MOLDY CHUM

Felix Gets the Can

Copper River Salmon

The annual airlift of Copper River Salmon to a Whole Paycheck location near you has begun! Via: BWTF LINK

Brutus Wants To Fish

New Porn from Sakmedia

Castaway Films Photography

The makers of the film Equilibrium are also pretty dam good photographers.  LINK

That's right Bob and Becky

Eastbound I-90

1/2 of the Chum is taking his show on the road and doing a 3 day in and out on the Big MO.  Full breakdown of this protein stripping fiasco upon return.

BCeXtremeHD

 
BCeXtremeHD is a fishing and outdoor lifestyle HDTV show distributed over the internet via BitTorrent.

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Ooooooh, Barracuda

Patagonia rep and Bonefish researcher J Lo flashes a toothy grin while on a recent research project in Eleuthra.

44" of stormwater hell from the un-holy waters of the AuSable River

Immortalize that trophy fish "released to catch another day" with a hand carved replica.
......or turn me loose on creating you one wild fish or the wall your friends and family will talk about for years to come!

The ultimate in hand carved trophy fish re-creations by Ed Walicki. LINK

Welcome to Dennison Specialty Fly Reels

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Retro Cool Soviet Era Fishing Almanac Covers

A great Flickr photostream of Soviet era fishing almanac covers from Bookfish.

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Stainless Sailfish

One of the free standing stainless steel fish sculptures by Stuart Peterman. LINK

Eat Your Heart Out Roland

Daily Dose of Chum

Via our friends at Flyfishmagazine. LINK

Flies Drawn by David Mackie

Via: Go Mackie LINK

Fish in Rod

Fish sculpture by Ron Lemoine. LINK

Trumps the Jackalope

At first glance Mac's Taxidermy looks like any other purveyor of stuffed fish and wildlife.

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Don't try this at home

Winston Rod and Patagonia rep Jon Covich stopped by The Caddis Fly Shop for a rod demo. Via The Caddis Fly

Leave It to Buster

A River Runs Through It meets sitcom.

 

Cheap Thoughts

George Costanza said the best thing in the world would be to have sex while eating a pastrami sandwich. What would you combine with sex for the ultimate experience?

Fly-fishing. I'd have to remember to use a barbless hook.

Via: The Santa Fe Reporter  LINK

Glue Eggs with Beads

You can try glow in the dark beads too.

Via: Quest Outdoors  LINK

Barr's Flies - Now with Leather

Barr's Flies is available directly from Barr's site in a special leather bound edition.

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Sunday Funnies

Lolly Poo Lee

 

Johnny Strikes Again

Back in all his glory, John Montana submits another jurassic carp.  This 23 pound turd slurped a size 12 hares ear.

The Bozeman Angler Guide Report / Blog

Our friends at The Bozeman Angler have re-tooled and re-launched their shop website. The new site features a new Guide Report / Blog that gives you daily reports from their local waters. If you're headed to Big Sky Country check out their latest reports here.  LINK

Some Folks Call it a Sling Cod

They're not fish Steve, they're ling cod.

T-shirt of the week

Springtime Steel

 

Straight outta Kneel and Bob Creek, the angler formerly known as G_Smolt busts onto the May SOM scene with reckless abandon. 

Chrome in May?  We obviously reside in the wrong zip code.

Your Place to Buy and Sell All Things Handmade

Etsy is an online marketplace and community that allows people to sell their artwork and other handmade items.

A search for fly fishing turns up some nice work in a wide variety of mediums. Highlighted below is just a fraction of what is available and snippets from the sellers' item descriptions.

So, I’m listening to Ben Trout playing electric mandolin on Mando Bizzarro from Trout–Metal Grass, and furiously cutting pieces of Kokomo Blue/Purple/Amber Patterned Iridescent glass for my rendition of a Rainbow Trout.  LINK

Help Keep the Umpqua Wild

Support the existing catch and release regulations that protect non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead throughout the Umpqua system by signing this petition .

While Supplies Last

John Geirach has autographed 500 copies of his new book for Feathercraft customers.

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Ott Jones

Specializing in wildlife and sporting bronzes.

Jones is also the artist behind the the bronze at the Bozeman Airport.  LINK

Can You See Me Now?