Though I straddle the fence when it comes to my choice of lure fishing — spin casting vs. recently adopted and as yet unsuccessful fly fishing — my memory of Memorial Day 2007 may forever be tarnished by the image of a guy using a fly rod, reel and line to cast a worm into [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2007’
did this fisherman die happy?
From Helena Independent Record in Helena, Montana (May 20, 2007):
Helena Man Killed by Lightning
By Eve Byron, IR Projects Editor
A Helena man died Friday afternoon after being struck by lightning while fishing on Canyon Ferry Reservoir.
Few details of the incident, including the man’s name, were available on Saturday.
Broadwater County Sheriff Brenda Ludwig said onlookers [...]
slight different fishing regs in Iraq…
From The Daily Journal in Fergus Falls, Minnesota (May 16, 2007):
Fishing in Iraq: National Guard Troops Enjoy Opener Half a World Away
By Tom Hintgen
Many Minnesota National Guard members from this area serving in Iraq have good memories of the spring fishing opener. Among them are Zach Eifert of Fergus Falls and Doug Aas of [...]
a sign of intelligence in goverment?
From the California Chronicle: Wolk bill to protect native trout and amphibians moves forward.
I’m not planning on taking up suction dredging anytime soon to supplement my income, so sure, but this might be a good idea.
A bit of irony associated with this article, however. The photo displayed with the article — an ad actually — [...]
a straight spoof: “Hot Fuzz”
A conspiracy of controlled chaos, parody played straight, and Timothy Dalton’s wonderfully odd turn as a sinister villain with a twinkle in his eye allow “Hot Fuzz” to be a genuinely smart yet silly film. This lampoon of the Hollywood cop action film leans more towards homage with sometimes subtle but nearly always dead-on verbal [...]
