Tippets: Feather Art, Safe Catch & Release, Extreme Weather on Lakes

December 28, 2012 By: Erin Block

  • As fly fishers we use feathers to fool fish, and discussion over whether tying is an art or craft are always in queue. However for the work of Chris Maynard there is no question: his finely cut creations are masterpieces.
  • Catch and release fishing is a “valuable conservation tool” says Dr. Aaron Adams, but only if it’s done right. Learn the best ways to handle bonefish, with tips from scientists who’ve studied the impacts of C&R on bonefish populations in the Bahamas.
  • With information gathered from automated sensors mounted on buoys, researchers are studying the impacts of climatic weather events such as Hurricanes Irene and Sandy on inland stillwaters.