Gorgeous photos, But you can have the the snakes! I was on the Middle Fork of the Smith yesterday trying my hand at cutthroat and saw 4 rattlers before the sun was even on the bedrock in the...
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Gorgeous photos, But you can have the the snakes! I was on the Middle Fork of the Smith yesterday trying my hand at cutthroat and saw 4 rattlers before the sun was even on the bedrock in the...
There are enough to get the fish looking up.. Few more days and they should be poppin!
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Switch rods to bobber fish are very popular here in Oregon. Especially on the Rogue!
Since I no longer live in Washington I'll give a little secret away. Sep/Oct is prime time for chinook and coho on the Humptulips below 101. You'll need to float into some of the better areas, but...
Somewhere between Medford and Grants Pass. We just came home from 2-days of house shopping in Grants Pass and found a few that we really like. Decisions, decisions, decisions....
Since I am moving north I better get cracking on some steelie flies! Size 3 (probably a little too big for summer fish).
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For three short years I absorded a lot of the fishing and hunting opportunities California had to offer. Some of these opportunities were new and some I rekindled after 30-plus years away. I've met...
Makes me miss home (WA). I use to take most of April off and fish the Hoh daily (when it was open then). 2-day floats for big wild steelies!
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I wish I could get my hands on the 518!
Well my eyes are crossed now!
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I did a quick Google search and found at least four different midge patterns called the Ugly Duckling.
Been tying/fishng the 315 and 316 for over a year. The 317 is a newcomer. Haven't tried the jig hook as I tend to lean toward Hanak.
Keep in mind that euro sizes are larger than we are...
Cleaning out a bunch of pictures from the computer.. Here's a small mix of patterns I haven't posted.
Enjoy!
Size 20
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Size 22...
I use a 10' 4wt Belauh about 90-percent of the time. I don't wade well now that I am in my mid-50's, but I find a way to position myself for a good drift! If I can't reach a spot I'll move on...
That doohickey would last all but an hour on the Olympic Pennisula.. It doesn't matter what you wear the rain has a way of finding it's way in on the Hoh!
Now that I am homesick....
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Llama
Gray Ghost
Bear Trap
Alaska Mary Ann
Black Nosed Dace
Alexandra
The euro style hooks are 100-percent barbless.. Additionally, a size 12 (euro) is actually two sizes larger than the hooks we are accustomed to as well as black and a little heavier wire. The...
Thank you for the kind words.
I use the jaws of the vise to flatten the barb before I tie. This way I never forget! The exception would be for presentation/shadow box flies where the barb...
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TMC 200. I opened the gape a little.
A slight variation of Harry Lemire's... Tied on a size 10... Half pounders here I come!
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Hard to go wrong with a small, super buggy Skunk pattern for half pounders
Hook: 2XL european nymph (barbless), sizes 10 to 14
Thread: UTC 70, black
Tail: Red schlappen
Rib: Lagartun, narrow...
Plenty of action in natural earth tone/aquatic colors.
Hook: TMC 200, sizes 8 to 12
Thread: UTC 70 Lt Olive
Tail: Peacock sword
Rib: Perdigone tinsel #35 (Cinnanmon) 5-turns
Body: UTC 70 ,...