Tippets: Secrets of Isle Royale, Ancient Ecosystem Management, Tips for Choosing a New Fly Rod

October 15, 2012 By: Erin Block

  • Both leaving and returning in fog, writer Jason Tucker finds clarity in kayaking and fly fishing Isle Royale, “my own vanishing act, the water and sky keeping my secrets.”
  • Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society and James Cook University have found that an ancient system of ecosystem management in Aceh, Indonesia called “Panglima Laot” is still proving its worth.
  • Get Tom Dorsey’s take and tips on choosing a new fly rod. From length to line weight, “The joy of casting is as great as the fun of catching.” Dorsey writes on the Tangled Lines blog of Thomas and Thomas, “It’s what fly fishing is all about.”