Schoolies is a short film that follows three lady anglers, Charlie, Kelsey and Hannah. Surprisingly, they are also extremely busy medical students on the pristine coast of Maine. Between clinical classes and endless hours studying, these future physicians root themselves in fly fishing, a male dominated sport, and recharged amidst their beloved striped bass fishery. Schoolies portrays the importance of pushing past barriers and finding one’s inner grit to achieve large goals in life. These female anglers embody the spirit of showing up for yourself so you can show up for others and will leave you feeling inspired to tackle challenges that lie ahead.
Saw this one over on the Fiberglass Manifesto a couple of days ago; I have to agree with Cam that sometimes learning from one of the masters is the best game in town.
Montana outfitter and conservationist Paul Roos passed away a couple of weeks ago; the best tribute I saw was in the Helena Independent Record – read it here.
He left behind some mighty big shoes to fill and a lot of lives enriched by time with him. He’ll be missed.
Their presentation of the rather sobering return data is well done, to the point, and easy to understand; one of the key take home messages is that the WA steelhead recovery plans implemented thus far have dismal failures – the numbers brutally present that case.
Count me among the rather small group who will continue to argue that recreational fishing – and commercial fishing by the tribes – should stop for a time to allow stocks to recover; it’ll be a cold day in Washington state hell before that ever happens, but otherwise steelhead managers (and apparently a surprising number of recreational and commercial fishers) are fiddling while Rome burns on the coast.
To their credit, the WSC agrees that one option for the season is a closure to recreational fishing; while they at least mention Tribal fishing rights, to not address the issue of Tribal harvest dooms plans to eventual (as clearly demonstrated by history) failure.
Today over on the Older Bolder Life I’ve shared a nifty recipe for a Green Chile Turkey Hash just in time for that pile of leftover turkey you’ve got lurking in the fridge today. This one’s a very tasty, Southwestern-inspired version that Chef Libby and I have cobbled together, and while you don’t absolutely have to finish with a fried or poached egg and/or Libby’s chipotle hollandaise – but you damn sure should.
A hearty happy Thanksgiving to all of our Chi Wulff compadres across the fruited plain today. May your day be full of great food, big fish, some time under the Big Sky wherever that might be today, and meaningful time with family (and gasp! – even friends).
News broke yesterday afternoon that the Army Corp had finally rejected the environmental permits required to actually launch the Pebble Mine project – here’s an example in the WSJ of coverage which splashed across national and even international news.
There’ll no doubt be lots of crowing to come from those who have long opposed the mine, as we have, from its inception.
It remains to be seen if the Pebble team can wiggle around this one, but it’s fine to be damned thankful for the pronouncement at this point.
The metabolically flexible fly fisher and hunter can go places and do things no mere mortal would even ponder. Getting there is far easier than you'd think; get started today.
