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Fly Fishing Report: September 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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...