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  1. troutpocket

    Playing live music 2024

    Carrying over content from last year. https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/playing-live-music-2023.4801/ I booked the first gig for the New Year yesterday. We were invited back to play Friday night at Bares and Broncs Rodeo in May. Doing the dad band thing means taking breaks...
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    Late September in the basin

    This hasn’t been a year for putting in a lot of time on the water but I got out today to a beautiful basin lake. This lake doesn’t have much shoal habitat but plenty of structure and drop offs. My usual approach is to throw leeches on a fast sinking line and it works. But today I worked out an...
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    Hawaiian kayak fishing (shark content)

    Another reminder that the ocean is a wilderness. I’ve seen folks fishing from kayaks on my visits and thought that would be an amazing way to fish. Keep hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times!
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    Pending WR Lake Trout in CO

    https://www.outdoorlife.com/fishing/world-record-lake-trout/?amp
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    Playing live music 2023

    My opportunities to play out locally are starting to show up again. Thought I’d share a little promo for the kickoff of gigging season. I’m backing up a singer/songwriter who I have introduced to central WA Stillwater fly fishing :D
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    Balanced minnow stuff

    @Billy ‘s post about the interesting bite inspired me to post. I’ve simplified my approach to balanced minnows and the fish seem okay with it. Recipe: Thread: pond olive ultra thread 140 Hook: #8 60-degree jig, balanced with straight pin and 3.3mm tungsten bead Tail: cinnamon marabou...
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    Shrub Steppe’n

    The shrub steppe region can be hot as a furnace or bitter cold. Sometimes I call it The Vortex due to the ease of losing bearings and ending up in a random farmer’s driveway. But the shoulder seasons are inhabitable and @Irafly and I were itching to go explore. Thanks to the Sprague Motel & RV...
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    Spring samples

    I fished a lake that’s been ice-free for probably a week. Sampled a couple fish and found some interesting stuff! Which one is the emerger again? :unsure: It’s always interesting to see the differences between early season lakes. Sometimes it’s just daphnia all day. Or huge quantities of...
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    Three flavors

    …of old skool balanced leeches. Like all the usual suspects, they work. Except when they don’t :rolleyes:
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    Chili Verde

    Resurrecting a post from long ago. I make a version based on the recipe provided by Slim’s Last Chance in Seattle that was featured on the Food Network. It’s become an annual thing and I sometimes double up and freeze the leftovers...
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    Late season baitfish bite

    I checked out one of the lakes I try to visit early and late in the season. When I arrived at 8 am conditions were calm and overcast and surprisingly mild temperatures, probably helped by the cloud cover. I saw a couple rise forms as I got organized. With zero W to scuff the surface I started...
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    LiDAR images of WA

    High res lidar imagery from around WA. Kinda mind blowing! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wastatednr/albums/72157719092419573
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    Happy Halloween!

    I restocked a couple patterns that have been good for me lately. I’m hoping to put them to work soon. The colors seem seasonally appropriate!
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    Coulee Country

    For many of the last 10 years @Irafly and I have taken our kids on an annual camping trip in the central Washington coulee country. I’ve been visiting myself for over 20 years. It’s a unique landscape that really is at its best in early autumn. Besides the fish we saw mule deer, quail, peregrine...
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    Favorite ling cod recipes?

    I’ve got a rare opportunity this weekend to experiment while my family is away. We eat a lot of fish lately (thanks @Nick Clayton ) but it’s generally prepared one of two ways: pan fried or breaded and fried for tacos or fish n chips. Both of these are excellent but I’m ready for some variety...
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    Thermoworks smoke BBQ monitor

    My wife bought me one of these for Father’s Day and it’s a nice piece of kit. I’ve used other similar units but this one is better. The housing is substantial and the remote receiver stays connected through the walls to my living room. Made rotisserie chicken for dinner. Check out the...
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    Working deeper water

    I had the chance to figure out some fish holding around 20’ deep in 24-30’ of water. Without electronics it would have been tough to have confidence that I was over them. There was no surface activity and much of the lake had similar structure. My aging Humminbird 120 is still plugging along but...
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    Fish in the air fryer - how do you like it?

    Hey all, happy 4th. I ended up with a bounty of fresh ling cod and halibut on a Westport trip with Captain Nick Clayton. I’m going to try making some in the air fryer tonight. I’m going for light breading vs thick batter coating. Online recipes feature a lot of cracker coatings. Anyone care to...
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    Rod holder question

    I’m starting to research options for rod holders similar to what I see used by BC chironomid fishers. They look like this. My boat is currently set up with receivers/bases for Tempress/Fish on type rod holders. Is anyone running the type pictured and are they compatible with my receivers? Thanks
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    Minnow ID

    Pulled this little fella out of the weeds yesterday. I’ve got a guess on the species but I’d like to hear what others think.
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