The Weekly Five - 16
Blue Bastards – yes, the fish
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Adrian Latimer’s wonderful title, Fly Fishing in Argentine Patagonia, has been reprinted with an updated travel section and wine list. All royalties go to the North Atlantic Salmon Fund and the Wild Trout Trust.
Terrestrial time has arrived for US trout anglers. Dave & Amelia Jensen’s 2022 video Land of Giants is grasshopper good times. And this Morrish Hopper video from Fly Fish Food celebrates ex-guide, now destination travel guy, Ken Morrish’s terrestrial tie with modern materials & clever techniques.
There are some great tales coming out of Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria about more than a few Blue Bastards being caught lately. Clearly well-named, getting Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus to eat can be a challenge.
Has fly-tying reached its ‘jump the shark’ moment with Umpqua’s Pizza Delivery terrestrial (image below) by gun tier, Andrew Grillos?
“We stand at the edge of the cliff for the wild salmon,” Norske Lakseelver reports. The Norwegian Environmental NGO’s latest report on the future of wild atlantic salmon is a rally call for action. The debate on the value of angling tourism needs to be louder.
Image Credit: Norske Lakseelver. Large lice infestations on wild salmon decimate the stocks severely.
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Image Credit: Umpqua. Andrew Grillos’ novel Pizza Delivery fly reigns supreme.
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