for fly fishing predictions
for 2010 and invasive species seem to be on the minds of a lot more
people.
Midcurrent.com asked a number
of prominent fly fishing celebrities to make a
prediction for 2010 and several believe that invasive species impacts
on the industry will be significant. Read More
On the Field & Stream
Fly
Talk Blog, Kirk Deeter offers his predictions for 2010.
Among other
things he is looking for more states to implement bans on felt soles
in the coming year. Read More
Zebra
Mussel Mystery
A new zebra mussel discovery
in Arizona has everyone scratching their heads. Nothing logical can
explain the presence of zebra mussel shells in the air conditioning
unit of a boat that had been moored on a mussel free lake since its
purchase. Read More
Don't Bring Your Boots To This
Lodge
The owners and guides at
Chile's Patagonian BaseCamp Lodge and The Temple Camp take visiting
anglers to some of the most pristine and remote fly fishing
destinations in the world. To help protect these waters from invaders
that might come on the boots of visiting anglers, the lodges have
purchased dozens of pairs of Korkers boots and now only allow guests to
use lodge supplied boots. Read More
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