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Today, 08:33 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread The Skagit river - video in Steelhead/Salmon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IspjQJAFf1A Fish barbless and ditch those indicators.

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Today, 06:38 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Alaska for 1st timer in Fly Fishing Travel

I have some friends who were famous, now retired, veteran fly fishing guides in Alaska for over 30 years. They worked for a number of high-end...

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Today, 06:15 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Bill Kiene 78 tomorrow in General Fly Fishing

I was born on March 25, 1945, at the end of World War II. My dad was still in the US Navy, stationed on Palmyra Atoll near Christmas Island fixing...

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Yesterday, 07:46 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Sage Xi3 890-4 and Orvis Clearwater 10 ft 8 weight for sale in Classifieds

I can believe there is all that much difference between the Sage Xi3 saltwater series than the best rods today, but I could be wrong. I liked...

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Yesterday, 07:41 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Ultralight Float Tubes in General Fly Fishing

Good one Jay....your memory is still good. They were round, "doughnuts", in orange and came with an orange bag, like a pillow case, to wave around...

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Yesterday, 07:09 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video in Steelhead/Salmon

Thanks stonefish, I don't like mixing the genetics of hatchery fish and wild fish, but we need to thankful for what we get. ...

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Yesterday, 04:47 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video in Steelhead/Salmon

Yes, tcorfey, we should be happy about all that. I guess when you have a hatchery where the fish can go past it to spawn naturally upstream,...

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03-22-2023, 09:38 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video in Steelhead/Salmon

Oh well ....I guess it was too good to be true.

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03-22-2023, 08:54 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video in Steelhead/Salmon

They will never learn...............so sad. stonefish, I did not know that about the hatchery. Thanks. Was that a deal they made with the...

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03-22-2023, 08:43 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread The Inside Angler - March '99 thru July '02 in Classifieds

There is a lot of good information in those publications. Mike and Chris Fong, like Ralph and Lisa Cutter, made huge contributions to the...

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03-22-2023, 05:03 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Redington is having a good rod & reel combo sale now. in Classifieds

https://farbank.com/products/redington-path-combo-590-4?gclid=CjwKCAjwzuqgBhAcEiwAdj5dRpk15g2FdUCcV6-cPE-rcukdfOHOrZSfuM0zT6MawcKWvRKz9V391hoC730QAvD_...

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03-20-2023, 05:42 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Wonderful photo of fly fishers on ladders at Pyramid Lake, Nevada. in Stillwater - Trout In Lakes

AM or PM?

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03-20-2023, 06:00 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread WTB: Sage Xi3 or Newer 10wt Saltwater Rod in Classifieds

Yes, Echo rods are designed by Tim Rajeff who is the brother of Steve Rajeff of Sage and they are both top fly rod designers. ...

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03-19-2023, 06:47 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Redington Strike Euro Nymph Rod - 10' 3 weight in Classifieds

This would be an exciting fly rod to own. Back in the 1970s Joe Fisher made some 10' #4 line two-piece graphite soft, light fly rods but we...

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03-18-2023, 06:22 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video in Steelhead/Salmon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t_m1myVBBQ The wild summer Steelhead is the most magical freshwater fish. I personally believe that hundreds...

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03-17-2023, 06:29 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Boat Recommendations for Lower A, Yuba and Lower Sac? in Boats - Anything That Floats

One true fact in all this is as soon as you get anything to float you, it will open up an entirely new fly fishing world. We started in the...

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03-16-2023, 04:46 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Thomas & Thomas Horizon Series 9' 5 weight 4 piece - HS 905-4 in Classifieds

Thomas & Thomas is one of the top fly rod makers in the World. Back East they do very well. They just had a hard time out in the West coming up...

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03-15-2023, 05:01 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Steve and Neil were old friends in Sacramento, California. in Saltwater

Steve Chappell and Neil Hansen were both very serious veteran fly fishers of the Great Generation, both gone now They were some of the founding...

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03-14-2023, 04:58 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Boat Recommendations for Lower A, Yuba and Lower Sac? in Boats - Anything That Floats

Captain Andy Guibord likes a 16-17 foot Jon boat that is 60" wide at the bottom rear with a tiller jet outboard. He likes a set of drift boat...

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03-14-2023, 07:36 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Jeff’s 2023 American River Shad Reports in American Shad

A conventional jet boat guide on the Sacramento river who fished for Stripers, salmon, and Shad told me that in high water the fish come in large...

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03-14-2023, 07:32 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread A friend took my down to Fort Pierce to show me how to catch "Lookdowns" to eat. in Saltwater

They use two-handed fly rods in the surf, especially up on the Northeast coast of America. They fish in the summer for Stripers and Bluefish from...

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03-12-2023, 12:46 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread In March things are warming up here in Florida. in General Fly Fishing

_________________________________________ When we were looking for a house here a real estate salesman told us to get as close to the ocean as we...

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03-12-2023, 05:34 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Recommendations for Klamath Lake / Williamson River in Fly Fishing Travel

Confluence Outfitters is one of the top guide groups in Nor Cal and southern Oregon. ...

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03-11-2023, 06:46 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Seatrout or Searun Brown Trout in the shallow salt water. in Saltwater

Lots of folks are making a living with a YouTube video channel producing new ones every day or every week.

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03-11-2023, 06:43 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread In March things are warming up here in Florida. in General Fly Fishing

We are in peak large-mouth bass time with the famous Headwaters Lake about an hour west of us. Watch some fantastic action on YouTube of the...

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03-11-2023, 06:12 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread I Need A Miracle Everyday in Photography

Either one of those wonderful winter-run Steelhead would change anyone's life. Just knowing they still exist is heartwarming to me. In his...

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03-11-2023, 05:59 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread The fish and the dog in Steelhead/Salmon

I always say that the dog is the greatest gift from God to mankind. Our family has had dozens of good dogs, starting with my grand parent's old...

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03-10-2023, 09:54 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Pyramid Lake Monster in Stillwater - Trout In Lakes

Many years ago Pyramid Lake and Lake Tahoe both had huge Cutthroat trout in them. Back then the fish could swim from Pyramid Lake to Lake Tahoe...

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03-09-2023, 08:27 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Favorite Delta Bass Fly? in Fly Tying

That first one is about the same thing most anglers that I know fish with. John, you are a top angler, top fly tier and top photographer. ...

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03-09-2023, 08:24 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Favorite Delta Bass Fly? in Fly Tying

Kevin was so far into the top water bass..........amazing. Many were so lucky to have been able to fish with him. After our first day on...

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Biography:: I am enraptured by moving water as well as trout near or at the water's surface!

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Occupation:: CHP's Chief of Human Resources, Retired

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