I've had good luck with this style. I like Hare's ear for the body. When they get really aggressive I love stripping a Hare's ear Elk Hair Caddis minus the palmered hackle and sparse on the elk.
Or just an Adams wet fly or soft hackle.
Those are good days!
Oh sorry man, my rant was not directed at you. Just a general state of steelhead rant. Haha!
Despite everything, it's so cool you have those family pics. I wish I had more of my family from that time period. Those people knew what work was!
How old? If it was WAY back then that area got the shit kicked out of it again in the 70s and 80s. I went to college at WWU in Bellingham. 86-91..ish. ;)
I would get so irritated sitting in the Viking commons (overlooks the bay) watching ship after ship of raw logs headed for Japan. I never...
This gets me going too! If WDFW is not showing a presence of enforcement on rivers like the Skagit or Sauk...where the hell are they? Handing out tickets at suburban stocker lakes because Terry kept 6 instead of 5?
And I agree, if you close it then there are even fewer eyes watching it and...
It was good fishing and BS'n with you Steve. You too Lue.
Steve may have C&R 31 trout, but I had 2 bluegill. :LOL: Evidently I was late for the hot bite. That work thing just mucks everything up.