LONG ISLAND SOUND: People are starting to catch a few stripers. And big ones.

TRAVEL: Holy @#$%#! Check out the size of the brown trout that the Fish Spawn guys caught in Iceland.

BIMINI: I posted on this before, but it is disturbing that they're tearing up the island. I caught my first bonefish there this winter, and hopefully will get the chance again.

CONSERVATION: California gives up on the Paiute cutthroat.

HEALTH: Fly-fishing as cancer therapy

Fast Movers in the Sound

I went out on Long Island Sound today expecting nothing but bluefish. That's been the story so far this month. I did find some blues in the back of the Bays that chased crease flies and poppers. But the real story of the day turned out to be Bonito! I came across this erratic surface bust that always seemed to move just out of casting range. Finally, I got a popper in the mix, and was stunned to see and hear my reel start to scream. The school of six-pounders stuck around chasing bait in 14-feet of water for about a half hour. Yeeeehaaaah!

TROUT: When hatcheries go wrong.

IDAHO: Fishing for cutthroat hot on the St. Joe River.

PERSONALITIES: As a Yank's fan, I'm conflicted about posting this articleabout a Sox icon and his fishing passion.

MORE STRIPED BASS: A cool video from Flies and Fins to get you pumped for the fall run.

TRAVEL: Fishing for peacock bass in Brazil.

CONSERVATION: Fishing groups set to fight for right to catch white marlin.

STRIPED BASS: As the water cools, striped bass fishing will heat up. I can't wait for the fall run to start here in earnest.

BOSTON: A fish report from the Globe.

NEW ORLEANS: A bleak post about the redfish fishery.
(Link via Midcurrent.)

NEW YORK METRO: The albies are in. (Scroll down for reports.)

TRAVEL: Fly fish Poland?

NON-FISHING POST OF THE DAY: A very disturbing scientific study.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST: Where'd the coho go?

MINNESOTA: Tips for fall fishing.

CONSERVATION: Newsweek on the growth of the Recreational Fishing Alliance.

MORE FLY FISHING: Sometimes fish bite, sometimes they don't.

HUMOR: An angler tries fly fishing in Montana for the first time.

PERSONALITIES: Terry Bradshaw, the Hall of Fame QB who spent his first bonus check on a bass boat.

REPOST: Here's a repost of the article on the kid who caught a 175-pound tarpon from a pier, without the log-in.

MORE CHARITY: Every year the magazine I work for gets a project boat for the season. This year, the boat company is donating our boat to a great cause, the The Bear Search and Rescue Foundation. I attended the Service Dog Day on the Intrepid this weekend and it was a stirring site to see all these first responders and their dogs, knowing these guys were on the ground at 9/11 and that many of them had just returned from New Orleans.

CHARITY: Heartland Outdoorsman is running a Rods4Kids program. Right now they're focusing on kids of military personnel.

NORTH CAROLINA: State record tarpon caught from pier. (Another annoying log-in required.)

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: Sight fishing for snook in Sanibel. (NYTimes log-in required.) Been meaning to post this since I read it at breakfast. I loved reading about snuke, one of my three favorite fish to catch under any circumstances, in the Gray Lady.

MISSOURI: On Lake Taneycomo, your odds of catching a trout are about to improve by 25,000.

FISH STORY: Fishing, drinking, and guns are a bad combination.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST: Coho fishing heats up.

FLORIDA KEYS: Nows a good time to go after permit.

(Link via Midcurrent.)

GEAR: A lure collection worthy of "exhibit" status.

FISH STORY: A fly fishing neophyte takes on the Miramichi.

KANSAS: Home of the Walleye Superbowl.

SCIENCE: Salmon might use celestial navigation.

Casting Before Ophelia

Photo from an AP story.

Another Bluefish Picture

NEW ENGLAND: Vineyard fishing derby off to a hot start. The good news is, all those fish will be migrating down to us soon.

TROUT: Apparently, being a trout bum is fraught with inherent danger.

TUNA: Potential world record bluefin caught off New Zealand.

TECHNIQUE: Fly fishing with crayfish patterns.

Fall Fishing Heats Up

Two straight days of fishing marked the beginning of fall patterns for me. I played guide both days. On Friday I took my brother and my Dad fishing and we ran over 100 miles in search of a bite, and finally got a few decent schoolie stripers to show for it. Yesterday, I played host to four anglers, and we stumbled upon a classic bluefish blitz. The blues were hammering peanut bunker at the start of the incoming tide. We saw some excellent sustained blitzes and chased the fish for three hours before the bite completely shut down. The blues were a little finicky because of all the bait in the water, but we got them to bite on small silver spoons and popping plugs. My future brother-in-law got some great photos of the action.

TECHNIQUE: A mathematical formula for weighing your catch.

TECHNIQUE: When working with drag is a good thing. (Fly Fishing.)

SCIENCE: The physics of fishing.

What's Up With the Western Long Island Sound?

It seems to be dead, literally. Dead adult menhaden are floating all over the place in the backs of the bays. Apparently, they're dying from lack of oxygen and overheated water. Last year at this time you could catch bluefish in your sleep, but this year they're hard to come by. I'm getting a little worried at this point. Hopefully things will improve in the coming weeks as the temperatures cool.

FISH STORY: The fishing vacation that was and wasn't.

WASHINGTON STATE: Salmon fishing heats up.

TRAVEL: Fly fish Siberia.

MICHIGAN: Up in the Northwest, the salmon run is in effect.

(Link via Midcurrent.)

Northern Cannibalism

Check out this photo someone sent me.

MONTANA: Fishing Yellowstone's Grand Canyon.

SALMON: Combat fishing for chinook in Washington state.

FISH STORY: The case of the mystery 11-inch smallmouth bass, and its effect on a Maine guide's future.

St. Lawrence Smallmouth

We had limited success with the smallmouth over Labor Day. We couldn't buy a bite on the fly so we changed tactics and targeted them 25-feet down with live groundpike. We got a few solid ones, the best being my brother's pictured here.

Labor Day Arrives

No more blogging until Tuesday, hopefully with pictures of big fat smallmouth bass. And time to get amped for the impending fall fishing run in the Northeast...

Katrina Relief Event in NYC

A friend of mine is putting together this charity event for Wednesday, September 7th. If any New York area readers want to check it out...

FLY FISHING: No better lesson in humility.

ETHICS: A rundown of the rules.

FISH STORY: An unusual way to catch a flounder.
(Link via Outdoor Weblog.)

City Blues

Took my neighbor Dan fishing today and he pulled this 10-pound bluefish out of the East River.

Kings of Canada

I had a great time salmon fishing in English Bay in Vancouver, BC, but didn't land a big king salmon as I'd hoped. I had a good guide who worked hard to get me on fish. We trolled with 9' medium action Ugly Sticks and single-action reels off downriggers. I caught quite a few kings, or Chinooks, but all were in the 3-5 pound range. A couple were "jacks"--fully matured males that grew up to be runts. My guide called them "Princes." They fought hard for their size. I also bagged one coho salmon, pictured, that I would have loved to eat had I not been jumping on a flight that afternoon. As I have an annual trip to British Columbia every August, I might make this an annual salmon adventure, too.