Spirit of the Sportsman » Fishing http://spiritofthesportsman.com Never drop your gun to hug a grizzly. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 ‘Field And Stream’ Magazine Ranks Obama’s Conservation Record ‘Incomplete’ http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/field-and-stream-magazine-ranks-obamas-conservation-record-incomplete/ http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/field-and-stream-magazine-ranks-obamas-conservation-record-incomplete/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:08:49 +0000 Arthur http://spiritofthesportsman.com/?p=1700 ObamaFishHappy

Obama’s campaign promises gave some anglers hope regarding habitat conservation and defense of fishermen’s rights. As ‘Field And Stream’ magazine has discovered, it was these anglers that were hooked.

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“Field & Stream, the world’s leading outdoor magazine, issued a conservation report card for President Barack Obama’s first year in office—and the results don’t place the administration on the honor roll. The magazine graded the President and his administration on four conservation issues critical to sportsmen and the most common mark was an I for Incomplete. The report card appears in the March 2010 issue of the publication which hits newsstands this week.

“Obama’s campaign made many promises to sportsmen, and a year later we’re still waiting for him to deliver,” says Bob Marshall, conservation editor for Field & Stream. “Hopes were high for Obama’s team in part because the bar on conservation had been pushed so low during the Bush administration. While there’s been some good news on the energy front in 2010, most in the conservation community fear this administration is taking hunters and anglers for a familiar ride of all talk and no action.”

The four conservation issues Obama and his administration were graded on by Field & Stream were: Clean Water Restoration Act; Conservation Reserve Program; Energy Policy Reform; and Mining Reform.”

We would like to remind President Obama that should he lose sporstmen, he will feel the heat when he runs for re-election.

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]]> http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/field-and-stream-magazine-ranks-obamas-conservation-record-incomplete/feed/ 0 USA Shooting To Chair National Hunting And Fishing Day 2010 http://spiritofthesportsman.com/hunting/usa-shooting-to-chair-national-hunting-and-fishing-day-2010/ http://spiritofthesportsman.com/hunting/usa-shooting-to-chair-national-hunting-and-fishing-day-2010/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:46:51 +0000 Arthur http://spiritofthesportsman.com/?p=1638 The National Hunting And Fishing Day organization announced today that USA Shooting, the governing body on US olympic shooting sports will chair National Hunting And Fishing Day 2010.

“the entire USA Shooting Team is serving as honorary chair of National Hunting and Fishing Day 2010, set for Sept. 25. Congress established the annual commemoration to recognize hunters and anglers for their leading role in fish, wildlife and habitat conservation.”

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]]> http://spiritofthesportsman.com/hunting/usa-shooting-to-chair-national-hunting-and-fishing-day-2010/feed/ 0 Sawyer Fishing Charters In The Chesapeake Bay http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/sawyer-fishing-charters-chesapeake-bay/ http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/sawyer-fishing-charters-chesapeake-bay/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:20:13 +0000 Alan http://spiritofthesportsman.com/?p=1458 Capt. Dave Schauber of Sawyer Fishing Charters specializes in striper fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.

The Sawyer does lighthouse tours, bay cruises and tours, as well as tours of Maryland. There are even recipes for your catch.  Need to have fishing reel repaired? The Captain will do that, too!

Operating out of Hooper’s Island, Maryland, your port of call is a worthy destination in and of itself located south of Cambridge, MD.

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Deneki Outdoors photographer-guide, Cameron Miller shows us  how to photograph a trophy fish.

‘Fish Hard, Rest Easy’

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City Limits Fishing with Mike Iaconelli shows us different.

]]> http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/mike-iaconelli-fishing-in-the-desert/feed/ 0 Fishing Trip Of Your Dreams (part 3): Fishing For Taimen in Mongolia http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/fishing-trip-of-your-dreams-fishing-for-taimen-in-mongolia/ http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/fishing-trip-of-your-dreams-fishing-for-taimen-in-mongolia/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:55:58 +0000 Alan http://spiritofthesportsman.com/?p=1359 I lived in Siberia for four months in 1989.  It was a remarkable experience with only one regret.  I didn’t take my fishing gear.  I’ll kick myself for the rest of my life.  That is until I get back to tackle the “Russian river wolf.”

The Russian water tiger or river wolf

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Russian Hunting Agency

Sweetwater Travel

Nat Geo article

]]> http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/fishing-trip-of-your-dreams-fishing-for-taimen-in-mongolia/feed/ 0 Fishing Trip Of Your Dreams (part 2): Chesapeake Bay Striper Fishing http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/fishing-trip-of-your-dreams-chesapeake-bay-striper-fishing/ http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/fishing-trip-of-your-dreams-chesapeake-bay-striper-fishing/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:59:57 +0000 Alan http://spiritofthesportsman.com/?p=1348 This may not seem as glamorous as some other possible destinations but, I love Washington DC, the Virgina coast, etc.  The Chesapeake has had ups and downs over the last few decades and is a unique natural gift that deserves our care.  It is an amazingly rich, diverse, and generous habitat.

striped bass fishing on the Chesapeake

Striper fishing info

East side fly fishing

Maryland State Fisheries Report

Striper tackle

]]> http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/fishing-trip-of-your-dreams-chesapeake-bay-striper-fishing/feed/ 2 Fishing Trip Of Your Dreams (part 1): Louisiana Redfish http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/fishing-trip-of-your-dreams-louisiana-redfish/ http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/fishing-trip-of-your-dreams-louisiana-redfish/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:34:32 +0000 Alan http://spiritofthesportsman.com/?p=1268 January means New Years Resolutions for many. Rather than resolutions, what will follow are the dream trips I plan to experience in the not-too-distant future.

If I have my way, I’ll go with Capt. Greg Dini

Stunning photo and video from Sam Root.

Here are some other websites that can fill your head with Louisiana red fish dreams.  For the DIY Louisiana fisherman.   For traditional guide service. One more just for good measure.

Where would you go for the redfish trip of a lifetime?

]]> http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/fishing-trip-of-your-dreams-louisiana-redfish/feed/ 1 Images and videos for the outdoorsman from saltyshores.com http://spiritofthesportsman.com/hunting/images-and-videos-for-the-outdoorsman/ http://spiritofthesportsman.com/hunting/images-and-videos-for-the-outdoorsman/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:56:44 +0000 Alan http://spiritofthesportsman.com/?p=1231 Saltyshores.com has some of the best photography and video related to fishing you’ll find on the web.  Sam Root’s work is a great way to spend a few minutes…or hours.

Sam Root Redfish

The River Time Forgot-Mongolia from Mikey Wier on Vimeo.

]]> http://spiritofthesportsman.com/hunting/images-and-videos-for-the-outdoorsman/feed/ 0 Iphone app for fishing http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/iphone-app-for-fishing/ http://spiritofthesportsman.com/fishing/iphone-app-for-fishing/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:20:45 +0000 Alan http://spiritofthesportsman.com/?p=1219 If you have any space on your iPhone for another ap, look no further.  Hatch 2 gives you a list of over 300 rivers in the US with their associated hatches and patterns.

Cory Pratt's The Hatch 2

More interesting is Cory’s story about how a guy with Mac, a love of Fly fishing, and absolutely no experience in iPhone app development created his first app.

After the purchase of a new MacBook Pro about a year ago, I thought you know what?  I’m going to try and develop an app.  I hadn’t seen anything related to fly fishing and thought maybe I could create an app that provides a hatch chart for rivers across the US!

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