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Take Somebody Flyfishing in 2010

By Tim Romano

I've been sitting here on the last day of the year bashing my head against the keyboard, thinking what to post about. It should be eloquent and thought provoking, right? Problem is we all know that Deeter's way better at that stuff. Heck, I call him half the time for punctuation and grammar questions. Besides, it's my day to blog.

Perhaps it should be something really standout like a whole seasons worth of photographs. Like the spring, summer, and fall slide shows from the past year. Probably not going to work either... You folks have seen all of those shots.

Then I started thinking about ...

Winners of the Final Caption Contest in 2009

By Kirk Deeter

Congratulations to all of you who participated in Fly Talk's Caption Contests in 2009... we had fun. You can count on us doing many more in 2010 (and giving away more prizes).

So, without further ado, the winner of the last contest in 2009, who wins a Bass Pro Shops "The Strike" Xbox game, is ...

Merwin: New Year's Resolution

By John Merwin

Like to put yourself in this picture? I don’t post many hero shots on this blog, which would be a little unseemly and there aren’t all that many of them to begin with. But there’s another point to this big Manitoba pike I took on a fly rod some years back.

Should Tim Skip Work To Fish New Orleans?

Grouper Ban Threatens Florida Fishing Industry

By Dave Hurteau

From the Miami Herald:
On Jan. 1, a new four-month ban on grouper fishing goes into effect to protect the species during its primary spawning season. Fishery managers and ocean conservancy groups say several types of grouper have been overfished for decades and need protection.

Chad Love: Checking Off My Christmas Wish List

By Chad Love

Well, Christmas has come and gone once again. The relatives have all gone back to wherever it is relatives come from, the food has all been consumed, the boxes and wrapping paper are on the curb waiting for the trash truck and it's now time to sit back, spread your newly-acquired booty on the floor in front of you and check off what you wanted versus what you actually got.

Here's what I wanted:

1. The "Tarpon" DVD
I first read about it over on the Flytalk blog. Prior to that I had frankly never heard of it, but the director, Guy de la Valdene, is a wonderful bird-hunting writer and of course Jim Harrison, Tom McGuane and Richard Brautigan are legends. Since then I've viewed the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dSXWIc_Ug4 approximately 1,347 times. It's absolutely enthralling. I can only imagine what the entire DVD is like. Guess I'll have to, since no one got it for me...

John Merwin's Recipe for New England Fish Chowder

By John Merwin

There was a little fish-type activity here over Christmas weekend, despite its being a cold and blustery winter holiday. I warmed things up a bit by making an old-fashioned New England fish chowder. Here’s how it worked.

Traditional ingredients are local to the New England coast, but can be found anywhere: salt pork, cod or haddock (or any sweet, white-fleshed fish from freshwater or salt), onions, potatoes, water, milk or cream or both, salt and pepper. The trick is in adding ingredients in the right order to account for differences in cooking times.

Breaking News: Plants Strive To Live

The latest scientific evidence now seems to prove unequivocally what was proved unequivocally in first grade by putting a bean in a milk carton. Some people were not paying attention, however, or had to avert their eyes at one of Nature’s ugly struggles. For them, thank goodness for the New York Times:

[B]efore we cede the entire moral penthouse to “committed vegetarians” and “strong ethical vegans,” we might consider that plants no more aspire to being stir-fried in a wok than a hog aspires to being peppercorn-studded in my Christmas clay pot. . . .

Merwin: Casting is a Pain in the Shoulder

By John Merwin

Happy winter solstice. Today being the first official day of winter, I’m reminded of the aching twinge I feel in my right (casting arm) shoulder when it gets cold.

After about 60 years of repetitive casting motions, especially with fly rods, my shoulder was a mess, somewhat like that of an overworked baseball pitcher. The rotator cuff was rough, plus a little bone-spur growth, plus arthritis...it had gotten to a point at which I could no longer cast without substantial pain.

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