Mr. Obama was chosen unanimously, according to the AMFF, beating out clear favorites Ted Leeson and Craig Matthews.
At the New York Angler’s Club, fly fishing insiders were shocked by Mr. Obama’s selection, given that he’s been in office for less than one year and during that time has yet to land a single fish. But he did wear all the right gear during a recent “secret” photo shoot.
Mr. Obama was most gracious in receiving the honor saying that he was, “humbled and honored” by the award before excusing himself to accept this year’s Heisman Trophy.
These are not easy to use, must invent better carboy brush.
Got the Brita going full steam filtering the required 4 gallons of pristine water.
Real Candy,
Costume to wear to get candy,
My favorite time of year has finally arrived, bacon candy panhandlingween!
Bob Clouser
Central New York sportsmen take to the fields this Saturday for the opener of the fall pheasant hunting season.
Some — including those who participated last weekend in the special state-sponsored youth hunt (ages 10-11), along with a ladies hunt hosted by the Central New York Pheasants Forever Chapter on private property in Mexico — got an early start on the action.
The future of one of the state’s most popular game bird seasons looked dark late last year after plans were announced by Gov. Patterson’s office to close the Reynold’s Game Farm in Ithaca, the state’s sole pheasant rearing facility. Outrage and strong lobbying by sportsmen and women across the state resulted in Patterson reversing his decision.
However, concern over the farm’s finances resulted in the state Department of Environmental Conservation increasing sportsmen’s fees nearly across the board for the 2009-2010 hunting/fishing trapping seasons — money that will help keep the pheasant-rearing facility open, along with reducing the deficit of the state’s Conservation Fund, which pays for hunting and fishing programs, among other things.
Above, Frank Smethurst host of the popular fly fishing show demonstrates a reverse cast.“It compared really favorably to a lot of rivers I fished in the world,” Smethurst said.
Smethurst was guided by Lee Hartman, the Delaware River chairman for Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited and vice president of the Friends of the Upper Delaware. They fished 15 miles of the river from Stockport to Long Eddy in two days under a variety of conditions.
Smethurst landed one brown and six rainbow trout on the first day of filming under sunny skies. A cold front moved in on the second day and limited him to one trout, but it didn’t dampen his spirits.
“I was impressed with how fickle the Delaware can be,” Smethurst said. “When you hit a good day it’s really good, but on a rough day it can be as tough as anywhere. That’s part of the legend of the river.”
Hartman has been fishing the Delaware since 1973 and has worked tirelessly to protect the river and its fishery against a variety of threats.
When he learned that Smethurst would be filming an episode on the river, Hartman jumped at the opportunity to help out.
“The exposure of the show will help. We need to make everyone aware of what we have and what we need to protect,” Hartman said. “The purpose of the show is to raise awareness of the Delaware’s fishery, beauty and integrity, along with the threats.”
Read more at the Times Leader:
http://www.timesleader.com/sports/Delaware_hooks_TV_angler_10-11-2009.html
Can't wait to see it, but I hope no one else does...
Joe Humphreys, 80, caught his first fish at the age of 6 in Spring Creek.
The deck for viewing the feeshes. The width of the flat space on the railing is precisely calculated to accomodate the bottom of a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
