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Fly Fishing Report: September 2025
Football season has officially arrived and, along with it, one of our favorite fishing seasons. There's so much I enjoy about this long-anticipated time of year. For starters, football to...
Fly Fishing Report: September 2025
Football season has officially arrived and, along with it, one of our favorite fishing seasons. There's so much I enjoy about this long-anticipated time of year. For starters, football to...

Tarpon Cay Lodge Trip Report: July 2025
It's always exciting to visit a new fishing destination, but I think I enjoy return trips even more, assuming we've already established that a place was appealing enough the first...
Tarpon Cay Lodge Trip Report: July 2025
It's always exciting to visit a new fishing destination, but I think I enjoy return trips even more, assuming we've already established that a place was appealing enough the first...

August Fly of the Month: Pink Fink
An odd-year August around Puget Sound brings a wave of anticipation for what many hope to be a fruitful pink salmon return. These diminutive Pacific Salmon species average 3-5 lbs....
August Fly of the Month: Pink Fink
An odd-year August around Puget Sound brings a wave of anticipation for what many hope to be a fruitful pink salmon return. These diminutive Pacific Salmon species average 3-5 lbs....

Fly Fishing Report: August 2025
In August, if you rise at an ungodly hour and scan the eastern horizon before the sun begins to peer over the Cascade Mountains you just might catch a glimpse...
Fly Fishing Report: August 2025
In August, if you rise at an ungodly hour and scan the eastern horizon before the sun begins to peer over the Cascade Mountains you just might catch a glimpse...

July Fly of the Month: Duracel Soft Hackle
Craig McDonald's Duracell Nymph was an instant success the first time I took it for a spin several years ago. It was early July on North Central Washington's Methow River...
July Fly of the Month: Duracel Soft Hackle
Craig McDonald's Duracell Nymph was an instant success the first time I took it for a spin several years ago. It was early July on North Central Washington's Methow River...

Fly Fishing Report: July 2025
Happy summer everyone! While it feels like we've been grooving the summer scene for a few months now, the official solstice was scarcely more than a week ago. Rivers are...
Fly Fishing Report: July 2025
Happy summer everyone! While it feels like we've been grooving the summer scene for a few months now, the official solstice was scarcely more than a week ago. Rivers are...