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if it prove out, this would be a significant game changer...

So the Steller Jay birds are working over the siding here in Sunriver as they go on their spring bug hunt, in just a single day drilled a handful of thumb sized holes in my neighbors cedar lap siding. For those that have had to deal with the bastards, the best defense is Peppermint oil mixed...

we all have some hacks, stuff, etc we use to make fishing more fun and manageable, maybe roll it into one thread? Anyhoo.. These oval tippet rings have become my go to with lake indicators, shape and + micro weight seems to keep the line a tad straighter, I attach the tippet with a loop knot so...

Currently working with a Renzetti Traveler and a Nor-Vise. The Renzetti is a bit lightweight for my tastes, and whereas a big fan of the Nor-Vise when I was tying salmon and steelhead flies, even with the midge jaws in seems overkill for 12's and smaller. What's your current fave?

Old faithful is getting over stuffed, so suggestions for a larger one?

since I ran across this method, been my go to...

Last year 20' from the dock run over a log that must have drifted into the launch channel, snapping the shear pin on the MK 45, could not find the extra shear pin 'I knew I had'. So a nice fishing day scrubbed due to lack of a fifty cent part. Now four ride in the boat.

this is flat out effen wrong...check those cupboards https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cheerios-quaker-oats-infertility-chemicals-in-cereal-ewg/

just spooled up this up SA's new ghost tip...first time I've used a midge line, 5-foot clear intermediate tip (1.25 ips). Suggestions on rigging multiple fly leaders with it? "

Slowly restocking the various fly boxes, and looking for feedback on a simple, easy to tie Ant pattern for lake use.

Drove my wife into Bend yesterday for a medical appt. Having just gone through a thaw /refreeze cycle after the last storm, roads had black ice warnings, and a light freezing rain had already begun to coat the hood, glad to be in the Forester with Cross Climate 2 tires. Heading east on Murphy...

welcome suggestions for good primers on bug books to send to my son who wants to learn more about bugs/flies...thnx

Having been reading about identified drivers behind 2022 being the warmest year on record. One of the most significant was the Jan 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapi volcanic eruption, which sent 146 million tons of water from the South Pacific Ocean into the stratosphere, adding 10 per cent to the...

Whereas I make all my lake leaders, have no interest in tying up river leaders, and have been finding the Rio Powerflex leaders of late retain too much coil memory. Other brand tapered leaders to consider?

Tiny flies, small fish, all good when it means a day with my son.

Considering a low mileage late model truck or SUV, so have question for those with experience or knowledge. Been reading about lifter failure in the Chevy/GMC 5.3 engines due to their cylinder deactivation, any have personal experience with it? And regarding the reliability of the Ford 3.5...

Plan on picking up a couple new SH rods for the rivers and streams..what are you liking in the $500 - $600 range?

Need a winter fly tying supply refresh, My local shops are geared for tourists, so online it is. Reccomendations?

the posts this guy puts out can be hilarious https://www.instagram.com/mr.nouar/

tangled with a big Metolius Bull that proved my 6 wt. Loomis tad too wimpy for the job...those who fish Da Bulls, 7 wt or 8 wt.? Line of choice?