Tippets: Kindred Sport Spirits, Mastering the Chuck N’ Duck, Fish & Chimps

April 29, 2013 By: Erin Block

  • There are long-running discussions comparing fly fishing and golf. And whatever your opinion on the matter, Kirk Werner gives a clear overview of the similarities and differences that everyone will enjoy. Via Unaccomplished Angler.
  • Casting a heavily weighted rig can “the sexy out of fly casting real quick,” writes Joe Cermele. But he helps you put some romance back, with a great tutorial on mastering the “chuck n’ duck.” Via Field & Stream.
  • Everything in an ecosystem is interconnected. And as researchers are discovering, the key to saving the chimpanzee population around Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, might be in first saving the lake’s fish. Via The Nature Conservancy.