This one wont help you catch fish, but it will help you cook fish…lots of fish! This beauty transforms from Dalek to not only one, but three cooking grills! Perfect for cooking your Christmas carp!
The price? Only $4000.
Perhaps this one should be filed under “not so good gift ideas.” EXTERMINATE!
Christmas is just around the corner, and as usual we’d like to help you find the perfect gift for the fishermen (or women) in your life. We’ve already shared with you the worst gift ideas for fishermen, and now, in the days leading up to Christmas, we’ll share with you our gift ideas to make sure fishermen around the world are happy on Christmas morning.
Lets face it, fishermen have a reputation as big drinkers, especially when it comes to beer. Why not give the gift of beer this holiday season?
Buy them at Lakemaidbeer.com
Thanks Stephen!
It’s pretty much common knowledge now that many of the worlds greatest fish are in low supply thought the world. It’s not really surprising though, fish like swordfish and marlin taste great, and people love to eat. Eventually things need to change though, or species like marlin will be fishing to extinction. Enter, Take Marlin Off The Menu, a group of concerned citizens who want to make sure that doesn’t happen. How? By taking marlin off the menu of course! It’s an idea so simple, it may just work.
Why stop eating billfish?
2. Marlin and other billfish populations are not sustainable based on current demand. Their decline is being fueled by the demand for marlin meat among consumers, which corresponds with the overall growing demand for seafood both in the United States as well as throughout the world. Unlike catfish and tilapia and other “farm-raised” seafood, marlin can’t be farm-raised, and therefore can’t keep up with the demand. Besides, farming top ocean predators actually results in a net loss of available seafood because the diets required to rear carnivorous fish are comprised mostly of wild-caught fish. It would be analogous to raising lions or tigers in pens for human consumption.
3. Marlin may be harmful to eat. Marlin and billfish often contain unhealthy levels of mercury and other toxins that may be harmful to humans who regularly eat marlin, billfish and other large fish predators.
Works for me, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten marlin before!
My aunt used to have a small pond in her back yard full of goldfish. One day she noticed that some fish were missing. As time went on, more and more fish disappeared. She figured it was birds, or the neighbors cat eating them, but never caught either of them in the act. One day, I went into the backyard and saw a big ole frog sitting on a lily pad with a bright orange tail sticking out of its mouth.
People always think of frogs and insect eaters, but these photos tell a much different story…
via Celler
Today is Thanksgiving in Canada! Lucky for me, I married into a family with extraordinary cooks, including one who is actually a chef. No doubt today’s menu will be filled with deliciousness! I’m not exactly what we’re eating, but I know there will be scallops and turkey!
Happy Thanksgiving!
We already have a fishermans beer, now there a fishermans vodka!
Personally I’ve never been much of a vodka drinker, but I’m sure my dad would have loved this.
IT BEGINS WITH A RIVER
A few years ago, we were knee-deep in the Gallatin River, just outside the lie on a scenic bend. It was still early and the sun was rising slowly behind the alders. It occurred to us how privileged we are to live, work and fish in one of the most amazing places on Earth. We felt so fortunate that we wanted to find some way to share the natural beauty and purity of the great Northwest. What better way than by producing fly fishing-inspired distilled spirits, made from only the purest locally grown ingredients? Heck, even the name sort of presented itself…
DRY FLY DISTILLING
Dry Fly Distilling is a craft distillery in Spokane, Washington. We produce craft-distilled vodka, gin and whiskey using only locally grown grains and botanicals. Our still, manufactured in Goppingen, Germany, is a Christian Carl pot still with multiple rectification columns. It has a 450-liter capacity and we expect an annual output of approximately 3,500 cases of 12/750 mL bottles.
Both commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California and Oregon will be banned this year. The Pacific Management Council voted this in to effect after the “catastrophic disappearance” of the king salmon run. Governator Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency and is legislating for $5.3 million for costal restoration projects.
“California’s salmon runs are a treasured state resource and provide significant contributions to our economy and our environment,” Schwarzenegger said. “Today’s decision by the Pacific Fishery Management Council underscores our responsibility to quickly free up state and federal resources to help the fishing industry cope with the devastating economic impacts closing the season will have.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council says they have considered a variety of options for saving the salmon because too few salmon came back to spawn in the fall. I hope this means they can get started quickly.
The announcement also caused the governor to remove his proposal to transfer $4 million from the Hatchery and Inland Fisheries Fund (HIFF) to the state’s General Fund. This is a big win for the states fisherman, it is their money and it should remain invested in the Fisheries Fund.
“The HIFF is funded exclusively through license fees paid by anglers who fish in California,†explained Stranko. “If included in the final version of the 2008 Budget Bill, the loan would not be repaid until 2013.â€
If you love wild salmon, not to mention a healthy fishery and ecosystem, check out this reciepe for (saving) wild salmon.
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Tyler Makeeff (14 hours, 37 minutes ago)Holy Cheese n crackers! This website has to be my new favourite, I check in on a daily basis now just to see the crazy n cool stuff you guys have goin on! A true top notch site! keep up all the hard work(if you could call it that)! When i get my hard drive fixed i'll start to upload some of my pics! Finally some passion for fishing!
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Rommy (1 day, 13 hours ago)Thanks a lot for the article.I've been living King/Strachan for 10 years and never heard about fishing on TO Islands.Can't wait untill May.To Andrew: e-mail me for the good spot to catch carp in Toronto,please.Thanks again to Jonathon and Clive.
Re: Happy New Year!
Pierre (2 days, 13 hours ago)Happy new year all! I wish you big and strong fish!
Woody (2 days, 13 hours ago)That's the trouble right there, the finish on these Lures!...I started buying Rapala jointed and when i had a couple i just had to buy them in all the different finishes (Hot Perch, Perch, Walleye etc etc), i had so many in the end it was like i was collecting them to put in a glass case or something, i didn't dare use them, a Pike won't care if your Lure cost 5 quid or 30 quid, it's still gonna scratch all that fancy artwork/paintwork either way!...I sold all mine as a set on ebay in the end as i [...]
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chris (2 days, 18 hours ago)Happy New Year from sunny Kobe and frosty Ontario!
Re: Lakemaid Beer Shirt Contest
Pete (3 months, 2 weeks ago)I have a friend whose cottage is on Lake Chemong, never fished in it although I've heard all the stories. I was walking in it this weekend past, paddled it too, with Alexander directing.....check out the Curve Lake Powwow sometime!!!! I worked so hard this weekend, the shirt fell right offen me, so I need that shirt more than ANYONE else! Love your site!
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Fishing Fury - A fishing blog about two guys with a serious passion for fishing, the great outdoors, crazy adventures, and heart-pounding entertainment. (3 months ago)[...] to Gary Switlick, the Bioline Contest [...]
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Jason Wilson (2 months, 2 weeks ago)I'm not much for a pithy comment, but I thought I'd leave a note about how honored I be to wear Kromer on my upcoming annual pheasant hunting trip to South Dakota. I'm sure that my hunting buddies will joke about how silly I look while they wear their stylized broad brim hunting caps, but I'll be laughing on the inside as my head stays nice and warm. I'll be laughing al the more when the stiff South Dakota wind picks up and Kromer is staying put. Finally, with the fall bite on, I know my new Kromer will call the [...]
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LunaDrift (2 weeks, 2 days ago)You might enjoy the game Fishing Girl :) For all the girls out there that fish. http://www.lunadrift.com/p lay/fishing-girl.html
Re: Potential World Record Pike
Dick (3 months ago)Hi all, I am Dick van Hattem. The men who caught this wonderfull pike in the Netherlands. The pike was actualy 120 cm long, weight exactly 16.5 kilo's and was caught on a death perch on 10 meter deep water on 27 december 2000. But now.... the photo was shopped for fun. I had a reading for a fishingclub and this was the last picture of the reading I had for 100 quest. Name of the picture.... I have a dream..... Everybode was laughing. Really funny, never claimed the world record. Because it is not by far. http://www.metersnoeken.nl/inde x.php?option=com_content&task=s ection&id=13&Itemid=48 here you can find [...]
