Written by Kyle Schaefer in collaboration with Sascha Clark Danylchuk, Andy Danylchuk and Bri Dostie. Photo by Kyle Schaefer One of the redeemable qualities about striped bass is that, when they are plentiful, these fish are incredibly accessible. We fish for them on foot in downtown Boston, from quiet beaches in Rhode Island, in the […]
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Habitat + Clean Water + Fish = Healthy Fisheries
Photo: Fish kill, image via USFWS Fisheries management is simple, right? Just replace what we take and everything is all good. Harvest a fish then patiently wait for Mother Nature to replenish the stock. With all else held constant we’ll reap the benefits of healthy fisheries generation after generation. The problem is that “all else” […]
A Toxic Pastime?
Striped bass unite us on the East Coast. For thousands of years these hearty fish have made their impressive migration from the Mid-Atlantic Bight to Southern New England and north to the Gulf of Maine. Stripers have a curiously strong magnetic pull. They draw hoards of anglers to the coast. They drive us to spend […]
Social Media & Perception of Our Fisheries
We humans are curious creatures. When we thought the world was flat we sailed to the farthest corners of the planet just to prove that it’s not. We’ve climbed to the ceiling of our planet and dived to the darkest depths of our oceans. Today, there are many great adventures to still be had, but […]
Chef Rapp: Releasing Fish by Day, Cooking Them by Night
Photo: Kyle Schaefer Jesse Rapp lives in the beautiful Yampa Valley of Steamboat Springs, CO. He has a unique make up: he’s 1/3 catch-and-release fly fishing guide, 1/3 fourth-generation descendant of commercial fishermen from Gloucester, and 1/3 chef and restaurant consultant at some of the finest establishments in the mountains of Colorado. Jesse’s day starts […]