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Coho

Coho tube flies, heavy, simple and effective Coho flies often need to be heavy, tubes give you the weight and some hook options.  I have been running small trebles where legal.  Washington river Coho have a reputation as poor biters, … read more »

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Great fishing, open dates

YESSSSS, I will reveal the secret identity of the mystery angler from the last post…soon.Also, that thing about tubes and trebles, it’s on its way.But for now, yesterday we took it easy, and went and swung some summer steelhead on … read more »

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1 in a thousand

Guess the secret identity of this angler and win an awesome prize When you fish a big tailwater for trout in the rocky mountains you guide might tell you proudly, “we got 5000 trout per mile in here” and he … read more »

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Yep, Fall coho time, full on.

Thanks for all your comments on the Elwha Hatchery.  So far I have written letters to the Seattle Times, Tacoma News Tribune and NPR KPLU.  The news tribune has agreed to publish an abbreviated version of my letter in their … read more »

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Dam

Seeds of the past. You have all ready heard, and read, that the Elwah dam is coming down for real now, bit by bit, and that although everyone is happy the dam is going, most folks who give a shit … read more »

Posted in Salmon Fishing, Summer Steelhead Fly Fishing Report, Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Report | 16 Comments

Back to the river

I hunted more days than I ever have this season, and did not kill an elk.  Below is one of several bulls we called in (game cam shot at his wallow), none gave us a clean shot. No elk where … read more »

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Hunting Season

I will be more or less off the river for a couple of weeks to hunt, so I will be mostly posting photo’s from past trips.Right now the rivers are low and, with the clear weather you better get out … read more »

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