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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 28 March 2009 20:40 |
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The Lower Laguna Madre is home to the Laguna Madre Fly Fishers and is a unique marine ecosystem, the largest hyper-saline lagoon in the world. The 185 square miles of sea grass meadows support a fishery that is the envy of fly fisherman throughout the world. Although it remains relatively isolated, the impact of coastal development is more and more evident. Changing land use from ranching to intensive farming, coastal housing development, and wastewater discharges from municipal, industrial and aquaculture facilities challenge ecosystem health. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 April 2009 20:20 )
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 28 March 2009 20:40 |
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"To teach seriously is to lay hands on that which is most vital in a human being. It is to seek access to the quick and innermost of a child's or adult's integrity." -George Steiner, Lessons of the Masters One of our core values is to pass on that which we love. If there is truth in "The least important part of fly fishing is catching fish," then I have to opine that the most important part, for me, and for many LMFFA members, is teaching about fly fishing. BaBa Dioum, a naturalist and environmentalist from Senegal, once said "In the end we will conserve only that which we love; we will love only that which we understand; and we will understand only that which we are taught." These words serve to remind us that the obligation of those who love a difficult sport, such as fly fishing, is to pass on that love and appreciation of craft and art to others. It is why I teach. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 April 2009 21:34 )
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 28 March 2009 20:40 |
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"So perhaps it is the lastingness of the relationships that orbit around fishing, and times shared in places God so carefully and artistically prepared for us that outlast the fleetingness of the creatures we pursue." -J.G. Palumbo |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 April 2009 00:18 )
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