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May Fly of the Month: Laser Leech

May Fly of the Month: Laser Leech

This is hands down my all around favorite stillwater leech pattern.  I've always done well with shades of black and maroon or burgundy, tying Simi Seal, Angora or Mohair Plus...

May Fly of the Month: Laser Leech

This is hands down my all around favorite stillwater leech pattern.  I've always done well with shades of black and maroon or burgundy, tying Simi Seal, Angora or Mohair Plus...

Fly Fishing Report: May 2020

Fly Fishing Report: May 2020

I feel like we're all now pretty well entrenched in the craziest of times.  The world is a far different place from the one we left in February.  Our hearts...

Fly Fishing Report: May 2020

I feel like we're all now pretty well entrenched in the craziest of times.  The world is a far different place from the one we left in February.  Our hearts...

Whidbey Island Beach Coho

Whidbey Island Beach Coho

Fly fishing for coho from the beach is one of the more exciting challenges around Puget Sound. It’s casting intensive, requires perseverance and patience. Long hours fixating on the horizon,...

Whidbey Island Beach Coho

Fly fishing for coho from the beach is one of the more exciting challenges around Puget Sound. It’s casting intensive, requires perseverance and patience. Long hours fixating on the horizon,...

April Fly of the Month: Bespeckled Bully Panfish Fly

April Fly of the Month: Bespeckled Bully Panfis...

Panfish flies are generally quick and simple to tie, making them prime candidates to throw into the lily pads and woody tangles of structure where you'll often find schools of...

April Fly of the Month: Bespeckled Bully Panfis...

Panfish flies are generally quick and simple to tie, making them prime candidates to throw into the lily pads and woody tangles of structure where you'll often find schools of...

Fly Rod Bronzebacks on the Big Lake

Fly Rod Bronzebacks on the Big Lake

I do promise to write on some trout and salmonid fisheries before long and mix things up when it comes to discussing the magnificent variety of fishing opportunities in our...

Fly Rod Bronzebacks on the Big Lake

I do promise to write on some trout and salmonid fisheries before long and mix things up when it comes to discussing the magnificent variety of fishing opportunities in our...

North Sound Bass, Bluegill and a Dude Called "Pan Fry"

North Sound Bass, Bluegill and a Dude Called "P...

We're going to kick off this series with one of my favorite four-letter words. It could certainly be "fish" and there are definitely occasional days where it could be another...

North Sound Bass, Bluegill and a Dude Called "P...

We're going to kick off this series with one of my favorite four-letter words. It could certainly be "fish" and there are definitely occasional days where it could be another...