Pedal for the medal

Pedal for the medal

The Hobie European Kayak Fishing Championship 2021 took place this time in the Dutch Rhine Delta. After two years without this fantastic happening, all participants were thirsting for competition, conviviality, and great catches. It was obvious that SCALE had to be part of this event again!

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Freshwater Seabass in Corsica

Freshwater Seabass in Corsica

The sea bass is probably the most sought-after marine predator in Europe. It can be fished from shore, from boats, from the surface as well as the bottom. It can be found in the North Sea in Norway and in the Atlantic in Morocco and basically everything in between, especially the Mediterranean Sea. This rather opportunistic predator is found in different types of habitats. It likes the brackish waters of mouths and lagoons. But also, surprisingly, it wanders upstream in rivers, sometimes quite far, in fresh water!

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Exploring Hokkaido wilderness

Exploring Hokkaido wilderness

You may never find Japan on the “top 10 places to fly fish before you die” lists published in various magazines and on popular fly fishing websites, but since I came to Asia almost 10 years ago, it was always on top of my private fly fishing bucket list.

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THE SALMON WAY

THE SALMON WAY

Amy Gulick celebrates Alaskans’ salmon way of life Intrigued that there is still a place in the world where the lives of people and wild salmon are linked, writer and photographer Amy Gulick ventured to Alaska to explore the web of relationships that revolve around these remarkable fish. Commercial fishermen took her on as crew; Alaska Native families taught her…

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The Great Wide Open

The Great Wide Open

Jason Chings Bristol Bay. The young scientist Jason Ching combines his love of photography with his profession: as a fisheries biologist he works for the University of Washington and is involved in its project to protect the salmon of Alaska. Born in a suburb of Seattle, raised in a family that worshipped nature and also spent spare time fishing for…

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