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Fly Fishing Report: May 2023

It has been absolutely lovely around Bellingham over the last several weeks. Sure, we’ve had our bouts with rain and wind here and there but overall it’s been amazing to […]

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May Fly of the Month: Hot Butt CDC Caddis

May in the Pacific Northwest not only signals the annual reappearance of the sun and a handful of days where the sensation of actual warmth can be experienced outdoors, but […]

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Fly Fishing Report: April 2023

Frogs croaking, birds chirping, daffodils and salmonberry blooming, fish feeding, chum fry hatching…Spring is finally here and in more than name only. The low snow still clinging to the foothills […]

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April Fly of the Month: Murdich Minnow

The Murdich Minnow was originally designed by Bill Murdich for east coast striped bass, though has proven its worth as an equally effective smallmouth bass fly throughout North America. I […]

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Fly Fishing Report: March 2023

According to the calendar we’re just a few short weeks away from the official start of spring, though it doesn’t appear winter is quite prepared to relinquish its icy grip […]

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March Fly of the Month: Chum Fry Skater

Fly fishers are often event oriented, setting their calendars to capitalize on some fleeting occurance in nature that makes the fish go bonkers. We have the Salmonfly hatch on western […]

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Fly Fishing Report: February 2023

Hard to believe it’s February already, the month with notoriously the least open fishing options, weather that’s often all over the map and the end of another primetime football season. […]

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February Fly of the Month: Insta Balanced Leech

Balanced Leeches have been around for a spell. If you’ve not fished them you’re missing out, particularly during these colder months when trout are less inclined to run down a […]

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Fly Fishing Report: January 2023

Welcome to 2023 everyone! May the year hold much promise and a new opportunity to fulfill those unrealized fishing dreams. It’s always pretty exciting to begin another year and anticipate […]

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January Fly of the Month: The Blob

I’ll admit, it took me a little while to come around to the Blob and its close cousin the Boobie. Afterall, so much of fly fishing focuses on matching the […]

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