After yesterday’s dizzy news I felt a little high all day, like I had just won a downhill race or trekked nepal. I heard from many friends about the good news and called a few to make sure they knew. And I sent the License plate design to the governor’s office just for good measure. Late in the day I heard from Ben Goldfarb who was very very excited about and wanted to do an article for NG or something similar specifically on the fight. Good. I want everyone to know how hard we worked to make this almost happen.
I also heard Ben on the biggest podcast interview yet. The Orvis Fly fishing listen that angler’s from across the country tune into. I knew this was coming but it was better than I expected, and I usually listen to them all when Ben’s talking. If you want to skip the fishing advice, Interview starts at 43:26.
You may wonder why I’ve done a podcast about beavers. You may be greatly surprised by the beneficial interactions between beavers and trout habitat—I know I was after talking to Ben Goldfarb, author of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter. Beavers have a much more positive effect on trout streams aside from just making deep pools, and they don’t present any problems to migrating fish. And, yes, we do talk about how to fish a beaver pond, and how to find a good one. I think all fly fishers and nature enthusiasts will learn something new in this podcast.
If every trout fisherman in every stream in every state thought beavers would good for fish then they might have a fighting chance. Nice work Ben.
