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Fly Fishing Report: October 2025
Summer certainly took her time giving way to fall this year but the intermittent rain squalls, squishy moss along the forest floors and the colorful foliage rustling in the treetops...
Fly Fishing Report: October 2025
Summer certainly took her time giving way to fall this year but the intermittent rain squalls, squishy moss along the forest floors and the colorful foliage rustling in the treetops...

September Fly of the Month: Sir Sticks A Lot
Brita Fordice is an incredibly creative and talented fly designer for Rio. Her flies are functionally crafted, amazingly fishy and typically sport funny and memorable names. The Sir Sticks A...
September Fly of the Month: Sir Sticks A Lot
Brita Fordice is an incredibly creative and talented fly designer for Rio. Her flies are functionally crafted, amazingly fishy and typically sport funny and memorable names. The Sir Sticks A...

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...