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Bill:

Hope you have a prosperous and safe year.

Regards,

Grant Fraser

Hi, Troutsource:

I happen to have been friends with Jim for over 20 years, ever since I owned a fly shop in Auburn. And that story, (actually a quote from a book he wrote once), I have always...

Amen, brother!
A few days ago I actually saw a guy, supervising his 8 year old kid and holing a spinning rod, and THROWING COBBLES AT SPAWNING STEEIHEAD.
If YR doesn't mind THAT I give up. There...

I echo Andy's remarks.

If we actually knew how much time we put in per fish (not what we put on our Steelie Card) we probably wouldn't go.

I am also a proponent of covering water even if it has...

Just to add some confusion to the mix, I traded my 6126 this year and picked up a new starter in the rotation, a Sage One 6110 switch. Haven't seen anything but benefits since.

This is now my go...

Thanks for the information, 26c3.

Regards,

Grant Fraser

Well. I for one would like to know how they will spawn fish in a dry hatchery!

Grant

Thanks.

To clarify, the sign posted in front of the parking lot said that the ladders would be dry from Jun 2014 to March 2015.

So this seems to support your previous statement, 26c3.
...

Hi, Bill:

You are right about this movie being a gem.

If you want to get down see this and "A River Runs Through It" back to back. ;)

Grant Fraser

Hi.

I ran by the Nimbus hatchery today to see if the Salmon had really reached there yet.

Not many Salmon, but the weirs were in and the ladder is shut down.

I saw a note abut the ladders...

I think Rio's Scandi heads are easy to cast and light touching down.

I run them on all my rods:
Sage 7136-4 One
Sage 6110-4 ZAxis
Sage 5110-4 ZAxis

Couple that with a 10' ROI leader and...

I hope and still think we may still have some Washougal strain in the American? I have caught several fish like this in July-August over the past years. Not sure what the Washougal strain looks like...

I agree that it's a melting pot.

Fisheries (mis)management has been going on for 60 years + in one guise or another and it seems like now every new administrator has their own 'plan' to save the...

I love the single hander. For dry flies for trout; in the flats for Bones, permit, tarpon; on our rivers and delta for Stripers.
I love the Spey for swinging for steelies and some salmon.
I love...

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I was fishing ahead of Andy down this run when he hooked up.

One flawless chrome hen. Ask Andy about his catch and release technique.

Andy - great fishing with you.

Hogan:

Did a float Saturday afternoon. After 2 we rose 6 fish cruising the tail outs and off currents.

It's LOOOWWW, though.

Gotta be careful of redds and other fishermen in the riffles....

The net is, whether the fly matters to us is irrelevant; if it matters to the fish it will do the job!

It's going to be doubly important to watch your step in some of the lies that before have been to slow, deep to hold Redds. Fortunately it will mean walking to find fish and the real players (not...

Excellent short video that explains simply what to use to start.

As you know Simon is a great technician a well, but he tries to follow the "KISS" method and does a good job.

Feather/Yuba/American Half Pounders - UltraMax 6# (same goes for erarly Klamath and Trinity.

I will go 8/10# during the winter and occasionally to 12# - but it doesn't seem to matter too much...

I like to use two basic rods for Steelhead:
For Central Valley = Sage 6110 with 425 gr Spey head / T8/T11 tips
For Coast/Oregon = TCX 7126 with 525gr Scandi/T11/14 tips

I'm evaluating a new...

I thought we were all left handed spey casters?
:---)

Grant

Look for SB 0401 in the California legislature right now.

It will ban the use of socks while wading in any wading boots.

This is punishable by 6 months/$5000 fine.

Thanks to all who responded. I ordered and received a "Death Star".

Shoots line like a champ with a Scandi head on it.

WoW!

Thanks all for the posts!

I have to do my homework now...