Where's my reel???

Rollin' with the Loop Multi and Evotec CLWC!

BLING BLING!!!

$100,000 Fly Reel designed by Sidney Mobell. Thirty-two diamonds, 237 sapphires and 253 rubies encrust a working fly fishing reel. By the way, it comes with a solid gold fish hook.

$9700.00 for a Hardy Zane is chump change!

Skykomish Report

• Date: Saturday December 22, 2007
• Where: Skykomish
• Flows: 2700 CFS
• Weather: Shitty!

Dumping rain and windy as hell! Morning sucked! I was back in Issaquah by 11:30. Oh how I love chasing winter chrome in the PNW…

Fly Reels From Around The World

Dormisch R2- 11 different colors to choose from ARI Astrid

Skykomish Report

• Date: Saturday December 16, 2007
• Where: Skykomish River Above Gold Bar
• Flows: CFS 2800 and rising
• Temps: Upper 30’s to low 40’s
• Patterns: Various Steelhead patterns. Top Producer Purple ESL

We started fishing above Goldbar about 8:30 AM and the rain was dumping all morning. Water was off color so we were using bigger patterns such as ESL’s and popsicles, even tried some egg patterns. After 15 minutes of fishing, Fred has a fish on. As I looked down river his rod is buckled over and he is trying to get line on the reel to fight the fish. At that moment the winter steel decides to make a run up river this is when the fly jars loose and the fish is gone…

Next, we fish another stretch of river. As my line is swinging through a run I feel the line stop and a couple headshakes… Fish on! Hoping to rope my first winter run of the year I fight the fish but to my surprise bring to the bank a late run Coho buck. I get him to shore and dislodge the barb-less purple ESL and send him on his way. We left the river about 1:00 PM.

No steel to hand but I’ll be back next week.

Make Your Own Fly Box

For those of you who have your Lakerol tins laying around put them to good use and make a fly box. Copenhagen cans just don’t cut it…

Rocky Mountain Spring Water

Curs Beer Stein...Awesome!

December in Seattle

Snoqualmie Falls 12/04/07

Raging River 12/01/07

Punched Snoqualmie!

It's that time of year again... Off the carts!

Creekside Spey Daze

So the plan all week had been to fish the Skagit and chase bull trout. The streamers and egg patterns were packed and both of the 6wt’s were ready for action. All night long the news was calling for Seattle’s first winter storm and snow was forecasted for the Skagit area. Instead of driving 2 hours to fish in 20 to 30 degree temps in snow and fight the I-5 traffic on the way back we decided to bag it. Instead, I drove 15 minutes to the Snoqualmie for ‘Spey Daze’ hosted by Creekside Angling Company. It was my first time tossing the spey rod and I’m hooked! I tossed different rods in various sizes weights and brands. Now I just have to liquidate some of my other toy’s to make room for a possible new addiction…

Serious Drag Test

Glad I have a Ross Evolution in my arsenal just in case I rope a GSX-R or R6 on my back cast.

So who wants to fly fish the Congo? Wet wading anyone?

Bad Ass Fly Wallets!

Beautiful is an understatement! These wallets are bad ass! Mac Rowdy is the man behind these creations and if you check out the link he can put just about anything on leather. If you’re a Fly Fisherman or know someone who is and thought you/they had it all… Not Yet!

Check it out and have him create a family heirloom for you.

Whitefish: The other Trout meat

Whitey or Rainbow? In Finland the Rocky Mountain Bonefish reigns!

Store your bugs in style

Classy way to store your bugs.

Japanese Paper Trout

I tried one of these projects with my son and it's still under construction! It's harder then it looks. Think I'll stick to spinning deer hair.

Articulated Streamer

Before After

Now eat your meat!

Yakima Canyon in the Fall

• Date: Sunday October 28, 2007 and November 3, 2007
• Where: Yakima River
• Flows: 965 CFS
• Temps: 31 to 55 degrees

Bugs: Lightening bugs, copper johns, WD40’s, BWO’s, Sparkle Duns, Parachute Adams

After spending the previous weekend chasing steel on the Methow and getting my ass handed to me. Wayne and I spent Sunday getting redemption on the Yakima tossing size 18 BWO’s to selective trout. Day started out nymphing and ended tossing dries with the Sage 4wt. Between the both of us we easily had 30 fish to hand.

The following Saturday Tyler and I headed east to get some more Yak lovin! I did my homework before we left. Flows, weather, etc. mirrored the Sunday before. I knew it was on! First run we fished the water came alive with fish crashing the surface for Baetis. Methodically, like a sharpshooter Tyler looked for rising fish and would deliver the fly with pinpoint accuracy with his 3wt Winston BIIX. Fish after fish Tyler put on a clinic. I was also roping fish with emergers and dries. Eventually the hatch fizzled out and it was time to hit another run. We also caught fish on this run but the wind kicked in and sent us on our way. If I had to guestimate a 40+ fish day.

Fishing the Canyon in the Fall…Priceless!