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Nice day yesterday
I am going to lead with this again. I am leaving the trip auction open
until the 7th, there has to be some one out there willing to open
the bidding at one dollar.My good friend and fellow fishing guide Sam Kennedy has been
very sick with cancer for some time, and despite good health insurance it has
predictably put his family on the ropes financially. There is a benefit
dinner for him here in Forks on the 7th and lots of guides including
myself have offered to donate trips for auction. I have decided instead of
donating a trip I …
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Steelhead benefit auction
Well,
My good friend and fellow fishing guide Sam Kennedy has been
very sick with cancer for some time, and despite good health insurance it has
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Good conditions, big steelhead
Well I fished with Chris yesterday, the lower Sol Duc was in awesome shape, maybe a tiny bit high but the color was perfect, I know there are a fair number of big fresh steelhead in there but we only … read more »
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Once again delivering the news you need
Well I just got back but here is what I know; all the rivers
are in good shape and look good, and I heard reports of decent numbers and some
nice sized steelhead from yesterday.You should probably go fishing.
Baja was awesome; I fished a little and mostly caught little
fish. We snorkeled, hiked in the
desert, drank, ate and hung out with good friends.Although it was not the season I beach fished for roosters,
caught some really little ones and cast at a few decent ones. I think I would like to try …
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Sink Tips for Steelhead Fishing Vol. two
Sink Tips cont.
O.K. Read here: Sink Tips for Steelhead Fishing, Vol. One, if you missed the first article.
So here is a quick and dirty way to make a line loop that will never break and is pretty smooth. It won’t loop the end of your Skagit line but its fine for your compensators and tips.
Take the end of your line and double it over about ½ an inch. Now just take a fly tying bobbin loaded with Fine/clear Uni-mono fly tying thread, and make a wrap or three around both legs of the line and back over the thread to hold it securely, just like you would begin tying a fly.
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More steelhead fishing trips
Most of my trips are geared to anglers whose goals are to learn about steelhead fishing and catch steelhead. We utilize lots of different techniques, indicator nymphing, high stick nymphing and swinging from the boat as well as the beach. Most days I plan on spending two thirds of the day nymphing from the boat and then get out and pound some REALLY good swing water. By mixing it up this way most people hook some steelhead as well as tune up on several different presentations.
2 angler max Rates vary seasonally
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Deep Thoughts, sink tips for steelhead fishing Vol. 1
First of all, what sink tips do I like; Well here is the deal, Unlike the Skagit, most of the Peninsula streams are small rocky fast and shallow. Big long tips with long compensators are difficult to control until they are well downstream of you in this type of water. You need something that will get the fly down fast and allow you to steer it with pin point accuracy, you may not however need to keep it down there very long.
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