Tippets: Special Places Report, Cleaning and Storing Gear, The Cycle of Salmon

November 13, 2014 By: Erin Block

  • Trout Unlimited has released their list of “10 Special Places” at threat from oil and gas development. An online report features stories and photos from each location ranging from Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia to Ohio.
  • While the winter months are often spent at the fly tying desk, cleaning and organizing gear should also be a top priority. Get some good tips from a recent article by Phil Monahan.
  • Amanda Castleman goes eye to eye with salmon on their spawning run up to Shuswap Lake in British Columbia. Confronted with their cycle of life, “Their deaths feed animals from otters to blue herons and other fish, and fertilize the soil for alders and Douglas firs on the hilly shores,” Castleman writes. “Life goes on, and we shouldn’t flinch away from any of it.” Via BBC.