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Fly Fishing Report: January 2026

Fly Fishing Report: January 2026

Welcome to 2026 everybody!  To many, a new year represents promise, growth, hope and change.  It's a time to reflect on what you learned or accomplished in 2025, perhaps reimagine...

Fly Fishing Report: January 2026

Welcome to 2026 everybody!  To many, a new year represents promise, growth, hope and change.  It's a time to reflect on what you learned or accomplished in 2025, perhaps reimagine...

December Fly of the Month: Rio's Pocket Rocket

December Fly of the Month: Rio's Pocket Rocket

As swinging flies on a light trout spey becomes more and more popular, fly tiers are borrowing from the wiggly bug creations we've been launching out into the seams and...

December Fly of the Month: Rio's Pocket Rocket

As swinging flies on a light trout spey becomes more and more popular, fly tiers are borrowing from the wiggly bug creations we've been launching out into the seams and...

Fly Fishing Report: December 2025

Fly Fishing Report: December 2025

Mother Nature really knocked one out of the park with this latest atmospheric river.  Our western Washington streams are up, up and away with rivers like the Skagit and Nooksack...

Fly Fishing Report: December 2025

Mother Nature really knocked one out of the park with this latest atmospheric river.  Our western Washington streams are up, up and away with rivers like the Skagit and Nooksack...

Confluence 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Confluence 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are here and whether you're giving or getting, anglers can just be flat out difficult to shop for.  While you can always wander around the Confluence and wait...

Confluence 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are here and whether you're giving or getting, anglers can just be flat out difficult to shop for.  While you can always wander around the Confluence and wait...

November Fly of the Month: Barbell Egg Sucking Leech

November Fly of the Month: Barbell Egg Sucking ...

Late fall and early winter is a unique season to find yourself standing knee deep in a frigid North Puget Sound river.  The leaf -bare alders and cottonwoods that line...

November Fly of the Month: Barbell Egg Sucking ...

Late fall and early winter is a unique season to find yourself standing knee deep in a frigid North Puget Sound river.  The leaf -bare alders and cottonwoods that line...

Fly Fishing Report: November 2025

Fly Fishing Report: November 2025

"Fall fishing is a revival after the quieter times of summer. Cooler nights and the melt of early snowfall in the mountains bring lower water temperatures, and rains freshen the...

Fly Fishing Report: November 2025

"Fall fishing is a revival after the quieter times of summer. Cooler nights and the melt of early snowfall in the mountains bring lower water temperatures, and rains freshen the...