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Skagit Bull Trout Primer Chapter 5: Some Interesting EncountersMan I love this series, thanks Smalma! -
Playing the Stillwater Game from Scratch Pt 2: Timing TipsAppreciate that! Funny sometimes what makes for success, and how simple yet unintuitive it can be. I'd fall somewhere in the middle of you and... -
Playing the Stillwater Game from Scratch Pt 2: Timing TipsTim - Thanks for another informative write up! The "staying put and waiting them out" is true (most of the time) but one I struggle with. My... -
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Skagit Bull Trout Primer Ch 4: A Mystery - Dolly Varden or Bull Trout?I agree, thank you for putting this down in writing. I'm amazed at the knowledge people store in their brains. I can hardly remember what I read...
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Playing the Stillwater Game from Scratch Pt 1: Gearing Up
Playing the Stillwater Game from Scratch Pt 1: Gearing Up Lakes for the Rest of Us... The rest of us – let’s start there. You fly fish, but recently picked it up, we’ll say you are somewhere in year one. Or maybe you’re somewhat of a veteran fly fisher, but the allure of lakes never really...- Tim Lockhart
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Murdich Minnow Streamer Fly by Kfish
Happy to say we are blessed with another amazing SBS of what looks like a killer spin on a classic by @Kfish Hook: Ahrex SA 280 Minnow #1/0 or similar short shank hooks Thread: Semperfli Nanosilk 6/0 white Tail: 6 olive hackles, 2 grizzly olive hackle, 1 wide webby olive hackle Flash: Polar...- Billy
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Fly Fishing in Oregon: April, May, June
Spring in Oregon might just offer the most variety of any of the seasons when it comes to fly fishing opportunities. Most of the fisheries happening during the first three months of the year are still happening in some capacity, and several more are coming to life. No matter which region of... -
Skagit Bull Trout Primer Ch 1: The Early Years
Skagit Bull Trout Primer Ch 1: The Early Years In the North Cascades it is winter. On a Skagit basin stream located above 2,000 feet elevation, the forest floor and stream banks have been snow covered for months and the water itself stands just barely above freezing. The clean and stable gravel...- Smalma
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A Beginners Guide to Alpine Lake Fishing in Washington State
There are more than 1,500 lakes in Washington State above 2,500 feet in elevation. Many of these high lakes are stocked or have natural trout populations. Here's what you need to know to take advantage of this opportunity. The fish WDFW doesn't stock brook trout any more in high lakes because...- Dave Westburg
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