Apropos of an upcoming trip to The Keys for tarpon, I’ve been (weirdly) thinking a lot about tarpon recently. I was alerted to this by Nate Dubya, a sometimes contributor of fishy goodness to this blog. I know it’s longish, but it’s not just some random fish porn youtubery, this is serious stuff here. Hope [...]
Posts Tagged ‘wild ocean’
Conserving Spawning Aggrigations in Belize
This is a great example of the complexity of conservation and how to build it from the grassroots up. What does this have to do with fly fishing? Well, take a look at around 5:45 on the timeline above to see how a commercial fisherman went from killing fish to filming fish to catch-and-release fishing [...]
Mission: Blue Voyage – Saving the Oceans
It sure is nice to hear some good news, FINALLY! Here’s a talk by Greg Stone, the marine biologist that helped found Phoenix Island Protected Area in the island nation of Kiribati. The most interesting and provocative part is around minute 13:20 where he discusses the shocking coral bleaching event that occurred and how quickly [...]
Florida Keys Chronicles: Relentless
April 12, 2011 He’s young, blond, mostly, but fading to gray at the edges. By the way he carries himself I’m guessing football, college, maybe. But it’s his hands that catch my eye; they’re hard, thick, construction workers hands. Though I imagine they’re still mobile enough, they appear solid, immovable, and lay on the table [...]
Sweet Fish; Sweet Skiff; Just Sweet
Guy Harvey and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation and Chris Peterson, president of Hell’s Bay Boatworks, donated a shallow-water boat to the University of Florida’s Program for Shark Research for their ongoing studies to save sawfish; “A cross between a shark, a ray and a billfish all rolled into one animal.” A man whose love [...]
Dark Side of the Lens
If I could make a fly fishing movie like this, I would count it all worthwhile. No fishing, but lots of water. Enjoy. * As well as documenting various voices and experiences across surf photography, renowned photographer and bodyboarder Mickey Smith worked with Allan Wilson from the Astray Collective, who acted as Director of Photography [...]
