Hunting and Fishing

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Hollywood's Hair-Feather Fad Pits Hipsters Against Fly Fishermen, Dries Up Rooster Population

Outta my way, Gramps.​Bob Marriott's Fly-Fishing Store in Fullerton is sold out of rooster feathers. You know -- those long, stripey suckers peeking from the underhairs of everyone from Steven Tyler to your babysitter. "We're out of stock," says Annie Stamper, a Marriott's employee who, for t ... More >>

Chocolate Weapons: Bust A Chocolate Cap In Your Ass

​ The only thing more hilarious than these chocolate weapons is the warning on the chocolate weapons website: "Due to excessive heat during the summer months, we regret that we will be unable to ship our chocolate products due to risk of melting (even with overnight shipping and ice packs)." H ... More >>

The Seven Rules of Vampire Hunting...from a "Real" Vampire Hunter

Real vampire hunting kit....or fake?​Every now and then, a reader comment just blows my mind. Do you remember my vampire hunting kits roundup from a few weeks ago? Someone claiming to be an honest to god, "real" vampire hunter emailed me to explain that "the only creature who is lonelier than ... More >>

Fly Fishing in the L.A. River

Thanks to The Eastsider L.A. for flagging a wonderfully quirky site devoted to city fly-fishing. UrbanFlyVentures, the blog straightforwardly tells us, is "dedicated to urban fly fisherman." A recent post by Dan Zambrano says his Google aerial-map research on the Morris and Station wildfires inadver ... More >>

South Coast MLPA Proposals May Impact Area Chefs

Your favorite Santa Barbara spot prawn dish, like Michael Cimarusti's signature salt-roasted ones at his Melrose Avenue restaurant Providence, may be a thing of the past if the most extreme versions of the South Coast Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) proposals pass. Local uni may be harder to get ... More >>

Family Concert

Your favorite Santa Barbara spot prawn dish, like Michael Cimarusti's signature salt-roasted ones at his Melrose Avenue restaurant Providence, may be a thing of the past if the most extreme versions of the South Coast Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) proposals pass. Local uni may be harder to get ... More >>

Shop Till Everybody Drops

What the well-equipped survivalist will be wearing

Meet Me in the L.A. Surf: Bring Your Rod

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Letters

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Fight of the Condors

Can the giant birds survive Tejon Ranch development?

BUYBACK BUST

Can the giant birds survive Tejon Ranch development?

The Old Man and the Marlin

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New Clear Fishin'

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