Fly Fishing News
How to Catch Every Species of Fish on the Fly
Fly fishing class is in session at Southwestern Illinois College today with fly fishers Jim Laing and Brad Eilering, offering a unique adventure of fly fishing.
The pair are on a mission to catch as many species of fish as they can—from buffalo to muskie to walleye to striper to carp to catfish --within a two-hour radius of St. Louis by using fly-fishing techniques.
Source: Belleville News-Democrat
Debate Begins on Stocking the Batten Kill
A new debate has begun on whether to stock the fabled Batten Kill with 1000 sterile rainbow’s. The idea behind the plant as described by Ken Cox, district fisheries biologist for the Fish and Wildlife Department,
“There’s two distinct perspectives out there: one that favors stocking for recreational purposes and managing for maximum harvest, the other supportive of wild trout and increased habitat management.”
The increase in population would allow ‘recreational’ fishers to take home their catch.
Source: State debating whether to trout Batten Kill
Utah’s Native Trout
Great presentation by the Deseret News today about Cutthroat Trout. The only native trout to Utah they prefer the cold water temperatures in higher elevations such as the Scofield and Strawberry reservoirs as well as the Uinta and Boulder mountain lakes. On the lakes try white Zonkers, Copper Crystal Killers, California Leech and Black Flash-A-Buggers.
In streams, cutthroat are famous for going after big, bright, high-floating flies such as Goofus Bugs, Royal Wulff, Stimulators, Chernobyl Ants and any “hopper” pattern. One particularly effective rigging is to fly fish a bead-head nymph such as a Prince or Tungsten Surveyor blow the big dry fly on a 12- to 20-inch dropper.
Source: deseretnews.com | Utah’s game fish: Cutthroat Trout
Humboldt Steelhead Set to Receive Funding
Great news out of Eureka today in form of a $2.7 million restoration project slated to revive the steelheads of the Mad River Fish Hatchery. The approval of funding is owed to the dedicated team, Friends of the Mad River Hatchery, made up of Dave Varshock, Gene Morris, Kenny Richards, Mark Wetzel, Robert Vogt and Phillip Crandall.
Source: The Eureka Reporter