Beware of Sea Lions!

I’ve heard stories about fishermen loosing fish to seals and sea lions, but I’ve never seen it happen like this. This was one brave sea lion, waiting until the salmon was in the net before stealing it!

via Moldy Chum

Nature’s Great Events: The Great Salmon Run on BBC

The Great Salmon Run it is truly an epic event. Millions of salmon fight their way upstream, returning to the river locations they were born. On the way they must not only contend with strong currents, but they must get past hundred of hungry grizzly bears!

“In another TV first, underwater cameras record the ingenuity and fancy footwork they use to collect dead salmon from the bottom of deep pools.”

The BBC has done it again, enjoy!

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Catch Magazine Issue 7

Its been a good week if you looking for your fix of high quality fishing photos. The latest Catch Magazine is out and it has some of the most incredible tarpon photography you will ever see!

9 Year Old May Have Tournament Winner

I was out getting coffee this morning and what should I see, but a 9 year old kid with a huge (34.64 pound) Chinook Salmon on the cover of the Toronto Sun! The fish was caught on his recently deceased grandfather’s lucky blue lure, which he says he will be retiring as it has already done it’s job of catching the biggest fish.

Not only that but this young man he could take home every prize in the tournament including a boat, motor, trailer, and a brand new truck to tow it all with. Granted he’s going to have to wait a few years to drive it, I’m sure his father is the happiest man alive. Not only does he get all this cool stuff, but in exchange for it he’ll probably have to take his kid fishing every weekend, in their new boat!

Tournament chairman Walter Oster tells me if by 8 p.m. none of the weigh-in stations have a bigger fish, then not only will the Terry Fox Public School student win this week’s competition and a boat, motor and trailer, but will also be the leading fish in the derby, putting him in contention for a $40,000 Toyota Tacoma pickup to be handed over Aug. 29.

“Nine-year-old Zane Patrick would be the youngest person to win the grand prize in the history of the Great Ontario Salmon Derby,” said Oster, who says winnings for those under 18 are held in trust. “His closest rival was 11-year-old Bianca Dattomo who came in second (in a weekly competition) last year and took home $2,000 cash.”

Zane said his arms hurt for “an hour” after but he found inspiration from his grandfather Ross, who died Aug. 30, 2007, of leukemia.

via Toronto Sun

You may also recall that Fishing Fury has been in the Toronto Sun before as well, though we didn’t make the cover..

Waterfall Resort Video Contest

The Waterfall Resort, one of Alaska’s premier fishing resort and home of the $100,000 King Of Kings fishing tournament, has a YouTube video contest that ends on July 31st.

The grand prize is a 3-night, 4-day, all inclusive fishing trip to Waterfall Resort in Alaska! So if a legendary trip to Alaska to fish for huge salmon and halibut has got you excited get out your camera or favorite editing suite and upload your video!