MOLDY CHUM

Hoodie on the Launchpad

Available to the Chum nation as early as this Friday.  Stay tuned for formal announcement.  Limited number will be available.

The Bennett Emerger

Our sincerest thanks to everyone who have sent us their best wishes, thoughts and prayers.

Chum's Floundering Father Lands a Beauty

Josephine Bennett arrived yesterday and tipped the scale at 6 and 1/2 pounds.  Not sure if they got a length/girth tape on her, but all indications are that she is a beauty.  Rumor has it that the battle short and Mama B. is doing great! 

B2, you sir are the man.  Congratulations!

Reel Pure trucker lids available soon

Upon our return from fantasy flats, we'll have these puppies for sale for Chum junkies everywhere.  Stay tuned.

Phish thing is a bad thing AND CHUM thing is wrong

Update from J.T. who is currently working the beat in Mainland China.

Boys,

Just thought you might want and update and fodder for a post.

I went to get a steaming helping of MOLDY CHUM yesterday while staving insanity while working at one of my Chinese factories. Apparently the CHUM is a threat to socialism and represents a threat to the Chinese way of life. Even a quick view of the chum may incite democratic feelings, and cause dissention. Apparently the free and sarcastic life of a fly-fishing chumster would be too much to bear for a local and would cause them to seek a better life and existence through the way of the fish.

What I am trying to say is THE CHUM IS OFFICIALLY BLOCKED on the mainland. As is your brother publication Wayupstream.

Just thought you may want to know your impact is felt around the world in many ways.

Remember the socialist “confuse us” say 

Phish thing is a bad thing.
And CHUM thing is wrong

CHEERS
JESSE   

Fly the Chum flag

No catch.  No marketing list.  Don't be a crustacean and  send us a note with your mailing address requesting a decal (free to US addresses only).  Please include "I'm Flying the Flag now" in the subject line.

Happy Holidays!

Chum Virtual Christmahanakwanza Gifts

   "Thank you all very much for coming out today."

For our friends at Save Our Wild Salmon, the talking Larry Craig action figure.

To the gang at AEG media, a soon to be collectible pic of Owens captured on his recent visit to the White House.

Rathbun gets some Jedi steelhead catching powers.

To Straq at Wayupstream, the latest in fish zipper technology.

 

To our man Derek Yi who showed showed us the way this past summer on the Kenai, the ultimate Bear defense.

Lee at Flyfishmagazine gets our 2nd favorite Murdock.

To Pete at Fishing Jones, some tasty smoked salmon pate.

Al Braughtinwood gets a drift boat with the latest in poacher control systems.

J_Smoltz for our friend G_Smolt at the Neil Creek Chronicles.

To the boys and girls at This is Fly, a virtual magazine.

To MidCurrent, the self described, "CNN of fly fishing" a new prime time anchor.

To Chandler at The Underground, the ultimate in affiliate program product opportunities.

To Buster Wants to Fish, you are our best, last, and only line of defense.

Answer to an age old question

Via: Clusterflock

Good, but not great

This is the outbound decal mailing pile - 24 hours after our last announcement for free Chum sizzle.  Not bad.  But we can do better.

Is your ride sans Chum?  Correct yourself if the answer is yes.

There is no catch.  No marketing list.  Just pure sexy time if and when you send us a note with your mailing address requesting a decal (free to US addresses only).  Please include "I'm a Chumaholic" in the subject line.

The Fight to Save River Access Rights - Action Needed!

Chandler at The Trout Underground has blown the lid off the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors plan to declare the Upper Sacramento, McCloud, Shasta and Scott Rivers as, "Non-Navigable. If this plan were to be approved, fisherman would lose their rights to wade these rivers between the high water marks.

Please take a moment to read the details on The Underground, link below, and how you can help take the fight to the Siskiyou Board. Your actions can will help preserve river access on these waters for our friends in California and future generations of anglers. If we allow these actions to limit historical access it hurts all anglers by setting precedents that can be used by other unscrupulous local governments.

Want to Lose Your Right to Wade the Upper Sacramento and McCloud Rivers? Then Do Nothing  LINK

The Siskiyou County Board web site. LINK

 

Happy Halloween from The Chum

CALL NOW!!!!!!!!!

Photo By Ben Knight

Your help is needed to help bring needed change to mining regulations. Tomorrow, the entire House of Representatives will vote on the first real mining law reform in more than 10 years.

Please call today! Tell your Representative to vote for HR2262, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007. You can find your Representative's contact information here; background on the issue can be found at earthworksaction.org.

We're a little late to the game here but every call will help! TAKE ACTION!!!! The Mining Law Act of 1872 is arguably the worst case of corporate welfare in our nation's history. If it's after hours you can still call your reps D.C. office and leave a message, TELL THEM TO VOTE YES ON HR2262

Via: Felt Soul Media / The Cleanest Line / Way Upstream

Good Chowdah Bobby!

All is well in Red Sox Nation!

Chum Gets Wired?

Freeload!

Join the Chum tribe and send us a note with your mailing address requesting a decal - please include "I gargle Chum every morning" in the subject line.

The Chum Participates in Puget Sound Recovery Partnership

The new head of the agency leading the effort to clean up Puget Sound is longtime environmental lawyer David Dicks. He was appointed Tuesday by Gov. Chris Gregoire to run the newly created Puget Sound Partnership.

Puget Sound suffers from historical and ongoing pollution, the development and destruction of shorelines, and overfishing.  LINK

The Chum team was invited to participate in the branding strategy of this new plan.  Our first meeting starts tomorrow.  We'll be joining forces with creative firm Bridgeman Design for a Vulcan mind meld.  Our fish saturated cerebellum for once just may be used for a good cause!

I just realized...

...that I turn 36 today.  And, on top of that, I'm casting my new Scott X2S like Lamar Latrell throws a javelin. 

Fast action my ass. 

Why you Illin?

We leave for the Kenai for 4 days and there are ONLY 10 free decal requests from our readers in our inbox?  What gives?  We're averaging 100 requests a month and the request volume this last week is unacceptable.

There is no catch.  You won't be put on a marketing list.  Get on board with the Chum/Reel Pure tribe and send us a note with your mailing address requesting a decal.  The RP Solo Fly is to bug junkies what Axe is to nubile young ladies. 

Spread the 'tude and stop being a passive knucklehead.  Get more!

International Shipping requires self addressed stamped envelope.

Happy 4th!

What are You Waiting for?

 

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.

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