Monday, January 31, 2011

News of the Week: 31 January 2011




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Pawn Stars debate makes it to Field & Stream...Oscar nominated writer of the King's Speech is a tackle collector...strap on those eels in Northern California...Jack Emmitt is now a hall-of-famer...a fishing tackle rummage sale in Milwaukee...ice brings out the perch in all of us...a great catch-and-release photo...News Corp may lose 2/3 of a billion because someone allegedly bribed a Winn Dixie exec with a fishing rod...Fly Rod & Reel's new book is reviewed...debate in Yellowstone about Lake Trout as an invasive species...it must be THE NEWS OF THE WEEK!

The Big Lead: Joe Cermele at Field & Stream's talks the Pawn Stars and tackle (and even references Fishing for History).

David Seidler , dedicated bamboo rod angler and collector, was nominated for an Oscar for The King's Speech.

Go big or go home at this outdoor expo.


Fishing the North Coast means strapping on an eel .


Jack Emmitt enters the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.


The Okauchee Fishing Club hosts its annual fishing tackle rummage sale in Milwaukee next weekend.

Ice is bringing out the perch in all of us .

Virtual rod and reel a hit in Japan .


Ice fishing on Owen Sound Bay .

A classic catch-and-release photo .



News Corp may lose $621 million in damages in a lawsuit brought about because someone bribed a Winn Dixie executive with a fancy fishing rod …wait. What?

A run down of the latest fly rods .

A review of the new book "Love Story of the Trout, Vol. 2" which is a compilation of the best writing from Fly Rod & Reel magazine.


Finishing with a Flourish: When the Lake Trout is a menace--the lessons from the Yellowstone Cutthroat debate .



-- Dr. Todd