NATURAL RESOURCES HOT OFF THE HOOK - BOOK REVIEW.``Spectacular Fishing'' By Ken Schultz (Carlton Books, 2003, $39.95) Author Ken Schultz has been an editor at Field & Stream for more than 25 years and has held seven world fishing records at one time or another. So when this member of the Fishing Hall of Fame tells you this is a guide to both the best freshwater and saltwater sites in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , you listen. You listen, but perhaps you're not convinced. This is a spectacular guide to some of the most diverse, beautiful and exciting fishing areas in America, though it's hard for me to believe the California Delta - which I've fished - is the only spot in the western U.S. that makes the cut. Nonetheless, if you're seeking inspiration for your next angling vacation, particularly in Canada, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of or Florida, this book is a great place to start. The beautiful photography and snappy writing make a fine and suitable Father's Day coffee-table gift, too. - Michael A. Anastasi DARTS ON THE HUNT - On the Internet Old school hunting: Atlatling has experienced a revival in the hunting world. ``Twenty thousand years ago, in what is new Europe New Europe is a rhetorical term used by conservative political analysts in the United States to describe European post-Communist era countries. "New European" countries were originally distinguished by their governments' support of the 2003 war in Iraq, as opposed to an "Old ,'' the World Atlatl atlatl (ät`lätəl) [Nahuatl], device used to throw a spear with greater propulsion. Atlatls began to be used in the Americas in the post-Pleistocene period and were eventually replaced by the bow and arrow. Association's Web site (www.worldatlatl.org/index.htm) says, ``a Cro-Magnon hunter set the concave Concave Property that a curve is below a straight line connecting two end points. If the curve falls above the straight line, it is called convex. end of a short spear or dart onto a carved hook of an antler antler: see horn. . ... He took careful aim at a large bison and with a throwing motion, released the dart with a tremendous force to make a kill.'' No guns or bows on this hunt, but this ancient style has caught on again. It first became a common way of hunting again in the early 1980s in Wyoming. By 2002, there was a national club of atlatl enthusiasts and 134 contests or tournaments staged in North America or Europe. As the Web site proclaims, ``It's not about the dart. ... It's about traditions both old and new.'' The site's ``How-to'' section provides detailed articles on constructing and tuning your own atlatl dart. ``The atlatl will go down in history as one of our most important inventions,'' the site says. ``It is difficult to know how well humans would have survived the tens of thousands of years without this simple device.'' --Fishing reports: Among the local hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. on a recent hit at the calfishing.com message board, a 7-pound bass caught at Lake Castaic, a fish haul of ``25-30'' reeled in at Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. Lake and a ``fatty catfish'' from Lake Poway. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: no caption (book: ``Spectacular Fishing'') Box: TUNE IN |
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