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Fish for carp to save the ducks

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

I want to be like this guy: fly rod, float tube, big carp. (Photo from fishbase.org)

There’s been great fanfare in the last few years about fishing for carp on a fly rod. There have been books published and videos produced. Kirk Deeter, a fly-fishing fanatic and writer for Field and Stream, has written extensively about fishing for carp, especially with a fly rod.

One of these days, I hope to get out and fling some flies at the suckers, which have been said to be like redfish or bonefish.

When I go, I don’t intend to subscribe to the catch-and-release ethos that so many fly rodders adhere to.  That’s because I’m a also duck hunter. Click to continue »

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Green jobs don’t have to be about hugging trees

Monday, October 19th, 2009

National Public Radio’s All Things Considered had a piece Monday about Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, a second-term Democrat whose passions for fishing and the environment have made made him a central figure in Western environmental policy.

Oregon has sunk hundreds of millions of dollars and countless man hours promoting renewable energy projects as part of Kulongoski’s vision of a long-term solution to environmental and economic issues. The projects are intended to improve the state’s natural resources and bring green jobs to the state, which has an unemployment rate of nearly 12 percent.

Kulongoski suggests that he fishes for the same reasons most of us do: the escape from the hassle and hustle of our daily lives. It’s easy to see the link between his passions: if the water is contaminated or the rivers are dry, there’s no place to retreat.

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