The Perils Of Bikini Fishing

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via -->> TC

Catch Some Art

TOP ARTISTS FEATURED

Surprisingly Reasonable

delightfully diverse

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.. The folks at ArtCreel have added Jeff Kennedy to their pod of artists. Jeff is the artist that brought us Drawing Flies 365. He and Jason Borger are now up to #5 on their current project to produce a fly per week.
.. Jeff joins such fishy artists as Joseph Tomelleri, Derek DeYoung, and Bob White on the ArtCreel site. The prints offered are top drawer and very reasonably priced.
.. Click on over and buy some. These are mostly limited editions -->> when they're gone, they're gone!

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Slightly Overcast

THE MT. WASHBURN CAM

WWS - #2b

AROUND TOWN WALLPAPER

Water & Ice To Follow

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.. Here's the second installment of the Winter Wallpaper. The images are large. Use them freely. Town has been a bit slow for this time of year and it's nice to be able to find a parking spot for breakfast and shopping at the grocery store.

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Sunset

NORTH POLE

FWP Hard At Work

PROPOSED ACCESS FOR
YELLOWSTONE RIVER

Between Columbus & Reedpoint

public comment now open

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.. A 71-acre parcel, located between Highway 10 and the Yellowstone River, was purchased in 2008 by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks with $550,000 from Access Montana, a fund established by the State Legislature.


.. The access will consist of a road, a parking lot for approximately 20 vehicles, a latrine, and a railroad crossing with automatic signals. Total cost for the improvements will be an additional $130,000 to $180,000. The area will be open to primitive camping, The possibility of a campground is awaiting further funding.
.. The access will cross a section of the Holmgren Ranch and will also allow access to two islands owned by the state.
.. The comment period is now open to the public and extends until the end of the month. The Draft Environmental Assessment is available HERE.
.. Comments on the Holmgren Ranch fishing access site environmental assessment can be sent to Terri Walters at FWP, 2300 Lake Elmo Drive, Billings MT 59105 or by e-mail to twalters@mt.gov. A copy of the environmental assessment is also available to the public at the FWP Region 5 office at Lake Elmo.
.. Phase one of the project could start a couple of months after the finding is issued, (in February, 2010,) and phase two completed by the end of 2011 - funding considered.
.. You can read the story posted by Brett French in the Billings Gazette HERE.

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Second Call

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Got Something To Say?

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Second Call for Papers, Posters, and Award Nominations
Wild Trout X
Holiday Inn, West Yellowstone, MT
September 28-30, 2010
"Conserving Wild Trout"

The Wild Trout X Symposium will bring together a diverse audience of governmental entities, non-profit conservation groups, educators, anglers, and business interests associated with trout fisheries to exchange technical information and viewpoints on wild trout management and public policy. The meeting offers a unique forum for professionals and anglers to interact, where participants will to be exposed to the latest in wild trout science, technology and philosophies. Abstracts on all aspects of wild trout research, management, conservation, education, and recreation are welcome and will be considered, but the following topics are of particular interest:

Climate change and wild trout
Whirling Disease 50 years later
Resource extraction and wild trout resources
The role of the Endangered Species Act in wild trout management
Genetic considerations for managing wild trout
Understanding interactions between wild trout and invasive species
Sustaining interest in wild trout in our youth and urban citizens

Presentations will be accepted in oral or poster format, so please specify your preference and whether you would be willing to present in either format. Authors who are selected for oral presentations at the symposium must submit a complete manuscript ready for Symposium Proceedings by August 31, 2010.

Abstract submission should be sent electronically to Kevin Meyer (address below) by April 1, 2010 using Word Perfect or MS Word file format. Guidelines for abstract, poster, and manuscript preparation can be found at the Wild Trout X web site:
http://www.wildtroutsymposium.com

For additional information and inquiries, contact the Program Committee Co-chairs:

Kevin Meyer
Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Tele: 208-465-8404
Fax: 208 -465-8434
kevin.meyer@idfg.idaho.gov

Doug Besler
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Tele: 828-659-3324
Fax: 828-652-3279
doug.besler@ncwildlife.org

Award/Scholarship Nomination Deadline: April 1, 2010. Nominations are invited for the Aldo Starker Leopold Wild Trout Medal, the Marty Seldon Student Scholarship Award and the Trout Unlimited-Federation of Fly Fishers Wild Trout Stewardship Award. Details of the awards and scholarships can be found on our website. Please send nominations to Wild Trout X Awards Chairman:

Jim Daley
New York Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources
Tele: 518-402-8959
Email: jgdaley@gw.dec.state.ny.us

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