Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Pink Salmon Invade Puget Sound
Beach and boat fly fishing for pink salmon It happens every two years, a massive pink salmon migration to the salt waters and the accompanying river systems of of western Washington’s Puget Sound. Often called humpies, these salmon are returning … Continue reading
Posted in Northwest, Washington
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Brown Trout After Dark
This isn’t something I do every day, but every once in a while I brave the dark and the possibility of bumping into bears or snakes or whatever else crawls around at night and has the ability to bite, and I throw for … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Rockies, Uncategorized
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Breaking the Sage
I Beat on Sage’s newest offering; couldn’t break it If I were a rod manufacturer I’d come up with a new rod series each year and tout it as the best to come along the pike, like, forever. That’s what Sage … Continue reading
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The West’s Small Streams: Go time now
Dry flies, eager rainbows and cutts If you’re an angler living in the West and have entrepreneurial spirit, this is the best time of the year. Here’s why: after a major spring/early summer runoff, when freestone rivers were bent out … Continue reading
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Raising Kids Alaska Style
Laying waste with Barbie NOTE: Thanks to my friend Kent Sullivan, who’ll you recognize as my partner during the recent Angler’s Tonic Alaska trip, for providing this great narrative on a trip he took a while back. He told me … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Northwest
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Tonic in Alaska
Just got back from Alaska this morning at 1 a.m. Felt as tired and whipped as when I returned from Russia a few years ago where I fished Atlantic salmon. And, in fact, I was almost in Russia two days … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Northwest, Spey
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Bitterroot Cutthroats
Fast Float—West Fork Bitterroot The water is still high in most of the northern Rockie’s drainages, but some are running relatively clear and offering decent fishing. The West Fork of the Bitterroot and the mainstem Bitterroot are good examples. Took … Continue reading
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Image of The Week: Kanektok River Alaska kings
Couldn’t resist posting this shot, mostly because I have fond memories of fishing the Kanektok with Deneki Outdoors an Alaska West in June and seeing a friend of mine, Jim Nave, slam this giant. Two hand rods and big intruders and … Continue reading
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The Big Move: Missoula, Montana
Notice a dearth of posts lately? Ah, life in the way of creativity. Let’s see. Put Fly Rod & Reel’s Angling Adventures issue to bed in April; put FRR’s Summer issue to bed 10 days ago; emptied a house in … Continue reading
Pishkin Pike Near Choteau
Headed out for Choteau, Montana for the holiday weekend and drove through about two inches of fresh snow on Norris Pass. Then the rain began as I reached Augusta. By the time I drove into Choteau, where it was socked … Continue reading