Fishing rod

Is being endangered becoming a new trend? Now in day’s many animals are becoming extinct due to the fact that the animals are killing each other in order to survive. Hatchery fish have been in the endangered species list because there has been a lot of predators that need the fish to survive or else they will starve. Hatcheries are doing what they can, especially the Salmon River Fish Hatchery they raise and release different type of fish such as steelhead, chinook salmon, coho salmon, brown…

Santiago “My own heroes are the dreamers, those men and women who tried to make the world a better place than when they found it, whether in small ways or great ones. Some succeeded, some failed, most had mixed results... but it is the effort that's heroic, as I see it. Win or lose, I admire those who fight the good fight.” - George R.R. Martin. This quote perfectly captures the essence of what a hero should be, success or failure. Which describes Santiago, who is an old man who lives in a…

Fishing for Trouble: The need for world wide enhanced regulations and policies Fishing has caused devastating issues to the environment and inhabitants. It has once been said that there is an unlimited supply of fish in the lakes, oceans and seas. Because these bodies of water are known to be extremely massive, it would be virtually impossible for it to be over fished. Right now, the world’s current population is over seven billion people, and the demand for fish has never been higher as…

he sees the impact nature can have with fire as even the grasshoppers continue to be black a year later. “Yet the wild must win” line in the poem connects to the novel as nature had beat Nick when he did not venture into the swamp that day. Swamp fishing is a tragic adventure he saves for another day because he is not done…

A myriad of topics were discussed in the Frontline documentary, The Fish on my Plate, as journalist Paul Greenberg began a challenge of eating fish every day for an entire year. Greenberg defined this challenge as a way to better understand how fish are beneficial to diets as well as the environment. As this challenge progressed, Greenberg explored the global consumption of fish, overfishing, aquaculture, and the health benefits found in the consumption of fish. I had a few preconceived notions…

The Day My Grandpa’s Boat Sank One day my grandpa (Sid) and his brother Jim and Fred Smelze were all on a boat and it was choppy water. Sid and everybody were in the boat. They were all fishing on a river named the Kaskaskia River. It was a sunny day perfect temperature when they left for Illinois. They were heading there from New Baden,MO. They started on a 1hr long drive. When they got to the river ,they bought a parking license. They started to unloaded the boat into the river. Fred…

5 Things you may not know about Maui. 1. The beautiful island of Maui is named after the legendary Polynesian Demi God Maui. The myth has it that Maui snared the sun to slow the days down and hooked the bottom of the ocean with his fishing hook, tricking his brothers into thinking he had an enormous fish but instead pulling up the Hawaiian islands. Mauis magical fish hook is represented by the popular fish hook necklace worn by many around the islands. 2. If you visit Maui the one cocktail…

Imagine a cool breeze blowing as you walk, the smell of fresh fish made present. Your head bows as you pass one of the Shogun, Oda Nobunaga to be exact. Your bent position pleases the man as he continues on his way. Now imagine being awoken to the sound of your neighbor being dragged away because he didn’t bow far enough. This was the daily life of someone living under the rule of the Azuchi-Momoyama shogunate, a powerhouse of Shogun made warlords in Japan. Many people seem to believe that…

Wild creatures may be a lot smarter than you think. A example of one off these animals is the magnificent blue heron. The blue heron is a bird that lives in must of north america and some parts of south . It is also very smart for a animal it do some of the same exact stuff as regular humans like you and me. It uses tools and resources found in its environment to hunt and survive. animals are a lot smarter than you think they are. The blue herron use the same methods as humans when it comes…

fish with a boy whose parents made him leave the old man because they, like the rest of the town, saw the old man unsuccessful. Growing up fishing with the old man the boy helped him catch many fish. They caught some of the biggest that were ever to be seen. The old man intrigued the boy with all he taught him about fishing and sailing. Their time fishing together came to a close when nearly a whole season went by without them catching a fish. Because of this the boy’s parents required he fish…