Archive for December, 2008
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Nice idea from TackleBoxes2Go, whose lure boxes tailored to specific scenarios is worthy of imitation here in the fur’n’feathers division.
Just in time for Christmas, I proudly present the Taunted By Waters bespoke fly range (‘Matchin’ whatever’s hatchin”):
The ‘Impervious to Advertising‘ selection
The ‘Under-gunned Paranoia‘ kit (note: not all flies shown)
The ‘Purist’s Delight‘
The [...]
It’s the one they’re all talking about; the eye-catching Psaros II Trout reel with a hole where the spindle’s supposed to be.
The bearings are instead on the periphery of the Swedish-made reel, where you use your fingers or hand to impose drag. A handle either side of the reel means you can swap hands instantaneously, [...]
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The gods do not deduct from man’s allotted span the hours spent in fishing – Babylonian Proverb
In which case Eric King-Turner has spent so much of his time in rivers, he probably has weed growing in his armpits.
The 103-year-old Englishman opted to emigrate to New Zealand at the start of the year, drawn by the [...]
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“I am looking for any suggestion for a fly fishing company name that sticks out and sounds very professional. any suggestions. oh yeah and the company is going to be fishing for trout in Utah on rivers and streams”
The plea comes from Kylie at Fly Fishing and I’m wondering…
A Cutthroat Business?
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More one for the riflemen among us but anyone engaged in field sports will find this Sports Illustrated article of useful succour when faced with the contention that hunting is both irrelevant and obsolete:
“The news of hunting’s decline will no doubt cheer those who see it as a cruel pastime. But what the [...]
News- YEAR ROUND FISHING FOR RAINBOWS AT CROSSLEY - Mearns Today
- English beaver re-introduction should enhance salmon fishing, says US activist - Fishnewseu (blog)
- Angling For Youth Development at the Kenmore salmon opening - Fishnewseu (blog)
- ANGLING: Angling round-up - Wiltshire Times
- £500000 to restore rivers of Carmarthenshire - BBC News
- Twitter Taunts
- TauntedbyWaters: Reading: "UK's Draycote Water halts fishing for 2010 – watch this space « Taunted by Waters" ( http://bit.ly/7q5AIc )
- TauntedbyWaters: Reading: "But will we have far to walk…? Tiny hotel ideal for fishermen« Taunted by Waters" ( http://bit.ly/4EvWqQ )
- TauntedbyWaters: Reading: "Casting demo on Scotland's Tay, Dec 5th" ( http://bit.ly/526Ztq )
“Best fishing book ever…”
We all have one. I'm taking names...
Ninety-two in the Shade, by Thomas McGuane. "the finest fishing novel ever written, with the possible exception of Moby-Dick" - Paul Quarrington, Toronto Globe & Mail
The Joys of Trout, by Arnold Gingrich. "What a great book to read." - Pastor Caster, FlyAnglers.org
The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing, by Ted Leeson. "I find myself coming back to...'Habit of Rivers' quite a bit...Extremely well written book." - sculpin1, Fly Fisherman forum
Curtis Creek Manifesto, by Sheridan Anderson. "...hands-down the best book I’ve found to learn about the basics of fishing." - Kim Jackson, Albany Democrat-Herald
About Me
Taunted By Waters is what Trout Fisherman features editor Jeffrey Prest gets up to between salary negotiations.
Much as he'd like the credit for this play on the famous last words in A River Runs Through It, the real hero is Hannah Nordhaus, who coined the phrase in an article on her first try at flyfishing, for Rocky Mountain News. This blog is dedicated to her. The good bits, anyway.
E-mail Jeff at: jeffrey DOT prest AT bauermedia DOT co DOT uk [no spaces]
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