Category Archives: Spey
Winter Steelhead Oregon-Style
Spent last week in Oregon, enjoying the first big rains since anyone could remember. “If you had been here last week,” the regulars said, “it would have been sunny and 65 degrees.” I thought I’d timed it just right, expecting … Continue reading
Greg Thomas Speaking at Denver ISE Show
Wanted to let all of you know that I’ll be presenting at the International Sportsman’s Exhibition show in Denver beginning tomorrow. I’ll speak at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 4:30 p.m. on Friday, and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. My topic this time … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Industry, Spey, Travel
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Throwing Flies for Skagit River Steelhead
Spent the holidays in western Washington, mostly hanging with family. But I did sneak out for a day on the Skagit River, hoping to tempt a hatchery steelhead or an early returning native. I didn’t go it alone and, instead, … Continue reading
How to Can and Smoke Alaska Salmon, Family-Style
As you probably know, I’m a proponent of wild salmon, and that includes eating wild salmon to save wild salmon, the theory being, if there isn’t economic value to the fish, our elected leaders won’t do a damn thing to … Continue reading
Hard Core For Alaska King Salmon
I’ve been discussing the merits or lack thereof in writing about how difficult steelheading can be. The question is whether I’m painting an accurate picture of steelheading or not, as steelheading can be pretty relaxing during the summer months, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Northwest, Spey, Travel
Tagged Alaska Fly Fishing, Nelson Lagoon Adventures, Sapsuck River, Steelhead River
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Methow Opens for Steelhead
One of the prettiest streams on the planet is Washington’s Methow and it recently opened to fly fishing for steelhead. That should cause an alarm to go off in your brain chiming, “Go there and fish.” The Methow isn’t known … Continue reading
Posted in Spey, Washington
Tagged Fly fishing Methow River steelhead, Upper Columbia steelhead
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GASPE PENINSULA WRAP-UP: A week in Atlantic salmon heaven
I had friends telling me all summer to not set myself up for the anadromous appocolypse, that being the mistake of expecting salmon or steelhead, or any other fish that runs from the sea to freshwater, to behave the same from … Continue reading
Your Top Five Steelhead Books
Was perusing some blogs the other day and came across a thread that listed a bloggers top five steelhead books of all time. I know what mine are but I thought it might be fun for all you fellow chrome-heads … Continue reading
Gaspe, Grand Casapedia Day 2
Pretty amazing to walk into some of these runs to see dark shapes scattered across the bottom, sometimes five or six side-by-side. In some cases there a hundred or more fish in each run and if you’ve fished steelhead in … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Spey, US & Canada
Tagged Gaspe Peninsula salmon rivers, Grand Cascapedia, Petite Cascapedia, Quebec Atlantic salmon
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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