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The Guide To Urban Fly Fishing

The Guide To Urban Fly Fishing

Marc Fryt's new book, The Guide To Urban Fly Fishing, is a balanced offering of advice, suggestions, gear tips and encouragements for readers to find some down-city fish. He emphasizes conservation of all waters while helping readers expand their ideas of where fish may be found, caught and released. From big cities to small town public parks, creeks to rivermouths, he introduces acres of new fly fishing possibilities and moments of hope in this busy world. Pack this book with a subway pass and fly box to start creating your new urban fish stories.

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Feb 22, 2026 0

Finally, A Line In The Sand

Shoreline Access Advocates Finally Have A Line In The Sand To celebrate a new place to cast, walk, gather seaweed, or actually, just to go to the...

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Jul 12, 2023 0

Potter Pond Shell Game

Potter Pond Shell Game

CRMC's Potter Pond shell game of last minute Hail Mary's ignores the will of so many opponents of losing more open water to private business. We have been telling this tale for almost six years and we're all just as frustrated as when this was proposed without notice to anyone on the pond.

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Feb 2, 2023 11

Boats Blocking Public Access

Boats blocking public access are just as egregious as wealthy weekenders guarding "their" piece of a beach. With this crush of tourism in many coastal communities, people's laziness or belief their seasonal residence affords them a pass to year round laws, can block others from accessing water. Please, take your boats home.

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Aug 12, 2022 1

RISAA Needs Your Help, Potter Pond Gets Some

Rhode Island's CRMC subcommittee has recommended that Perry Raso's application to expand his shellfish business into a salt pond with a long history of various recreational uses, be denied. The RI Saltwater Anglers are looking for some help with their own subcommittees. RIDEM wants to help you learn to tie flies and our good friend Tom Adams help us understand the benefits of tree saddles for deer hunting .

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Nov 22, 2021 0

RICAC & Treonze Emerge

The RI Coastal Advocacy Coalition has delivered a letter to CRMC looking for regulatory change in the way it considers approving and siting shellfish businesses in public trust waters. With summer a wrap, Todd Treonze has been awarded the OSKAA Angler of the Year. Dennis Zambrotta has some sage advice for surfcasting Block Island and RISAA's Greg Vespe pulled a bomber bonito out of chilly November waters.

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Nov 14, 2021 0

AnglerCatch To Run 2024 Tog Classic

Vespe Takes RISAA’s Helm

Greg Vespe, experienced fisherman, talented boat handler, patient teacher and solid human, will lead the RI Saltwater Anglers Association as its new President. His skills on the water and background participating in the fisheries management process make Mr. Vespe the perfect choice to represent some 7500 members and affiliated groups.

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Nov 7, 2021 4

Improving CRMC's Public Awareness

Improving CRMC’s Public Awareness

When government doesn't engage the very people who might be impacted by their tax funded actions, there will be opposition and just maybe, anarchy. Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Management Council has invited even more scrutiny by softballing aquaculture applications literally under people's noses, without ever letting them know of the impacts. That's pure bull and the curtain has been called.

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Jul 14, 2021 8