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Koyaanissqatsi, in a fishing sense

The rain helped, in a very short term fashion.  The day of, and the two days after we used the higher cooler water in the quilayute system to motivate salmon and steelhead to eat swung flies.  But now the river … read more »

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Running Line Demystified

To follow is what I consider to be, up to this point, the most comprehensive evaluation of modern spey pole running string ever published on the inter-web.Jim Kerr Adam McNamara, of castaway Guide service writes: Well here is my .02 … read more »

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So ya got’cher new spey rod.

And ya need a new line.  Well the good news is they are a whole bunch cheaper than they used to be, they are a whole bunch better too.  The bad news is you might end up wanting two for … read more »

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Summer spey rods

So, I recently mentioned the little spey poles.  Let’s cut to the chase. Right now I am fishing the 12 ft 5 weight echo Dec Hogan.  If you are going to spey fish for summer runs just go out and … read more »

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