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...
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...
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
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...
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...