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Conservation

Fish Bum Vol. II Metalhead, Fly Fishing School for Kids

by Wayne Mumford March 4, 2010

An interesting looking package landed in my mailbox a couple days ago, a review copy of AEG (Trout Bum Diaries), FISH BUM VOLUME II, Metalhead. Thanks guys for sending that up. I will give it a gander here and report back ASAP. That covers kinda scary.
I’m hoping for some furious fishing footage on the open [...]

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Fishy Kids

by Wayne Mumford February 15, 2010

Finally some folks got together with a rational idea for getting kids involved in fishing, fishing conservation and enjoying the outdoors as well as creating their own works of art to enter in a contest for some serious fishing gear!
Fishy Kids is “brought to you through a collaboration of Sporting Artists, Writers, Educators, and a [...]

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Sign the Asian Carp Petition

by Wayne Mumford January 30, 2010
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Petitions are kind of old fashion, an abacus tally of populous decent with a personal touch. The actual voice of the republic speaking their mind kind of thing. It’s personally putting your name on the list and telling them your are right here at this address and if you have the balls to contact me [...]

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Save the Bull Trout but leave that Asian Carp alone

by Wayne Mumford January 20, 2010
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A few days ago the Obama administration decided to overturn a Bush era decision to cut back on the expansion of critical habit for the endangered Bull Trout and return it to USFWS original recommendation and then some. Looking at a map of the proposed areas it roughly covers the greater share of the Pacific [...]

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Corporate food control comes to dinner

by Wayne Mumford January 18, 2010
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After dinner on Sunday evening we sat down to watch a show, actually more of a documentary called Food Inc.  After watching the show I wouldn’t recommend this for after dinner fodder if you have weak innards. In fact if you are planning on going on a diet this show will get you off to [...]

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Lucky’s Dubbing Brush Twister

by Wayne Mumford December 29, 2009

Awhile back Lucky Sultz who steers the boat over at Button Valley Bugle, caught an article I posted on dubbing brush machines and mentioned one he put together. I asked if he’d be interested in sharing his project and he, being a good sport, offered up the goods.
With winter now well under way and fly [...]

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Whitetails in Montana

by Wayne Mumford November 23, 2009
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I’m really not much of a big game hunter and definitely not a horn or trophy hunter. My idea of hunting is much more culinary in nature, shoot the first legal size animal that comes along that’s in good shape and head home to more pressing (fishing type) matters. Pretty much opposite my approach to [...]

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Pike Porn

by Wayne Mumford September 15, 2009

Before this summer I really never paid much attention to Northern Pike. That ended when the kids came home from the local lake sputtering verbs  about pike so fast I could hardly understand them. I listened to it for about a week- way to long.
If you have never experienced a pike attack on top water [...]

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