Category Archives: Fishing Porn

Fishy Friday Links around the interwebs

Tons of crazy content out there on the Web. Everybody seems to be shaking off the summer doldrums and posting awesome stuff. Here’s a bunch of it, in no particular order. After two years inactivity, the Felt Soul Media blog … Continue reading

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Willamette and McKenzie River Steelhead Report

Steelhead Fishing on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers has been very good despite a recent hot stint of weather. Over 21,000 Summer Steelhead have travelled over Willamette Falls. Cooler weather, fall shadows, and great water conditions point towards  outrageously good … Continue reading

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Get thee to the Bow River

One of my good friends Matt Zlotkowski just sent me this jaw-dropping brown trout photo and the following message for blog readers. “Josh Nugent, owner/operator of Out Fly Fishing Outfitters, is one of the hardest working guides that I have … Continue reading

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Muskies on the fly: Report from the Great Lakes

From Captain Nate: I took the boat on a 90-mile trip from Cleveland to Detroit this weekend to chase muskies… Sorry for the grin and grabs, but we got some monsters on flies! I’m working through some of the pics, … Continue reading

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Huge stripers hanging around NYC this weekend

This morning I fished with Capt Ken Jones out of Brooklyn, NY. The striped bass bite has remained hot later than expected into the summer. Weather patterns have consistently pushed cooler water close to shore, keeping the bunker schools and … Continue reading

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Fish porn from the annual pike trip 2011

Over the past two decades, I’ve only missed two trips with my family for our annual pike trip, including this year. And according to Nate, this was not the year to miss. Last year summer came early, the water was … Continue reading

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Midwest Bass pond bonanza

The weather back east has been cooperating, hot days and cooling nights. We’ve spent just about every evening on a bass pond near my parents house, catching a ton of fish on deerhair bass bugs. Stacking and spinning deer-hair every … Continue reading

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First Time Fisher and Open and Notorious Icthyphobe Catches Nice Redside!

Wherein I Touch a Fish and Do Not Even Die I’m scared of fish; terrified, in fact.  I know that this is a source of skeptical amusement for lots of people (particularly those reading this blog) and also that dating … Continue reading

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This smolt looks really … weird

Earlier this week trout tagger extrordinaire Scott Kinney and I hit the lower Mckenzie trout population study area between Hendricks and Bellinger. It was the first time that I’ve fished the lower river since the high water levels of spring … Continue reading

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Fly Water Travel’s Louisiana redfish program needs some work

FYI: The fish photos in this post were caught with Captain Chris Callaway out of Venice, Louisiana — not with our Fly Water Guide. Read toward the bottom to hear more about his program. The Fly Water Travel’s Louisiana redfish … Continue reading

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Winter steelhead: A brief intermission

To the amazement of those who know my fishing lifestyle, I’m taking this weekend off. Instead of pulling my usual disappearing routine, I’m hanging out in Track Town with some non-fishing friends, sleeping in late, making brunch, and attending the … Continue reading

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Winter steelhead rule, summer time drools

A few saucy pics from last weekend’s steelhead freakout, including a tutorial on the Stansberry steelhead landing style.

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James’s first winter steelhead

From our pal James: I stopped into the shop on Thurs planning to hit the Alsea early Friday. Lou set me up with some egg patterns and I told him I’d let you guys know how it went. After 5 … Continue reading

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Winter Steelhead Fish Porn

Jane Holloway caught this fish on the North Umpqua. Jane is so courteous she let husband Tom and son Clay fish through the camp water first. She then followed with one of Clay’s Intruders and stuck the fish above. Nice … Continue reading

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Too cold for winter steelheading?

It seemed like we were the only boat on the river yesterday. Icy winds blew right down the collars of our coats. Rob tried to stay warm rowing. Ethan taped hand-warmers inside his gloves. I’d just returned from three weeks … Continue reading

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