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    2-Piece Rods

    Ultimately, it makes no difference to me if a rod is 2, 4 or 7 piece (I have one).... as long as I like how they cast, the number of sections for the rod is no consequence.
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    2-Piece Rods

    As with others, I like my remaining 2 piece rods. I've never found space to be a significant problem when traveling so the shorter rod case is no biggie for me. I ended up buying four piece rods because that's about all available these days. But my two piece Orvis and Winston rods are...
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    NW Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo - March 8-9 in Albany, OR - We will be there!

    Makes it a tad tough to show the website without the monitor ......
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    Basic Survival Skills for a Flyfisherman Just Learning to Swim

    When I fished rivers, I was what you'd call an "aggressive" wader. This means I would try to wade across rivers or streams that I had no business attempting to wade. Many times I'd end up floating/swimming downstream after the flow swept me off my feet. I got so I'd check out the lay of...
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    A pretty but not too thrilling summer bass lake report

    Those fishing kayaks look like the way to go. I wish they had those back when I started fishing stillwaters and slow moving rivers. They are too long and heavy for me to manage on my own now that I'm in my senior years.
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    NW Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo - March 8-9 in Albany, OR - We will be there!

    I'll try and stop by if I make it over this year.
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    Five stages of fishing

    I can't really agree with the steps. I found "method" important long before anything else. In fact, I started out spin fishing as a kid and really didn't care for it. I only started to like fishing when I started using fly gear. Plus, I'm 72 and go fishing to catch fish ... not just to...
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    What's the deal with stream access in OR?

    At one time we had a similar information pamphlet in Oregon. I'm not exactly sure what happened to them because I haven't seen one in years. I know of one case where a land owner called the sheriff in regards to what he claimed was trespassing because the angler was wading in "his" river...
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    NFR NFL 2023 Season

    Perhaps he can advise on the fasted way to chew gum ?
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    NFR NFL 2023 Season

    I've never heard of a head coach moved to "advisor". What does that mean? They already have a coach for just about every football move the players can make, what does an x head coach do as advisor? Halfway through the season I told my wife Pete wouldn't be coaching next season. ...but...
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    What's the deal with stream access in OR?

    I was involved for many years with a group from Westfly that fought with the state legislature in Oregon over river rights. Some of them thought landowners could own parts of the river but we proved to them that was incorrect. One of the guys on our side spent weeks in the legislature...
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    College Football 2023

    College football was part of the fabric of Corvallis and Pullman ... now that there is no Pac 12 and because players and coaches are evaporating, chances are, at least Corvallis won't be known as a college town anymore. Damned shame that money brought down the athletic departments of OSU...
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    College Football 2023

    You know, there are a few drawing errors in mascot cartoon for KU ...... :p
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    The Fly Fisher in Olympia Is No More

    For a shop to survive these days, it would need a catalog website plus sell through Amazon. I know the shop in Albany sells items through Amazon. Plus, you'd need to offer a heck of a guide service. We have a shop in Corvallis, after coming and going many times, that offers many...
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