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Fly fishing mag on ebay

12 October, 2006 by Alistair

Looks like an interesting magazine on ebay lFly fishing and Fly Tying Mag USA Some of the better magazines are written in the states…..looks like there are two copies left….are you going to get it before me 🙂

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North Korea…good trout fishing opportunities?

11 October, 2006 by Alistair

So I was browsing around and found this article. This little section caught my eye… Creekmore recalled meeting Kim Il Sung, the leader of North Korea in 1994 and father of the current North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. He reflected that he thought the elder Kim was “quite enlightening” and said that the dictator…

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Brown trout fakes orgasms

4 October, 2006 by Alistair

I have no idea of the purpose (or for that matter just how they found this one out) Female brown trout (Salmo trutta) fake orgasms to encourage males to ejaculate prematurely. By doing so, they dupe their partner into thinking it has successfully mated, before the female fish moves on to find a better male…

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Womens Hour – Fly Fishing

4 October, 2006 by Alistair

An interview with Mandy Shelvey-Veness – a women fly tyer. Its on the radio, all very hight tech BBC radio 4 [tags]podcast,fishing,women,radio [/tags]

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Looks like Glory of the North

15 September, 2006 by Alistair

Mike has finally written up a report of his trip up North.. The Glory of the North

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Oh why did Steve Irwin not see the Danger Danger !!!

4 September, 2006 by Alistair

So I have been hearing mixed views on the death of Steve Irwin the infamous crocodile hunter. For some, it was an accident waiting to happen for a reckless adrenalin junkie who was just in it for the cash and for others it was a tragic accident that robbed the world of a dedicated Australian…

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What goes around…

30 August, 2006 by Alistair

There are those I imahine that would lump us anglers in with people like this…. BRITAIN’S most notorious collector of rare birds’ eggs died when he fell from a tree while examining a nest, an inquest has heard. Colin Watson, 62, climbed three-quarters of the way up a 40ft larch tree before falling to his…

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http://www.troutnut.com/

28 August, 2006 by Alistair

I see Trout Nut has had a makeover (not that Jason needed to do one). I remember when it arrived on the internet and the forums were a buzz about this new site with detailed pictures of insects. To be fair I am still amazed by the detail of the insects…. http://www.troutnut.com/

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Anglers attacked by animal extremists

19 August, 2006 by Alistair

It was bound to happen eventually, I really have no sympathy for these people. Anglers attacked by animal extremists

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September issue of Fish Wild

18 August, 2006 by Alistair

I see the September issue of fish wild is now online.

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