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Extincto-mania hits the Peninsula
Thank you for reading this. If you don’t, no one will and we would be deprived of the luxury of your criticism. I think it was the famous Greek philosopher, “What’s His Name,” who said, “Criticism is easier than craftsmanship.” I should have known better than to criticize the biologists. I can offer no excuse … Continue reading
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The emergency closure
It was another tough week in the news. The dreaded emergency closure reared its ugly head and stopped us from fishing many of our beloved rivers flowing into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Emergency closures are not a new thing. The way our fisheries are managed there is always an emergency somewhere. While emergency … Continue reading
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A biological study to remember
If I had but just one wish, I would be a biologist. What could be better than to wake up in the morning and spend your days playing God with the ecosystem. Heck, I’d work for free if they’d just buy fuel for the Humvee, ammunition, gill net, crossbow, bullhorn, dart gun, spotlight, harpoons, party … Continue reading
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Don’t shoot the weather prognosticator
Thank you for reading this. Sometimes I think that if you didn’t read this no one would. I know because you send me such wonderful messages. It might be time to review the letters policy for a wilderness gossip column. Even the most significant expressions of human thought can appear confused if not downright scary … Continue reading
Patience, patience, patience
My last episode emphasized the importance of patience when fishing for the winter run steelhead. This is a waiting game. First you must wait for the rain to raise the rivers enough to get the fish upstream. So you wait for it to rain, but then it’s a flood. A flooding Hoh River can come … Continue reading
A river of brotherly love
Sometimes it seems like patience must be about the rarest thing on Earth. There could be many reasons for this. I’m in a bit of a hurry but let me explain. We live in an age of misinformation and labor saving technology where people have no time for patience. This is nowhere more apparent than … Continue reading
Loggers I have known
Lately someone asked me to write a story about loggers, which is a real coincidence since I happen to be in the middle of writing a book titled “Loggers I Have Known.” Loggers have gotten a bad reputation lately. They are blamed for everything from noise pollution to cutting down trees. Fair enough. Loggers do … Continue reading
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Biggest Fish of 2011
Ending the 2011 fishing season with some trophy salmon and steelhead on the Sol Duc, Hoh, Bogachiel and Quillayute River. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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On the river to recovery
By now it has become apparent that my seasonal weather forecast was right. So far the weather has been cold, dark and wet. Causing inquiring minds to ask, “What will it do to the fishing?” Plenty, that’s what. The November rains swelled the rivers up into the flood stage. There’s a popular misconception that floods … Continue reading
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The Gift of the Guides
(Listen to the radio broadcast – click here) Eighteen dollars and fifty cents. That was all. Most of it was in quarters and dimes, saved one at a time by bargain hunting the tackle stores for hooks, and fishing line and the other essentials for life on the river. Bella and her husband, Raybob lived … Continue reading
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