Just kidding… we are trying though so stay tuned! It has been done before and with a slow swing and some T-17 the sturges won’t know what hit them. We did catch some on light tackle and it’s a welcome break from winter fishing! Speaking of a taste of spring Thursday is going to be [...]
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Sturgeon ON THE SWING!
February 17th, 2010 · 7 Comments
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Winter Steelhead: The Time is Fast Upon Us
December 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Low clear water conditions coupled with the cold front have conspired to induce cabin fever at an almost unprecented level approaching pandemic stage among steelheaders in the northwest. Despite scattered reports of a few fish caught here and there it just hasn’t been worth it to go out for a freezing skunking. That’s the way I see [...]
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Ken Morrish Visits Caddis Fly Shop
December 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Today Ken Morrish of Idyldwilde Flies demonstrated some of his fly tying skills to some Caddis Fly Shop visitors.
Ken donated a fly box of his well known patterns, (HotWire Nymph Series) to the raffle for the movie “Rise” this evening for Casting for Recovery at the David Minor Theater.
A Couple of Ken’s creations.
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Video: Darkest days of the year — Idle hands are the Devil’s tools
November 29th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Rains come to Pacific Northwest and 12-foot waves pound the coast for weeks on end. For some, the guide season is on hold for a few months. The days are dark and the beers are darker. Might as well tie huge steelhead flies and have a few laughs on the South Coast.
Warning: This video [...]
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Deschutes Fall Trip 09; A Passage in Time
November 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Mid October brought some fine fall weather from Trout Creek to Harpham.
This Fall trip was special, I brought along my son a recent U of O grad. His first overnight trip was age 8. He’s older now and much stronger or simply stated: less boat bags to haul, less rowing, [...]
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Lucky strike. A Bartender is added to the fleet
September 30th, 2009 · 4 Comments
I am going share a story of Serendipty. I’ve been lucky.
Wanting a boat to get out in the ocean and being longer on time than money, I decided I could get much more boat for the cash if I built rather than bought a production boat. I decided to go with a fairly [...]
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Renowned Oregon salmon bio blogs from the brink
July 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments
As some of you may know, unabashed butter biscuit eater Jay Nicholas decided to freak us all out with some coronary issues this week. Here is an update about Jay…
Seems like he didn’t do a very good job of exercising, dieting, and managing stress. Silly boy. First indication came on a steelhead excursion [...]
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