Category Archives: US & Canada
Five Tips for Pacific Northwest Winter Steelhead
I haven’t been this excited about winter steelheading for a long time. Maybe that’s because I have some new gear to try out, ranging from Patagonia’s bomber River Salt Jacket to Thomas & Thomas’ DNA 12-foot 8-weight spey rod. Much … Continue reading
Montana Whitetail Hunting Rocky Mountain Front
Wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Hopefully you’re busy with family and not reading this on Thanksgiving morning. I am truly thankful for all that I have. Some days I wish I had a newer rig, other … Continue reading
Topher Brown Collects More Awards for Atlantic Salmon Magic
Ok, so not everyone can own a book that comes with a price tag of a hundred bucks, but anyone who holds a fascination for Atlantic salmon ought to cough up the money for this one, if you haven’t already. … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic salmon, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec
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Leaf Hell, Missoula, Montana-Style
I take a lot of grief from my friends, usually payback for something I’ve said to them.Some complain about my yard-care practices, which is pretty much to leave my house in Ennis to nature, and to procrastinate when it comes … Continue reading
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Bad Deal: Senior Level Fisheries Job Points Toward Enbridge’s Northern Gateway’s Assured Future
If the Northern Gateway pipeline goes through, it could cause major damage to some of Alberta’s and British Columbia’s greatest trout, steelhead and salmon waters, and this new finding, leaked to the Vancouver Sun, suggests backdoor dealings make the pipeline … Continue reading
Oregon Votes Down Gill-Net Ban
Oregon voters shot down a ban that would have eliminated non-tribal gill-nets on the lower Columbia River and likely increased fish passage to all the alluring Columbia tributaries, including the Deschutes, Klickitat, Methow, Okanogan, Grand Ronde, Clearwater and Salmon rivers, … Continue reading
fishpond’s Westwater Collection
FishPond rolled out it’s Westwater Collection at the International Fly Tackle Dealer Show in Reno this past August and I decided that I had to have the Westwater Guide Lumbar Pack. Here’s why: Since I wore a Patagonia hiking-specific fanny … Continue reading
Fishing For White Sturgeon in Hell’s Canyon, Idaho
Idaho Power Company biologists have completed the first of a three-year survey of white sturgeon and report a diverse population of healthy fish in the lower Snake River between the utility’s Hells Canyon Dam and Lower Granite Dam, which is … Continue reading
Top British Columbia Winter Steelhead Options
I am so, so easy. Watched a steelhead video yesterday and now I have nothing else in my mind but tying Pick-Yer-Pockets and swinging for big, bright coastal steelhead. It will be a while before I do so, but I’m … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Northwest, Spey, Travel
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