Had some work to do out on the other side of the mountains last weekend, so snuck out for half a day and visited a creek not terribly far away from where I was working. I didn’t have a ton of time, but half a day proved to be more than enough time to satiate my fishing needs….

Our group flew south beyond the equator for a return visit to Providence Atoll in the outer Seychelles. However, as we greeted the previous week’s anglers I noticed some long faces. While they had some quality catches, the fishing was slower than usual. The wind was blowing from unexpected directions, pushing more water on the flats than the tidal predictions modeled. The changed fishing conditions at Providence this spring would provide both challenges and opportunities…

Not long ago I was new to fly fishing myself. It seemed like the thing to get into when I relocated to the Pacific Northwest. I had no clue what to do, not that I know much more now. I started out with a 5wt rod, reel and line combo with a starter video on casting.

I always struggle with the response, because this is a flawed question. As a flawed person, often my response isn’t ideal. But you’re ok to ask it, because you likely don’t know enough at this point to know the right question to ask. And that is ok! Learning is a big part of the fun of this sport!

Proper fish handling techniques are simple and can be applied across species. The more techniques you employ increases the likelihood that released fish will survive to spawn (or be caught again). Keeping sportfish populations strong begins with individual fish.

We lost all of our non-smoked meat in the 3-day power outage, so it’s time to stretch what we have until the freezers are full again.

So, smoked salmon chowder it is.

This freshly released new rod series from ECHO just hit the scene in November 2022.  Read this in-depth review to see how it does against some of the top rods on the market!