Just saw this on Buster's site, and figured I'd pass along...
Simms Fishing Products
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Showing posts with label Bristol Bay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bristol Bay. Show all posts
Friday, March 4, 2011
PASS IT ON!
In my absence, there was some great news from the EPA about taking a deeper look into the Pebble Mine project...
Just saw this on Buster's site, and figured I'd pass along...
Just saw this on Buster's site, and figured I'd pass along...
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Pebble Update
From Moldy Chum...
"A civil trial that began Monday calls into question the legality of much of the work done over the past two decades to study the massive Pebble copper and gold prospect in Southwest Alaska."
Chum's Link
Full Article at Anchorage Daily News
"A civil trial that began Monday calls into question the legality of much of the work done over the past two decades to study the massive Pebble copper and gold prospect in Southwest Alaska."
Chum's Link
Full Article at Anchorage Daily News
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Bristol Bay - Nat Geo Style
Originally found on Buster's Web Playground -
ARTICLE ON BRISTOL BAY (Check Out Photo's Along With Article)
ARTICLE ON BRISTOL BAY (Check Out Photo's Along With Article)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
"Get Ready For Salmon-Flavored Vodka"
(and lets to the salmon dance!)
"The five-year-old Alaska Distillery uses all Alaska products when it can: grain from Delta Junction, potatoes from the Matanuska-Susitna valley, glacier ice from Prince William Sound, and now salmon caught in the Gulf of Alaska."
LINK TO ARTICLE
via CBS in Phili
Link to Alaska Distillery
"The five-year-old Alaska Distillery uses all Alaska products when it can: grain from Delta Junction, potatoes from the Matanuska-Susitna valley, glacier ice from Prince William Sound, and now salmon caught in the Gulf of Alaska."
LINK TO ARTICLE
via CBS in Phili
Link to Alaska Distillery
Monday, May 3, 2010
Bucket List
Forbes Top 10 Fly Fishing Lodges...
1. Agua Boa Amazon Lodge, Brazil
Species: Peacock bass
In the heart of the northwest part of the Amazon basin, Agua Boa has exclusive access to its namesake river. The river boasts some of the world's best fly-fishing for peacock bass, a ferocious fish adorned in festive yellows, oranges, and greens. Anglers sight-fish shallow white-sand bars for prowling peacocks; 20-pounders are not uncommon. Caimans and jaguars will check out your cast. Guests stay in air-conditioned bungalows overlooking both a pool and the magnificent river, or on the roomy houseboat.
Weekly rate: $5,500. www.aguaboaamazonlodge.com. Book through Orvis, 800-547-4322, www.orvis.com/aguaboa
2. Alphonse Island Fishing Company, Seychelles Islands
Species: Bonefish
You'll have to travel halfway around the world to reach this remote Indian Ocean atoll about 1,000 miles east of Kenya, but it's worth it. Alphonse has some of the hottest bonefishing anywhere, particularly on the famous St. François flat. The lodge, opened in 1999, comprises ten beachfront chalets with easy access to the atoll's collar of deserted white beaches and vibrant rain forest interior.
Weekly rate: $6,890. Book through Frontiers Travel, 800-245-1950, www.frontierstravel.com
3. the Atlantic Salmon Reserve, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Species: Atlantic salmon
When Peter Power founded the Atlantic Salmon Reserve, 2 million acres of Russian tundra 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, his goal, he said, was to create happiness. It worked. Fishermen here cast arguably the greatest collection of Atlantic salmon water in the world: the Kharlovka, Rynda, Eastern Litza, and Zolotaya rivers. No more than 38 guests stay in well-appointed cabins, catered to by an all-Russian staff of 100. Helicopters take fishermen each morning to beats on the rivers, where 30-pound Atlantics are caught with some regularity and 40-pounders are not unknown.
Weekly rate: $3,500–$20,000. 44-186-588-3063, www.kharlovka.com
4. Bristol Bay Lodge, Bristol Bay, Alaska
Species: Pacific salmon, char, and grayling
For the quintessential "last frontier" fly-fishing experience, put Bristol Bay at the top of your life list. The lodge looks out over Lake Aleknagik, while outpost camps mix wilderness with comfort. Vintage De Havilland Beaver floatplanes fly guests to new spots daily, where they catch chinook, silver and pink salmon, arctic char, Dolly Varden, or rainbow trout--up to 70 a day.
Weekly rate: $7,350. 509-964-2094 (October–May), www.bristolbaylodge.com
5. Firehole Ranch, West Yellowstone, Montana
Species: Rainbow and brown trout
No lodge in the U.S. is better located for trout fishing. Firehole Ranch, a renovated 1947 family camp, is on Hebgen Lake, which feeds the Madison River, one of the sport's most hallowed waters. It's within an easy drive of the mighty Yellowstone River, the challenging Henry's Fork of the Snake in Idaho, and all the pilgrimage spots within Yellowstone National Park, like Slough Creek, the Gibbon, and the trout-rich river that gives the place its name. The lodge does the little things right: Everybody, from the guides to the chambermaids, knows your name from the moment you arrive.
Weekly rate: $4,775–$5,350. 407-646-7294, http://www.fireholeranch.com/
6. Kamalame Cay, Andros Island, The Bahamas
Species: Bonefish
The 96-acre very private island is a popular getaway for Hollywood types. But fishermen go for another reason: Andros' incredible bonefishing. On the Joulters flats, anglers wade barefoot on reefs topped with white sand, and cast to bones of up to 10 pounds. The lodge hosts 35 guests at time. There is a big soaking tub in each room and a spa at the end of a 200-foot pier with treatments like hibiscus wraps and coconut scrubs.
Weekly rate: $4,700–$7,000. www.kamalame.com. Book through Orvis, 800-547-4322, www.orvis.com/kamalamecay
7. Lower Dean River Lodge, British Columbia, Canada
Species: Steelhead
The Dean River hosts one of the last great runs of summer steelhead. The lodge is just 8 miles from the Pacific Ocean, so the fish--averaging between 8 and 12 pounds--are fresh and rowdy when hooked. Dry-fly-fishing, which is considered the apex of steelheading, is the norm here. Guests helicopter into the camp, composed of handmade wooden buildings and surrounded by snowcapped 8,000-foot peaks. Meals consist of local organic vegetables and wild seafood. The lodge has a 95 percent repeat booking rate.
Daily rate: $1,000. 250-847-1806, http://www.lowerdean.com/
8. Nomads of the Seas, Chile
Species: Rainbow, brown, and brook trout
Technically, Nomads is not a lodge, but we'll let that slide because this 150-foot luxury yacht sailing down the coast of Chile is a movable fishing fiesta. Each day, guests board a Bell 407 helicopter and are transported back in time, to virginal streams and lagoons, some of them only recently discovered, to fish for wild rainbow and brown trout. By night they dine on grouper, abalone, and crab with Chilean wine, then are rocked to sleep by an overnight cruise to new fishing grounds. The ship has an onboard spa as well as a team of naturalists.
Weekly rate: $15,000–$29,000. 56-2-414-4600, www.nomadsoftheseas.com. Book through Orvis, 800-547-3422, www.orvis.com/nomadscruise
9. Poronui, New Zealand
Species: Rainbow and brown trout
New Zealand may have the most challenging trout fishing on the planet, with huge fish that inhabit air-clear water and take only tiny, perfectly presented flies. If that is your cup of tea, Poronui, on the North Island, is your place. Fishermen are helicoptered to secret river pools. Guests stay in the main building, in separate cabins, in luxury tents on the Mohaka River, or in the Blake House, a modernist masterpiece with four bedrooms, a sauna, satellite TV, and full library. The lodge offers wine tours, horseback riding, even nanny services.
Weekly rate: $5,000–$7,000. 64-7-384-2080, www.poronui.co.nz. Book through Frontiers Travel, 800-245-1950, www.frontierstravel.com
10. Wilson's Sporting Camps, New Brunswick, Canada
Species: Atlantic salmon
With cozy cabins and copious amounts of comfort food, Wilson's captures the mellow Maritime Canada mood. This is especially true during the fall run of Atlantic salmon, when the trees on the banks of the Miramichi River burst into brilliant yellows and reds. Keith Wilson is the sixth-generation owner of the lodge, and some of his guides have worked there since the 1950s. The 16 pools at Wilson's include some of the best water on the Miramichi.
Weekly rate: $4,200. 877-365-7962, http://www.wilsonscamps.nb.ca/
FULL LINK
1. Agua Boa Amazon Lodge, Brazil
Species: Peacock bass
In the heart of the northwest part of the Amazon basin, Agua Boa has exclusive access to its namesake river. The river boasts some of the world's best fly-fishing for peacock bass, a ferocious fish adorned in festive yellows, oranges, and greens. Anglers sight-fish shallow white-sand bars for prowling peacocks; 20-pounders are not uncommon. Caimans and jaguars will check out your cast. Guests stay in air-conditioned bungalows overlooking both a pool and the magnificent river, or on the roomy houseboat.
Weekly rate: $5,500. www.aguaboaamazonlodge.com. Book through Orvis, 800-547-4322, www.orvis.com/aguaboa
2. Alphonse Island Fishing Company, Seychelles Islands
Species: Bonefish
You'll have to travel halfway around the world to reach this remote Indian Ocean atoll about 1,000 miles east of Kenya, but it's worth it. Alphonse has some of the hottest bonefishing anywhere, particularly on the famous St. François flat. The lodge, opened in 1999, comprises ten beachfront chalets with easy access to the atoll's collar of deserted white beaches and vibrant rain forest interior.
Weekly rate: $6,890. Book through Frontiers Travel, 800-245-1950, www.frontierstravel.com
3. the Atlantic Salmon Reserve, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Species: Atlantic salmon
When Peter Power founded the Atlantic Salmon Reserve, 2 million acres of Russian tundra 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, his goal, he said, was to create happiness. It worked. Fishermen here cast arguably the greatest collection of Atlantic salmon water in the world: the Kharlovka, Rynda, Eastern Litza, and Zolotaya rivers. No more than 38 guests stay in well-appointed cabins, catered to by an all-Russian staff of 100. Helicopters take fishermen each morning to beats on the rivers, where 30-pound Atlantics are caught with some regularity and 40-pounders are not unknown.
Weekly rate: $3,500–$20,000. 44-186-588-3063, www.kharlovka.com
4. Bristol Bay Lodge, Bristol Bay, Alaska
Species: Pacific salmon, char, and grayling
For the quintessential "last frontier" fly-fishing experience, put Bristol Bay at the top of your life list. The lodge looks out over Lake Aleknagik, while outpost camps mix wilderness with comfort. Vintage De Havilland Beaver floatplanes fly guests to new spots daily, where they catch chinook, silver and pink salmon, arctic char, Dolly Varden, or rainbow trout--up to 70 a day.
Weekly rate: $7,350. 509-964-2094 (October–May), www.bristolbaylodge.com
5. Firehole Ranch, West Yellowstone, Montana
Species: Rainbow and brown trout
No lodge in the U.S. is better located for trout fishing. Firehole Ranch, a renovated 1947 family camp, is on Hebgen Lake, which feeds the Madison River, one of the sport's most hallowed waters. It's within an easy drive of the mighty Yellowstone River, the challenging Henry's Fork of the Snake in Idaho, and all the pilgrimage spots within Yellowstone National Park, like Slough Creek, the Gibbon, and the trout-rich river that gives the place its name. The lodge does the little things right: Everybody, from the guides to the chambermaids, knows your name from the moment you arrive.
Weekly rate: $4,775–$5,350. 407-646-7294, http://www.fireholeranch.com/
6. Kamalame Cay, Andros Island, The Bahamas
Species: Bonefish
The 96-acre very private island is a popular getaway for Hollywood types. But fishermen go for another reason: Andros' incredible bonefishing. On the Joulters flats, anglers wade barefoot on reefs topped with white sand, and cast to bones of up to 10 pounds. The lodge hosts 35 guests at time. There is a big soaking tub in each room and a spa at the end of a 200-foot pier with treatments like hibiscus wraps and coconut scrubs.
Weekly rate: $4,700–$7,000. www.kamalame.com. Book through Orvis, 800-547-4322, www.orvis.com/kamalamecay
7. Lower Dean River Lodge, British Columbia, Canada
Species: Steelhead
The Dean River hosts one of the last great runs of summer steelhead. The lodge is just 8 miles from the Pacific Ocean, so the fish--averaging between 8 and 12 pounds--are fresh and rowdy when hooked. Dry-fly-fishing, which is considered the apex of steelheading, is the norm here. Guests helicopter into the camp, composed of handmade wooden buildings and surrounded by snowcapped 8,000-foot peaks. Meals consist of local organic vegetables and wild seafood. The lodge has a 95 percent repeat booking rate.
Daily rate: $1,000. 250-847-1806, http://www.lowerdean.com/
8. Nomads of the Seas, Chile
Species: Rainbow, brown, and brook trout
Technically, Nomads is not a lodge, but we'll let that slide because this 150-foot luxury yacht sailing down the coast of Chile is a movable fishing fiesta. Each day, guests board a Bell 407 helicopter and are transported back in time, to virginal streams and lagoons, some of them only recently discovered, to fish for wild rainbow and brown trout. By night they dine on grouper, abalone, and crab with Chilean wine, then are rocked to sleep by an overnight cruise to new fishing grounds. The ship has an onboard spa as well as a team of naturalists.
Weekly rate: $15,000–$29,000. 56-2-414-4600, www.nomadsoftheseas.com. Book through Orvis, 800-547-3422, www.orvis.com/nomadscruise
9. Poronui, New Zealand
Species: Rainbow and brown trout
New Zealand may have the most challenging trout fishing on the planet, with huge fish that inhabit air-clear water and take only tiny, perfectly presented flies. If that is your cup of tea, Poronui, on the North Island, is your place. Fishermen are helicoptered to secret river pools. Guests stay in the main building, in separate cabins, in luxury tents on the Mohaka River, or in the Blake House, a modernist masterpiece with four bedrooms, a sauna, satellite TV, and full library. The lodge offers wine tours, horseback riding, even nanny services.
Weekly rate: $5,000–$7,000. 64-7-384-2080, www.poronui.co.nz. Book through Frontiers Travel, 800-245-1950, www.frontierstravel.com
10. Wilson's Sporting Camps, New Brunswick, Canada
Species: Atlantic salmon
With cozy cabins and copious amounts of comfort food, Wilson's captures the mellow Maritime Canada mood. This is especially true during the fall run of Atlantic salmon, when the trees on the banks of the Miramichi River burst into brilliant yellows and reds. Keith Wilson is the sixth-generation owner of the lodge, and some of his guides have worked there since the 1950s. The 16 pools at Wilson's include some of the best water on the Miramichi.
Weekly rate: $4,200. 877-365-7962, http://www.wilsonscamps.nb.ca/
FULL LINK
Monday, February 15, 2010
Bristol Bay Update...
Straight from the Chum...stated perfectly...
"The companies seeking to develop the massive Pebble mine prospect in Southwest Alaska have agreed to pay a $45,000 fine to the state for unauthorized use of water at their drilling sites.
LINK (Via:The Anchorage Daily News)
During a recent public debate in Dillingham about the proposed mine, Pebble Partnership CEO John Shively announnced they would not be applying for permitting in 2010. Prior statements by mine management indicated that they would apply for permitting late in 2010. Shively also stated that he is, "not convinced that they have a project that environmentally works."
Alaska Public Radio has a report on the debate. LINK
Thanks to Moldy Chum For The Update...FULL LINK TO CHUM'S POST...
"The companies seeking to develop the massive Pebble mine prospect in Southwest Alaska have agreed to pay a $45,000 fine to the state for unauthorized use of water at their drilling sites.
LINK (Via:The Anchorage Daily News)
During a recent public debate in Dillingham about the proposed mine, Pebble Partnership CEO John Shively announnced they would not be applying for permitting in 2010. Prior statements by mine management indicated that they would apply for permitting late in 2010. Shively also stated that he is, "not convinced that they have a project that environmentally works."
Alaska Public Radio has a report on the debate. LINK
Thanks to Moldy Chum For The Update...FULL LINK TO CHUM'S POST...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Following The Seattle Battle...
Fat Ass Pro Pebble Bitch Weighs In...
Found on Buster Wants To Fish...who found on food blog Cornichon...
"... the bottom line here is that we are encouraging Seattle chefs to support the Alaskan economy by serving Bristol Bay salmon. I find it dubious at best that you would show such strong opposition to such an effort. You should know better than anyone that the Pebble Mine project decision lies with the people of Alaska, not the people of Seattle. Are you worried that the people of Alaska might recognize that it makes more economic sense, environment and salmon survival aside, to protect the Bristol Bay salmon fishery that supports thousands of jobs than to allow a mine that will enrich a few and endanger a proven natural resource? Are you worried that the truth might cost you your job in the legislature if the word got out to far and wide, or that if you identified yourself fully that it might expose your conflict of interest?"
No link to Post, but click on link to blog, and scroll to 11/18 post. Thanks for bringing awareness.
Found on Buster Wants To Fish...who found on food blog Cornichon...
"... the bottom line here is that we are encouraging Seattle chefs to support the Alaskan economy by serving Bristol Bay salmon. I find it dubious at best that you would show such strong opposition to such an effort. You should know better than anyone that the Pebble Mine project decision lies with the people of Alaska, not the people of Seattle. Are you worried that the people of Alaska might recognize that it makes more economic sense, environment and salmon survival aside, to protect the Bristol Bay salmon fishery that supports thousands of jobs than to allow a mine that will enrich a few and endanger a proven natural resource? Are you worried that the truth might cost you your job in the legislature if the word got out to far and wide, or that if you identified yourself fully that it might expose your conflict of interest?"
No link to Post, but click on link to blog, and scroll to 11/18 post. Thanks for bringing awareness.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Update on the Seattle Foodies Post from 11/15...
The Pro Pebble Douchebags are pissed...laaadeeedaaahh...
"One of the Pebble Mine's most prominent supporters over the weekend called for a boycott of the restaurants taking part in Trout Unlimited's Savor Bristol Bay campaign."
LINK
Hang Tough Foodies!!!
Found on Midcurrent - Article by Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Mary Pemberton)
"One of the Pebble Mine's most prominent supporters over the weekend called for a boycott of the restaurants taking part in Trout Unlimited's Savor Bristol Bay campaign."
LINK
Hang Tough Foodies!!!
Found on Midcurrent - Article by Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Mary Pemberton)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Seattle Brings Salmon Awareness To Foodies
Found on Midcurrent -
"Chefs at more than a dozen restaurants are cooking up fish dishes that come with a special side: a warning that the creature's future could be threatened by a giant gold and copper mine proposed for Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, home to the world's largest sockeye salmon runs."
Link To Entire Article (Seattle Times - MARY PEMBERTON)
Good Shit!
"Chefs at more than a dozen restaurants are cooking up fish dishes that come with a special side: a warning that the creature's future could be threatened by a giant gold and copper mine proposed for Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, home to the world's largest sockeye salmon runs."
Link To Entire Article (Seattle Times - MARY PEMBERTON)
Good Shit!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Pebble News
Found on Moldy Chum...
“We are not going to risk our subsistence way of life, which has sustained our families for generations, on the Pebble Mine,” said Lydia Olympic, an Igiugig native who joined the group that met with top company officials in London in April. “Mining is not the answer."
LINK
We're glad to hear of the overwhelming opposition...
“We are not going to risk our subsistence way of life, which has sustained our families for generations, on the Pebble Mine,” said Lydia Olympic, an Igiugig native who joined the group that met with top company officials in London in April. “Mining is not the answer."
LINK
We're glad to hear of the overwhelming opposition...
Friday, August 7, 2009
Update on "Pebble Pedalers"
“Our Dad raised us fly-fishing and we’d always hear about California rivers and how great they once were before the salmon runs were destroyed. In Alaska, you still have an untouched working ecosystem right at your doorstep. It’s unsurpassed for wild salmon. Why would you possibly consider jeopardizing it?”
Thanks to Schmidt for sending the update...full article HERE
Also, be sure to check out Mike's updated site...http://www.anglerschoiceflies.com/
Some killer photography, and more importantly, some killer flies...
Thanks to Schmidt for sending the update...full article HERE
Also, be sure to check out Mike's updated site...http://www.anglerschoiceflies.com/
Some killer photography, and more importantly, some killer flies...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Bristol Bay News/Updates
Buster's post highlights everything and provides links...
"Damn the justices of the Supreme Court who voted in favor this ruling (Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Scalia, Breyer and Kennedy); a ruling which undermines the very type of thing that the Clean Water Act was intended to outlaw. Far beyond merely the Bristol Bay issue, however (as if that isn’t bad enough), this ruling opens the doors to a potentially devastating amount of impact to our watersheds wherever mining activity occurs."
LINK TO POST
"Damn the justices of the Supreme Court who voted in favor this ruling (Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Scalia, Breyer and Kennedy); a ruling which undermines the very type of thing that the Clean Water Act was intended to outlaw. Far beyond merely the Bristol Bay issue, however (as if that isn’t bad enough), this ruling opens the doors to a potentially devastating amount of impact to our watersheds wherever mining activity occurs."
LINK TO POST
Sunday, July 5, 2009
More from Paris Palin...(Good Riddance)
"This is classic Sarah Palin, the mixture of the personal and political," says Michael Carey, an Anchorage talk show host. "It's all done ad hoc. There's no strategic plan. It's, 'This is what I'm going to do, baby. Here we go,' "
Alas...Alaska can start to rebuild...
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
AAAHHHHAAAA
Alrighty...
via. Moldy Chum...
"Sig Hansen has a recurring role in the "Deadliest Catch" cable TV reality show. He has taken a stand against the Pebble project, a copper and gold mineral prospect that opponents say threatens fisheries. Hansen and his crew will star in print and TV ads against Pebble."
Moldy Chum Post
Full Article
Game set!
via. Moldy Chum...
"Sig Hansen has a recurring role in the "Deadliest Catch" cable TV reality show. He has taken a stand against the Pebble project, a copper and gold mineral prospect that opponents say threatens fisheries. Hansen and his crew will star in print and TV ads against Pebble."
Moldy Chum Post
Full Article
Game set!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Foodie Shit...
Even Amy's Foodie's Care...
"A court decision overturns the Bush administration’s plans to allow offshore oil drilling in Bristol Bay, one of the world’s best-managed salmon fisheries."
HERE
"A court decision overturns the Bush administration’s plans to allow offshore oil drilling in Bristol Bay, one of the world’s best-managed salmon fisheries."
HERE
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Pebble Piss Ants...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Pebble Publicity
The crew @ Midcurrent has found some more Pebble Updates…can’t loose hope yet…
READ ON…
"Old-growth spruce forest climbed snowy mountainsides clear to the horizon, and unnamed rivers and creeks spidered across the green tundra, never passing a bridge or a home. It looked a lot like those westerns they film in the Canadian Rockies to create the illusion of a wilderness that goes on forever. Except out here, it’s not an illusion."
READ ON…
"Old-growth spruce forest climbed snowy mountainsides clear to the horizon, and unnamed rivers and creeks spidered across the green tundra, never passing a bridge or a home. It looked a lot like those westerns they film in the Canadian Rockies to create the illusion of a wilderness that goes on forever. Except out here, it’s not an illusion."
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Buster Makes Mother Announcement...
If you live in the Portland, Oregon area and wanna get mighty informed...read about the RED GOLD Screening here...
Wish I could attend...
Wish I could attend...
Friday, January 23, 2009
Quote Of The Week...
From "Red Gold", Seen on one of the boats:
"TO GOD ALONE ALL GLORY IS GIVEN"
We hope that the events of this week help mark a change with some of todays current issues...
Let's not forget the issues such as Bristol Bay that help us preserve the beauty of our country...
"TO GOD ALONE ALL GLORY IS GIVEN"
We hope that the events of this week help mark a change with some of todays current issues...
Let's not forget the issues such as Bristol Bay that help us preserve the beauty of our country...
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