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Fly Fishing Report: June 2023

Fly Fishing Report: June 2023

Has anyone else routinely forgotten that it’s not July over the past month? I keep thinking we’re already well into summer and yet spring isn’t even officially over for a...

Fly Fishing Report: June 2023

Has anyone else routinely forgotten that it’s not July over the past month? I keep thinking we’re already well into summer and yet spring isn’t even officially over for a...

May Fly of the Month: Hot Butt CDC Caddis

May Fly of the Month: Hot Butt CDC Caddis

May in the Pacific Northwest not only signals the annual reappearance of the sun and a handful of days where the sensation of actual warmth can be experienced outdoors, but...

May Fly of the Month: Hot Butt CDC Caddis

May in the Pacific Northwest not only signals the annual reappearance of the sun and a handful of days where the sensation of actual warmth can be experienced outdoors, but...

Fly Fishing Report: May 2023

Fly Fishing Report: May 2023

It has been absolutely lovely around Bellingham over the last several weeks. Sure, we’ve had our bouts with rain and wind here and there but overall it’s been amazing to...

Fly Fishing Report: May 2023

It has been absolutely lovely around Bellingham over the last several weeks. Sure, we’ve had our bouts with rain and wind here and there but overall it’s been amazing to...

April Fly of the Month: Murdich Minnow

April Fly of the Month: Murdich Minnow

The Murdich Minnow was originally designed by Bill Murdich for east coast striped bass, though has proven its worth as an equally effective smallmouth bass fly throughout North America. I...

April Fly of the Month: Murdich Minnow

The Murdich Minnow was originally designed by Bill Murdich for east coast striped bass, though has proven its worth as an equally effective smallmouth bass fly throughout North America. I...

Fly Fishing Report: April 2023

Fly Fishing Report: April 2023

Frogs croaking, birds chirping, daffodils and salmonberry blooming, fish feeding, chum fry hatching…Spring is finally here and in more than name only. The low snow still clinging to the foothills...

Fly Fishing Report: April 2023

Frogs croaking, birds chirping, daffodils and salmonberry blooming, fish feeding, chum fry hatching…Spring is finally here and in more than name only. The low snow still clinging to the foothills...

March Fly of the Month: Chum Fry Skater

March Fly of the Month: Chum Fry Skater

Fly fishers are often event oriented, setting their calendars to capitalize on some fleeting occurance in nature that makes the fish go bonkers. We have the Salmonfly hatch on western...

March Fly of the Month: Chum Fry Skater

Fly fishers are often event oriented, setting their calendars to capitalize on some fleeting occurance in nature that makes the fish go bonkers. We have the Salmonfly hatch on western...