Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Yellowdog Fly Fishing Adventures screaming deal
Yellowdog’s Screaming Deal at Turneffe Flats Lodge Tough time to be away from the Rockies. I know that from experience; I just got back from five weeks in Seattle, British Columbia and Alaska; and, a few years ago, I took … Continue reading
Headwaters Backpack from SIMMS Fly Fishing
SIMMS’ Headwaters Backpack Last year I reviewed Simms’ Dry Creek backpack after tooling around southeast Alaska for king salmon, sea-run cutthroat and steelhead. And I found the pack to function great, with a lot of storm protection for my camera … Continue reading
Alaska Wrap-Up
Back from Alaska, reluctantly, I must admit. But back, nonetheless. I expect to take Tate and her sister, Myka, on more trips like the one we just enjoyed, but there’s no reason I can’t call this recent trip to Juneau, … Continue reading
The Western Spruce Month Fly Fishing Blitz
The West’s New Spruce Moth Blitz NOTE: This article previously appeared in Fly Fisherman Magazine. Thought you still might glean some valuable information from these words. If I remember correctly, some people were pissed to see the spruce moth hatch … Continue reading
Posted in Flies, Idaho, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Big Hole River, Gallatin River, Madison River, Spruce moth
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Road Tunes: The Tradgically Hip
Canada’s Glory Child I got into the Tragically Hip in the 1990s when I drove from Missoula to Seattle on spring break and my buddy, Torrey, and I must have listed to Blowing High Dough about a hundred times. We … Continue reading
Korkers Guide Wading Boots
Dude what’s up with the boots on your feet? The Beasties sang those words back in the late 1990s and if you had used that line to ask me what I was stomping around with on the Dean last week, I … Continue reading
Now Time! Steelhead on British Columbia’s Dean River
Living the dream, Dean River style A few years ago I went to Russia for Atlantic salmon and watched a partner rip up the river while I barely landed a fish to every two or three of his. Then I … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Northwest, Spey, Steelhead, Travel, US & Canada
Tagged Andrew Bennett, BC West, British Columbia, Dean River, Steelhead
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Dean River British Columbia, Day 3
A windfall of metal… and Whitey does the big two-four So I’m stading in a run called Totem and we’ve just hammered some fish out of it, to the tune of four hookups in one pass. And I’m thinking, in … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Northwest, Spey, Steelhead, US & Canada
Tagged Andrew Bennett, B.C. West, Dean River
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Dean River, British Columbia, Day 1
Goal attained I don’t want to go all mystical on you guys, but I think karma has had a lot to do with my Dean River trip, so far. I didn’t ask for much, just a chance to fish the … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Northwest, Spey, Steelhead, US & Canada
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Angler’s Tonic on The Dean River, British Columbia
Dream Trip 2010 —British Columbia’s Dean River I’ve tried for 15 years to get an invite to the Dean River in British Columbia, land of giant steelhead and king salmon, reportedly some of the best fighting fish on the planet. … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Northwest, Spey
Tagged Andrew Bennet, B.C. West, Steelhead
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