first published here on TLC Feb. 13 2012, thanks to a recent reply from Tracey Diaz of caltrout.org we can finally give credit to the creator of the International Catch and Release logo that’s been viewed and shared all over the world. Tracey’s comment: “The Catch and Release logo and regulations were established by non […]
via Bish & Fish from New Zealand or simply put, if you hold and squeeze the fish in its vital organs you have a good chance of killing it even if it seems to swim off well. if you’re interested in releasing our little friends properly please take a minute to read the complete article […]
today’s highly-coveted Thimk cap award goes out to this, what’s after all, a pretty lucky guy. Related articles limbo|ˈlimbō|- (or seductive undulating and alternative uses of foam in fly design) long-leggings Catch and Release
first posted here in December 2012, this one’s well worth a rerun. a bit dismayed by the teeny size and really poor image quality available on the net of the logo, i asked around with the hope of finding a better one without any success and my mate Jim Lees, Scottish fly-tier extraordinaire and super computer […]
‘Live Release of Wild Atlantic Salmon’, a very nice effort put together by with top fishers Geneviève Fournier and Dave Adams. the voice-over guy kinda sounds like a robot but the message is clear, concise and good. of special note is keeping the fish out of the water no longer than five seconds at a time, […]
a bit dismayed by the teeny size and really poor image quality available on the net of the logo, i asked around with the hope of finding a better one without any success and my mate Jim Lees, Scottish fly-tier extraordinaire and super computer nerd (oops ! i meant genius) kindly offered to redo the image nice […]
another super-sweet film from our friend Carl McNeil at On the Fly productions. proper catch and release isn’t difficult, it just takes a little planning and common sense. here are a few tips to release your prize catch in the best possible condition to ensure it’ll be able to go off and make a lot […]
i often hear the counter-argument “I don’t care about C+R, it’s my right to keep fish, we’ve done it since the beginning of history, it’s in my legal rights”, etc, etc, etc. blah, blah, blah… ok, so you want to keep fish and as far as i’m concerned as long as you stay within reason […]
sent in by Lucian Vasies at troutline.ro from a recent fishing trip in Italy, this has to be my all-time favourite c&r selfie ever ! “I tried to make a photo and the camera was set at 3 sec. So in that time interval I was able only to fall down and not to make that classic photo […]
please take just a few minutes of your time to read this and sign the petition. it doesn’t matter what part of the world we live in, fish don’t have nationalities and the same concerns are pretty universal. click the image to share your opinion on change.org thanks ! Online Petition by Ian Gordon Dufftown, […]
a lot of us tend to think that commercial fishing is the big nasty devil that’s ruining and depleting fish stocks around the world but that’s maybe just a convenient half truth. bring this to our sport-fishing level, reduce the fishery’s scale to say, a smaller or average sized lake or river or stream and […]
here’s how to do it properly with a very minimal –if any– effect to its health and lifespan. Related articles Catch and Release Beginnings (an introduction to fly fishing) by Mel Krieger Fish Portraits
by Charles Haas no problems…. 😉 click the logo for the past article and please feel free to lift this image and share it anywhere. thanks !
by C Vaughan Ruckley, Eric J Fox and Bob Perrett introductory excerpt from Willie the Ghillie’s Blog at Loch Leven Fisheries, Scotland “Catch & Release has become quite a hot topic here at Loch Leven particularly since we reverted a few years ago to once again being a wild brown trout fishery, relying entirely on Mother […]
i’ve always liked Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’. the struggles, the intimate relationship the old guy has with his environment, his deep weathered wrinkles and maybe because of the unusual form of catch and release… here’s a nifty animated drawing with a lot of imagination sure to set the mind to far away […]
here’s a blast from the past from a long-gone mini series first aired on British tv in the ’60’s. quite a colorful character this Kite and a pleasure to listen to, these stories go through a year’s full of seasons and we’ll discover a time in the UK through images that has disappeared. it’s a […]
Catch. Release. Repeat. by Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters via Moldy Chum
an unusual form of catch and release…
ever heard of southern California steelhead ? neither had i until this film. as noted in the beginning, we all know of this wondrous species but it’s basically all from much further north along the Pacific coast or north-east Great Lakes region. much more than just a ‘save the fish so we can fish it… […]
what a charming, lovely find. much more than just a fly fishing movie, this very rich one hour film divided in four chapters gives us a view of a not-so-far past on southern england chalk streams, their ecosystems, their habitants, flies, gorgeous under and above water film and photos studies of insects and fish […]
what’s the point of having some fancy catch and release net if it’s to squeeze the shit out of the poor fish when it’s time for the photo…
far from wanting to rekindle senseless/pointless debates on what constitutes fly fishing, here’s a couple of far-out-there flies sure to offend more than one. – 10 inch jointed fly “This rainbow trout fly was specifically designed to draw out very large trout, mimicking planted trout. This is an all tube fly, and designed so that […]
or is it ? here’s another perspective on catch and release.
The mission of the Federation of Fly Fishers is to lead activities that enhance and support the fly fishing experience for all anglers who fish with the artificial fly. As part of our efforts to educate through fly fishing, we believe that ethical behavior is a key component of the angling experience. While the need […]
here’s the scene- i’m on a lovely Scottish river that’s noted for having a good run of seatrout. there’s also a lot of golden-bellied brown trout and salmon but since seatrout are far and few between in my part of the world i decide to spend the evening trying to catch what’s been so far […]
