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Madison River Dam Update

by Wayne Mumford August 31, 2010

The Madisonian carried an update today on the damage done by a giant boulder that dropped off the cliffs above the dam and smashed a nice big gouge into it. Chris Mumme, director of Madison County Department Emergency Services provides the first photos of the actual damage.
It’s fortunate by the looks of things that it [...]

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Fallen Boulder Damages Madison Dam Near Ennis

by Wayne Mumford August 30, 2010

A bus sized boulder fell off the cliffs along the west side of Madison Dam Monday morning putting a 30 ft. divot in the top of the dam where it remains lodged. It also took out the hydraulics that control several of the flood gates. The leaking lines also apparently leaked “15 or 20 gallons” [...]

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New Issue Bloodknot Magazine

by Wayne Mumford August 27, 2010

The latest issue of Bloodknot Magazine is out and its stuffed with lots of very good fish porn fly fishing photography and great articles to fill in your non-fishing down time.
And since my notoriety index needs some help,  I will shamelessly plug my own article- “The Beer Swilling Spin Rod Users Cousin”, an article on [...]

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Rites of Fall

by Wayne Mumford August 23, 2010

I know, it’s not fall yet but it is already in the air. The weather has been keeping me a little on edge all summer. It’s been cooler overall and definitely more moisture through0ut than we have seen in recent years. Between fishing and getting some house projects out of the way one chore has [...]

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Grizzlies Go Home

by Wayne Mumford August 22, 2010

Apparently a couple transplanted grizzlies decided that home is where the heart is after being transplanted from the Whitefish Range to the Cabinets in northwest Montana. It took them a week to find their way back to the Whitefish Range- and they even crossed Highway 2! Imagine that.  I keep hearing that grizzlies don’t cross [...]

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Recycled bottle ship Plastiki, crosses Pacific

by Wayne Mumford July 26, 2010

12, 500 recycled plastic bottles, an irrigation pipe for a mast, solar and wind power, a 15×20 cabin; put it all together and you have the Plastiki. The ship, made of entirely recycled materials just completed a four month crossing of the Pacific from San Francisco to Sydney.
Could this spur a whole new trend in [...]

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Another Way to Spend Money Online

by Wayne Mumford July 24, 2010

Here’s a new twist on outdoor discount purveyors finding a way into your billfold. 20 minute deals on all the latest brand name gear for outdoor adventure. So far I haven’t seen anything directly related to fly fishing or fishing in general but lots of other temptations like clothing layers, shell coats, head lamps and [...]

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You know when you’ve had a bad day when-

by Wayne Mumford July 21, 2010

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