Category Archives: Flies
Canadian Mines Threaten Southeast Alaska Salmon, Tourism and Tribal Resources
Just got this press release and thought I would share it with you. Southeast Alaska is dear to my heart, having served as my stomping grounds as a kid and, in fact, all the way through college, when I commercial … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Conservation, Northwest, Steelhead
Tagged Alaska steelhead, Southeast Alaska salmon, steelhelad fly fishing
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Kanektok River Rainbow’s Last Meal Included 19 Shrews
Saw this interesting story in the Alaska Dispatch and thought I would share it with you. We all know that trout eat rodents, but this is amazing. I’ve fished the Kanektok for rainbows, using mice patterns, and scored big. The … Continue reading
Winter Dreaming . . . for bones and permit
Been organizing the last couple days, first the winter steelhead bag and now the bonefish and permit duffel. While I was organizing flies the sun peaked out and I took a few shots of my loot. Just looking at flies … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Flies, Saltwater, Travel
Tagged Bahamas bonefish, bonefish flies, fly fishing for bonefish, fly fishing for permit, permit flies
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CONTEST: YOUR Top 5 Northwest Steelhead Fly Fishing Tips
I can spew info on Northwest steelhead all day, but I know my audience and some of you get to spend more time chasing chrome than I do, these days. I thought it might be interesting to know what your … Continue reading
Tactics for Tricos
I penned this story years ago but it remains relevant. Tricos are out on many western rivers right now, including the Clark Fork and Bitterroot in my backyard, and on the Missouri a couple hours away, so get out there … Continue reading
Posted in Flies, Idaho, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Bitterroot Tricos, Matching the Trico hatch, Tricos, Tricos on Silver Creek
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Trip Update: Kluane Wilderness Lodge on Wellesley Lake, Yukon Territory
As mentioned previously, I’ve been sifting through some invites to great lodges in Canada and I made a choice last week to visit Kluane Wilderness Lodge in the Yukon Territory. It’s located on Wellesley Lake about a two-hour flight by … Continue reading
Image of the Weekend
Yea, I used just a tad of post production on this one. Still, thought you might like to see. The girls caught this one and I said, if you are going to keep it we are eating it tonight. They … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Northern Rockies, Warmwater
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Bassin’ in Montana
Got in on the tail end of the largemouth spawn in western Montana, specifically on the Flathead Indian Reservation. My girls had a ball hauling in a few good ones. Saw a few five pounders but they didn’t seem interested … Continue reading
Big Ass Bass: Fly Fishing for Largemouth in Western Montana
Thought all of you might like to see the damage I did on bass over the weekend. The result of the only strike I got in the three hours I fished. Didn’t see any bass in the shallows, nor any … Continue reading