Now you see...This is what is wrong....

So my boys over at Reel Pure posted this the other day and it was so stupid I felt it would be a waste of time. Now that it is gettin so mich play I had to bring it to the "Yeah"..

They would still be trying to find me under the jail if I had pulled a stunt like this! Marinate!

Change of plans...

Virginia is for lovers!

So there has been a massive change of plans and I am headed to the moutains of Virginia! I have fished up and down the coast but never spent much time fishing the westside of the state so we will see. I got 2 months to figure it out.

10 DAYS!!!

This is the time of the year when things begin to get weird. All the gear is clean, the boats have been serviced, the tackle box reorganized but all we can do is wait! Tick TOCK tick TOCK!

My boy Morris at Reiter Pond on the upper Skykomish!

EarthWise Prodcutions

EarthWise Productions is a group out of ATL that is working hard to help educate the urban community about the world we live in.

"The Mission of Earthwise Productions, Inc. is to increase awareness and involvement in enjoying and safeguarding our environment, particularly among underrepresented segments of America’s culturally diverse population. By providing information about our national parks and public lands in a uniquely relevant manner, and linking urban communities to nearby nature as well as the Great American Outdoors, we seek to develop an enlightened citizenry that, in the words of William Ashworth, “protects nothing and venerates everything.”

We got people everywhere huh? Marinate!

You decide...

If I were to tell you the following, what or how would you feel?

"Advertisements taking place in the Great Outdoors or featuring models participating in wilderness leisure activities rarely include Black models, while advertisements featuring White models regularly make use of Great Outdoors settings and activities. That Black models are confined to urban and suburban environments (within the pages of magazine advertisements), while Whites have exclusive domain over the Great Outdoors, potentially has consequences for how Blacks and Whites perceive wilderness recreation and wilderness spaces."

BNET, an online business magazine, posted this article a while back that debates this topic. They even went as far to call it "Racial Apartheid". I want to leave it up to you to decide. Let me know how you feel..

Why is it that time slows down when you are ready to go get some?

For 2 months out of the year my homewater, the Skykomish river, closes to protect Spawning Wild Steelhead. So patiently I await the June 1st opener dreaming about the tug of 10lbs of madness! I have all my gear packed and ready! I spend hours checking the river levesl! I go to the hatchery to see how the fish are coming in! I am a Steelheader and there is something wrong with me!

If my wife wasn't pregnant I'd just go to Miami to rub it out! Marinate!

Hampton University Alumni are always doing it big...

Fellow Hampton University alumni Paul Adams visited Costa Rica recently for a wedding and could not and would not leave before rippin the lips of 7 sailfish and a Mahi-Mahi that went on somebody's dinner table! Look for more from Paul cause word is that he is chasing Stripers in the great state of Maryland!! Paul don't forget to drop the pots on the way out! Marinate!

Stripers Love the Clouser Minnow

This man has guided the likes of Herbert Hoover, Lydon Johnson and Richard Nixon

Meet Sir Lancelot Jones....

For nearly a century, the Jones family thrived on Porgy Key and other islands at the southern end of Biscayne National Park. That an initial $300 investment in land could parlay into total resale of nearly $1.5 million is all the more astonishing when one recognizes that most African-Americans living in the south in the early 20th-century were barely able to eke out a living, much less become millionaire.

CocoLobo Club -est. 1921

Vintage!!

After I saw this ad I thought how strange!! It reminded me of things that don't seem to fit just right..

This is the big one! Marinate...

COBIA!!!!

This time of the year, the tasty and enjoyable Cobia begin to slide across the plates and into the deep fryer of many anglers. This is a sporting fish that is commonly overlooked! Over the last few years it has become popular with aquaculturist as well. Depending on where you are, fish up to 80lbs plus have been hooked. You talking about something tasty from the sea that will fight to stay out of your boat...COBIA!! Marinate...

She may appear pretty in pink but...

Aliens of The Deep Co-Star Dijanna Figuero represented the Fisheries world on the red carpet for the premier. Even though it has been a few years since the movie shot into IMAX screens I thought it important to hear her story about how being positioned for opportunity is almost if not as important as the opportunity itself..Marinate....

African American Outdoors Association

Gregory Wolley has been involved with his group for over 2 years....

The AAOA was founded with the realization that outdoor and environmental education programs exist for youth, such as the mandatory Outdoor School Programs and summer/after school programs. In the mean time, African American adults are dying at a higher rate than the mainstream population, in part because of lifestyle choices. Sedentary lifestyle and poor diet lead to obesity, which increases the likelihood of diabetes and other diseases. The AAOA provides an opportunity for adults that do not currently have a habit of exercising to take easy-paced walks in small groups, which gradually increases their overall fitness and sense of well being. Youth have also participated in AAOA outings, and we encourage youth to begin early with an active lifestyle as a prevention measure.

Worth thinking about if you are in the Portland Area....

Ish gettin it done at "The Falcon"

Needless to say, Ish has gotten off to a slow start but what a way to get out front on this one... Day1 36lbs of BASS!! but with a 10lber around the corner for anyone fishing its surely far from over....

AEG off on another mission...

So the boys are done with the Film Tour and are now out like ninjas in the back county wilderness chasing the infamous Steelhead. New custom sled and a taste for something new has them on their latest journey.

Keep an eye on them at the AEG Blog. Yes that fish is over 20lbs...Marinate on that..

Chaiten Volcano in Southern Chile just a couple of days ago...

These are actual images of the Chaiten Volcano in Southern Chile from just a couple of days ago. Cities are being evacuated as the earth once again decides to let off some steam. I know what you are thinking, " Good thing it's way down there" Think again cause there are sure to be effects felt around the world. The world is only so large..Marinate.

Xstream Anglers is at it again!

So my man SAK has just been on fire lately as he prepares for the release of his latest DVD "SHORTS Vol. I-IV". This is HD footage that will take you from the Rockies to Patagonia and back again displaying some really hot footage. The man has accomplished a new release of his latest promo as well so I had to support him. Something about this footage just makes me tingle? Vacuum seal and Marinate..

What you send a freind who doesn't go fishing on opening day to motivate him for the rest of the season...

So Dave Hartman and DQ realized that I was strapped down with LL Baseball on opening day of Ling Cod Season and decided to send me a few shots from Dave's camera of the days expedition.

You think I missed something here? Marinate.....

Its Springtime and D-Ray is starting his attack on SE Alaska

So you know your day is going to start off right when you wake up to pics like this...

With our rivers closed until June 1st here is Washington State this is the kind of stuff that makes grown men get on the plane with a phone call. So yeah, I am coming up there!

Its 1982.. Saturday Afternoon..What where you watchin?

I just couldn't resist. Mysterys of Chess Boxing. A classic!

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Mr. Maliek

Writer, Producer and Fisherman