Here’s a cool new trailer for an upcoming film about fly-fishing, trekking, and mountaineering in New Zealand by Gambit Stone Productions, two friends from Chattanooga, Tennessee. You can see a different version of the trailer and more film clips at gambitstone.com. (Hat tip Moldy Chum.)
Cool Contest #1: Trout Unlimited’s “You don’t Know TROUT!” quiz will test your knowledge about everything from trout species to aquatic insects to angling literature. Best of all, you can win a dream fishing trip for two at Forrester’s Bighorn River Resort in Montana, plus an Orvis fly-fishing package that includes a new Access rod & reel.
Cool Contest #2: Wildlife artist Mike Savlen is holding a photo contest on his Facebook page. Upload a photo of you and your catch by February 1, and the image that receives the most “Likes” by the 15 will win the winner an original Savlen “Bragging Rights Portrait.”
Florida saltwater sport fishermen won an important battle when they scuttled a state plan to manage permit and pompano stocks together. Because pompano can be harvested commercially—and many people have difficulty telling the species apart—anglers believe they need separate rules for harvesting. “The commission made the right move,” said Aaron Adams, executive
director of the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, based in Key Largo. “It is
essential that these species be managed separately.”
