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I'm from the East SF Bay and moved up in the fall to Seattle to attend Seattle U for school. I think its an absolutely great place to live, great people and incredible placement (among the sound, the...

Hi Marc,

I don't know what you're timeline is and won't be home from school until June 24th but if you're still looking for trips then I would absolutely be interested!

Thanks,
Ryder

Prices Reduced!

Four Items For Sale:

1) Beulah Classic 10'6" 7/8 Switch Rod - $300 (pics below)

This rod has been used less than 5 times and has no scratches or any signs of wear. Rod goes for $400 new. I am...

I am selling my Beulah Classic Switch 7/8wt. if you're interested. I am asking 300. I've used it less than 5 times and it has no scratches or really any visible signs of wear.

I know that Jason Hartwick works/worked at a lodge that did quite a bit of swinging for kings with two handers in the early season. Alaska West is also a popular King fishing with a spey rod...

Deschutes would be my 1st choice

first fish of the season on the topwater this year...I'm glad its springtime!

No Humboldt State or Oregon or Oregon State for me.

It was a tough decision for me...but I passed on Cal Berkeley to pick Seattle University for the next four years as a Finance Major/ Economics...

Thanks to you bill for convincing me on that reel over a disc drag. Definitely worth it!

I should try harder to keep up on the blog...

Well, after 3ish years it finally came together! On a trip to visit the school I'll spend the next 4 years of my life at, I spent a few days with the spey rod on a few different steelhead rivers, and...

This time of year you're gonna want to be fishing the upper upper stretch, from Iron Gate Dam down to the I-5 rest stop.

Give this a look

http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26461
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the loggers telling the fisherman that they're ruining the bank and putting silt into the water....

For everybody thats curious I can tell you that that fine steelhead was caught in washington a 14 hour drive away. You can probably catch this push of fish if you leave now...


Haha good to see...

will you take payment through paypal?

I was in the shop getting my first spey reel to match with my 13'1" ACR 7wt. and was looking at a galvan, your more typical modern reel with strong drag, vs. a hardy marquis salmon no.2. Bill...

Looks like it'd be the same thing as fishing a standard marabou fly like a popsicle....casting it would be fun

hahaahahahahah...

Can you break a 5 dollar bill for me?

I like that idea! A Carpool thread would be awesome...good way to meet new buddies...save money...and ultimately go fishing more.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/salmon-running-the-gauntlet/introduction/6546/

Before you write it off as one of those nature specials on how amazing the salmon runs are in Alaska and how...

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/salmon-running-the-gauntlet/introduction/6546/

Before you write it off as one of those nature specials on how amazing the salmon runs are in Alaska and how...

So....gas prices are ridiculous, and are only going to become more ridiculous. In fact I've heard from 3 people that gas is supposed to be a bout $6 this summer.

With these prices....how the heck...

Sooo...whos up for a N. Umpqua trip next march?

http://speyshop.kiene.com/running/shootinglinesalltherest.aspx

looks like the sharkskin comes in a .35 ....theres some others in there you might take a look at

I've casted my beulah 7/8 switch with the matching tonic line along with some of the 10' versileader/polyleaders and it actually worked. As long as youre fishing smallish-medium flies that arent...