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Free to good home: Cabela's 5 mm neoprene chest high boot foot waders. These are size 10 boot and long in the leg, like up to 36" inseam. These will best fit a tall slim person. I wore them a few winter seasons, and they are warm. I was going to try using them again in the winter, but either...

I went dirt bagging in Grays Harbor for a couple days for the first time in what must be eight years. Not really sure why, other than there are way too many things to do in Sept. and Oct. Looking for silvers and got a nice one right off the bat Thursday morning. I thought, "This is gonna' be...

I don't deliberately abuse my Lund or Yamaha outboard motors. But there is enough forgetfulness that benign neglect reigns supreme. Since I can't remember how many years it's been since I took it into the shop for routine "annual maintenance," I finally got around to taking it in the other...

This is not for my boat trailer, that is, the Easy Loader my Lund sits on. Rather, I use a Harbor Freight trailer I built from a kit to carry my pram, or now also my pretty light weight 11 or 12' raft on. I put a sheet of treated plywood on the 4' x 8' frame and have just been sliding my pram...

Traveled to Montana to meet up with Wayne and Swimmy for some trout fishing using salmon fly (large adult stone fly) imitations. This is what the natural looks like: A little closer look:

If this had happened when I removed my Yakima Skybox from my car after my last fishing trip last year, I could have appended it to a trip report. But it happened yesterday when I put the Skybox back on my Subaru preparing to depart for Montana Sunday. Glad I didn't wait until the last minute...

I know, there was a thread about anchors not that long ago. I didn't see this titled subject resolved however. I need a 15# pyramid lead anchor, but I can't find one. It's like they've disappeared. Can't find one on line even. If anyone knows a place that has some, or one, laying around...

Unless you were fly fishing for steelhead in the 20th century, you probably didn't know him. He quit fishing about 15 years or so ago. Rivers too crowded and too few fish were among the reasons he gave. I met Bob in 1971 at the fly casting lessons sponsored by the Washington Fly Fishing Club...

Is this, or are they, an actual thing? If so, what defines Spey Bros? I heard this term, but I don't know what it means.

I just heard back from WDFW local office regarding Skagit steelhead escapement and next year's (2023) run size forecast. Still waiting for another layer of approval before releasing the escapement estimate. I find this troubling. The technical work has been done. That is, the spawning...

A week ago Friday, Mrs. Salmo and I departed for Florida, bound initially for Key West, a place I'd never been before. The Alaska airlines flight was a major screw up. I'm reasonable and don't mind putting up with delays due to weather or mechanical issues. Those things happen. But when they...

If you wear a size Large Long, the Fly Shop (Redding, CA) has Simms G3 waders on sale for $399. The regular price is $439, so I bought a set. I've been buying waders on sale, generally when I don't need them, for the last 20 years. My Redington Sonic Pro zip front winter waders seem to have...

Two sets of waders on the last two outings have developed roughly the same leaks. The waders are Redington Sonic Pro Zip front and an old set of Patagonia - don't know which model since they have served as limited use backup since 2006. They are showing multiple pinhole size leaks, pretty slow...

This is an 8' one person fishing pram with oars and anchor. It's probably close to 80 or 90 pounds, too heavy for me to car top by myself. But it fits easily in the back of a pickup, full size or small. Asking $250.

Or maybe it's re-seasoning, I'm not sure in this case. Christmas before last we bought a new cast iron pan from Stargazer. Thinking I would save myself some work I ordered it pre-seasoned. Well that lasted one use at most. This pan is absolutely not seasoned like cast iron I have known...

We have an opportunity to visit Loretto in November. I've never been there, but heard that there may be some good fishing to be had. Any info you might care to share would be appreciated. Instead of staying in town, we have a chance to stay at a resort 8 mi south of town for crazy cheap -...

Dismal Gulch Revisited, . . . the sequel Copyright 2021 All rights reserved By salmo g. I thought of this title while sitting in camp on B.C.’s Dean River just over a week ago. Oh wait a second! It wasn’t Dismal Gulch two years ago; it was Desperation Gulch. Chalk it up to Old Timer’s Disease...

As Roper mentioned in his trip report, "Third time's the charm," I did ask him about this Missoula area fishing lodge that was so intriguing. The Missoula River Lodge has really nice accommodations and even better food. I thought Mrs. Salmo might enjoy it, so I booked a stay there, and it...

July - August 2018 The South Fork Flathead River heads in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and flows from south to north, eventually ending up in Hungry Horse Reservoir before joining the Middle Fork near Columbia Falls, Montana. I’d long heard about “the Bob” and one day making a wilderness trek...