ONE ANGLER'S VOYAGE

After spending over 50 years on and around the water, I have realized that without strong fisheries laws and effective conservation measures, the future of salt water fishing, and America's living marine resources, is dim. Yet conservation is given short shrift by national angling organizations and the angling press. I hope that this blog will incite, inform and inspire salt water fishermen to reclaim their traditional role as the leading advocates for the conservation of America's fisheries.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

THE LOW-WATER MARK

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To no one’s surprise, H.R. 1335, the so-called Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management act, wa...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

FALLACIES THAT SURROUND "FLEXIBILITY"

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Unless something unexpected happens, the week of June 1 should see the House of Representatives debate H.R. 1335, the so-called Strengtheni...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

DESPERATION

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We all know that the cod situation up in the Gulf of Maine has gotten pretty bad.  With the population down to just 3 or 4 percent of targe...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

AND THE WHITE HOUSE WEIGHS IN...

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H.R. 1335, the so-called Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act , grinds forward in the H...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

AS DIFFERENT AS SUMMER AND WINTER

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The fishing season for summer flounder, locally known as “fluke,” has just opened up here in New York.  The waters are cooler than they sho...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

IT PAYS TO KEEP ANGLERS IGNORANT

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Today’s anglers are more dependent upon fisheries management and fisheries managers than they have ever been before.  Swelling coastal popu...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

SADLY, HE WAS NEARLY RIGHT

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I read a news article during the week. It came out in something called Trade Only Today , and described how Bill Shedd, President and C...
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