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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...
June Fly of the Month: Ice Dub Bugger
The Woolly Bugger needs no introduction. It is perhaps the most widely fished streamer in existence and feared the world over by fish of many names. I've caught every species...
June Fly of the Month: Ice Dub Bugger
The Woolly Bugger needs no introduction. It is perhaps the most widely fished streamer in existence and feared the world over by fish of many names. I've caught every species...