MOLDY CHUM

Weird Things People Eat Around the World

LINK  Via: Gadling

Yeaaaaaah, Here Comes the Rooster

Oh boy - AEG's Justin Crump with a Rooster from a beach in the middle of nowhere. 

SOM Stiripah

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Mike Lavoie tucks one in just before month end. 30 nicely placed lbs behind deez lips.

Check out the full play by play over at Fishing Jones. LINK

Fly Fishing

No nearly as good as this but still impressive

CNN Reporter Learns the Danger of Asian Carp

Starlight Leech

We personally know of three steelhead that wouldn't disagree.

Name that Flow

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Be the first to name the flow above and get a Eat Moldy Chum, Crap Thunder tee shirt.  Email to mcreelpure@gmail.com .

Update - Kale Gullett nails it with his Deschutes call.   

Fish Fear Me

I think we found one of Saddam's WMDs.

Definitely deadly.

Clooney's School of Driving

                Everyone knows labs are lousy drivers!

Charlie the black lab drove his owner's car into the Pend Oreille River

Via:The Seattle PI  LINK

What are You Waiting for?

 

Turns Out Dick Cheney Killed the 77,000 Klamath Salmon

Law and science seemed to be on the side of the fish. Then the vice president stepped in.

Via: The Washington Post  LINK

Hardy Fine Art Prints

Printed on heavy 13” x 19” fine art archival paper using archival inks, and with an image of approximately 10” x 16”, they are the perfect size for framing. Each print is numbered and bears the Hardy seal of authenticity as well as a numbered “Limited Edition” certificate.  LINK

The Quiet Pool featured a bunch of these prints in a comprehensive Hardy post late last year. LINK

A Blog Is Born

We were lucky to be treated to a Dave Skok slide show at last year's Patagonia striper camp. In addition to being a world class fly fisherman and fly tyer, Dave is also a pretty fair speaker, photographer and fly fishing philosopher. Dave has launched his own blog which promises to add to the quality fly fishing conversation coming out of the New England area.
LINK  Via: Fishing Jones

American Gothic

Via: Krafty Off Piste - Fly Fishing and Beyond LINK

Fun Time Fishing

The very nice blog of Far Out Fishing Trips.  LINK

Best Fishing Report Ever

Homer Bound

B2 and I are joining Ridings Jr. and Sr. for some Cook Inlet meat harvesting on July 12th/13th (out of Nanilchik).  After we get our fix of barn-doors, we're ditching the boys from South Cackalacki, scrapping the broomsticks and picking up the 6 weights for some inland bushwacking on the Peninsula.  Are there any Chum Junkies out there that:

a) Have the upper Kenai and/or Russian dialed in for bows this time of year (or any other Ace-Up-The-Sleeve flow)? 

b) Any bored guides (foot or drift) that want to join the goofballs from Moldy Chum for a Sat/Sun (14th, 15th) flogging session?

Send us a note if you're down or if you have any scoop for our last minute wild hair.  Free schwag to those who come strong to the hoop.

The Carp Care Cradle

The latest addition to the Carp care range of products, the Carp Care Cradle is a very large
and protective unhooking mat.  LINK

We're going to start development on the Chum Steelhead Bassinet.

M. Noël Fly Reel Design

Titanium and aluminum modern classics.  LINK

sur::re::ality

Rants, raves, and ramblings about anything related to fly tying or fly fishing.

Nice site from north of the border. LINK

The Amazing Coleman Fish Pen

Via: Gizmodo LINK

Washington fisherman recovering after cutting off own fingertips

With his hand wedged between his boat and a log, and his future son-in-law off getting help, William Messenger decided he was out of time. He pulled out a pocket knife and sawed off two of his fingertips to free himself from the sinking vessel.

Via: The Seattle PI LINK

Tonight's news reported that the fingers were recovered and reattached.

Bristol Bay Project Update

Check out the latest on Felt Soul Media's current film project on the proposed Pebble Mine. LINK

Secret Sevice Codename Angler

Via: The Washington Post  LINK

Ponoi Guppy

This beautiful wild Atlantic Salmon brought to you by Robert Wenzel. Bonus points for the old school Patagonia vest.

Logan Reel

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Come Fly With Me

Master fly angler by day, legendary lounge act by night.

Two Handed Scotch Whiskey

As one of Scotland's few remaining independent distilleries, we are able to ensure that each bottle of The Speyside reflects the quality and character synonymous with Scotland's most famous whisky producing region, Speyside.  LINK

Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children

Find out the film rating of your blog  LINK

Nice Catch

Nananananananana Angeeeln

Morning Stiffy

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50% off Reel Pure Glareproof Lids - Offer Ends June 30th

 

Summer special to our Chum loyalists - Glareproof Oval Patch Caps are 50% off . Discount price reflected in the drop down menu on Color Options when you click here.  Stock is depleting rapidly.  Offer ends JUNE 30th!

Tasty Fly Fishing Headwear of the Week

Not recommended for use in bear country or at the local dog park.

LINK  Via: Say No to Crack

Trout Fly Stemware Charms

The flies contained in this set are (clockwise from top): a zonker white pearl, an olive matsuka, a purple wooly bugger, a natural rolled muddler, a grasshopper, and an olive marabou leech.  LINK

Perfect for that aging fishing demographic

The Blog for Shameless Fly Fishers

Not exactly breaking news but just in case you missed it, Field and Stream has joined the fray with some profesional grade fFlogging. fFlogger link has been added to the sidebar. LINK

The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir

The Underground, via The Outdoor News Hound, and our friends at Field Notes recently reported on a restaurant where you can trade your Billy Bass for a bucket of fried fish. In our never ending quest to raise the bar on Billy Bass news we bring you the Sashimi Tabernacle Choir, an Art Car adorned with Billy Bass and singing lobsters.

Ari't Hart Exclusive Fly Reels

Ari ‘t Hart is certainly not the inventor of the fly fishing reel, but for half a century he has been internationally recognized as the re-inventor.

The only fly fishing reel exhibited in the Museum of Modern Arts in New York is from his hands. LINK

NY Buck

As Faulkner would say "Bacon up that sausage boy."

Bonus points for the gooch garb.  More gooch love found at www.wayupstream.com .

Monkeyn' Around

Sighted off the coast of South Africa, this mammal made the AEG boys reconsider their supplier.

If You Like Salmon Coladas....

#7 on the list of the 10 worst drink concepts of all time.

3 ounces light rum
2 cups crushed ice
3 tablespoons pineapple juice
3 tablespoons coconut milk
1 ounce fresh Atlantic salmon
Salmon head (for garnish)

Blend all ingredients and garnish with a salmon head.

If anyone at the party starts talking about the importance of omega-3 fatty acids, merely gesture at your drink and say, “Eh? Eh? That enough for ya? Later in the evening, give your salmon head a name and have it deliver monologues on the commercialization of independent cinema or why the French Laundry is past its prime.  VIA Chow  LINK

They are more properly referred to as May flies

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Vivarelli Lever Action Reel

You squeeze the lever as you hold the rod and the mechanism inside rewinds the spool at an incredibly fast rate - much faster than you can wind a conventional reel by hand.  LINK

Red Drum Red Drum

Walt getting it done down on the Bayou. 

Inconvenient Angling

If we all stop buying carbon offsets we might get a chance to do some fishing in balmy Antarctica. LINK

Amazon Fly Fishing

AFF Expeditions offers up a variety of options for those of you interested in chasing BIG Peacock Bass.

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