Fly Fishing Colorado

8/19 Invasive species are those that are not a normal part of an ecosystem or aquasystem.  Usually invasive species are introduced by human beings on boats, anchor ropes, wet felt soles, ballast water, aquarium dumps, releasing little Sammy into the wild and similar incidents. The resulting impact on the ecosystem or aquaculture can be devastating and expensive. [...]

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It seems the list of invasive species grows every day.  Here in Colorado, it was the New Zealand mud snail, then the zebra mussel was discovered on a boat anchor rope in Pueblo Reservoir. Invasive species are an ever growing problem in the U.S.  August 9, 2005, three voracious Snakehead Fish were discovered in Meadow [...]

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Buzzz! Buzzzz! Slap! Slap! If you got her before she bit you, great.  No itchy bite to scratch.  If not, better get some insect repellent. Ever wonder what was in your insect repellent and the toxicity to the human body.  If you read the active ingredients and go  to  http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/ai_insectrp.htm, you will find a list of [...]

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Buzzz! Buzzzz! Slap! Slap! If you got her before she bit you, great.  No itchy bite to scratch.  If not, better get some insect repellent. Ever wonder what was in your insect repellent and the toxicity to the human body.  If you read the active ingredients and go  to  http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/ai_insectrp.htm, you will find a list of [...]

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7/28 Could a Fire of Biblical Proprotions happen?  Maybe it could, courtesy of a 1/2 inch long insect, the greens organizations and inept public policy. When I was fishing the Blue River 7/25/08, I could see the receipe for a mammoth fire looming in the Blue River Valley. From the valley floor, up the mountainside the bottom [...]

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