Les Johnson's Fly-Fishing Coastal Cutthroat Trout

[JodyRay]

Hard cover signed edition of Les Johnson's Fly-Fishing Coastal Cutthroat Trout. Excellent like new condition. This was received in a donation, so I'd prefer the buyer make a donation to Project Healing Waters rather than paying me. I feel a donation of between $75 and $100 would be appropriate. Let me know if you're interested and we'll work out the details.

 

[Jerry Daschofsky]

If you want it to benefit the JBLM program you will want them to earmark the donation to that program. @JodyRay

 

[JodyRay]

Yes, if someone is interested in the book, we'll work out the details.

 

[Driftless Dan]

It's an excellent book with lots of great information, easier than poring through miles of old posts!

 

[SKYKO]

I'm happy to do $100 for this book and cause, if that works just let me know next steps.

 

[flybill]

I have one, not signed! Great book and better cause! Fish on! Sea run cutthroat that is.. with Lelands popper of course! LOL!

 

[O clarkii lewisi]

I guess that I should start a Les thread but I will add this here. I was fortunate to get to know Les from the Swallows Nest in Seattle back in the 90s. We hit it off and fished together some. He took me to Lenice and the pot holes just to poke around. I commented that it was a long way to go for fishing and Les quipped - 'that's why cars have wheels'! He was kind to me when I was just starting out FF and got me in to salty water fishing for silvers and cutthroat. He took another novice and I steelheading and kindly brought us both fly boxes stuffed with his hand tied flies. He was one of a kind. And yes his books are well written and full of great information. Miss that guy.....

 

[flybill]

I guess that I should start a Les thread but I will add this here. I was fortunate to get to know Les from the Swallows Nest in Seattle back in the 90s. We hit it off and fished together some. He took me to Lenice and the pot holes just to poke around. I commented that it was a long way to go for fishing and Les quipped - 'that's why cars have wheels'! He was kind to me when I was just starting out FF and got me in to salty water fishing for silvers and cutthroat. He took another novice and I steelheading and kindly brought us both fly boxes stuffed with his hand tied flies. He was one of a kind. And yes his books are well written and full of great information. Miss that guy.....

I knew him too! His wife Carol is around and I see her once in a while. I never fished with Les unfortunately but hung out with him many times. I met him when he was sick.. miss the guy! Cheers!

 

[SKYKO]

A buddy any I took a PS beach seminar hosted by Les in the 90's as I recall it was one in the shop session going over all things beach and a session on the beach in action. He was great fun, informative, witty etc., then I moved to Bend for 20 years and didn't beach fish till now that I'm back in the Homeland.

 

[JodyRay]

I'm happy to do $100 for this book and cause, if that works just let me know next steps.

Thank you very much for your support. I've sent you a PM with the next step.

 

[Wade Rivers]

I remember seeing him on the NW Flyfishing TV show with Pete Van Gytenbeek back in the 90s? Quite the pair. I saw them at a boat show one time...very nice gentlemen.

 

[Stonedfish]

I remember seeing him on the NW Flyfishing TV show with Pete Van Gytenbeek back in the 90s? Quite the pair. I saw them at a boat show one time...very nice gentlemen.

You can watch that show on YouTube.
SF

 

[Zak]

You can watch that show on YouTube.
SF

What a great video, thanks for sharing the link!

 

[Ron McNeal]

You can watch that show on YouTube.
SF

Hey- Big THANKS!!! for finding & posting this. Really enjoyed it.

 

[SKYKO]

You can watch that show on YouTube.
SF

That was so Great! Really enjoyed seeing them all fish together on the river and in the salt. As a kid who grew up in the Smokey point area in the 70's the Stilly images also brought back alot of non - fishing memories, jumping off the Jordan Bridge, partying at Big Rock, etc. Wow, good stuff. Thanks!

 

[skyriver]

You can watch that show on YouTube.
SF

Nice find! Mike Kinney! Friggin toad there at the end.

 

[Brian Miller]

I have one, not signed! Great book and better cause! Fish on! Sea run cutthroat that is.. with Lelands popper of course! LOL!

Good Book! My wife won (me) the same edition (unsigned) with a few raffle tickets at a FFI Fair raffle bundled with Cordes' & Kaufman's "Lake Fishing With A Fly" and a couple other books .

You can watch that show on YouTube.
SF

What a coincidence that a (reverse hackle-spider) Takayama Sakasa Kebari (similar profile to the the Mike Kinney Reverse Spider from the book and in the opening shot) fished as a wet fly with a Tenkara rod using traditional manipulation (sasoi) techniques has been successful year-round for freshwater resident Cutthroat and for larger SRC in the fall at moderate CFS levels.

The Reverse Spider with a pinkish orange body, natural Golden Pheasant) and a James Peach from the book have become a tossup for the first fly out of my beach box.

 

[Jerry Daschofsky]

I remember seeing him on the NW Flyfishing TV show with Pete Van Gytenbeek back in the 90s? Quite the pair. I saw them at a boat show one time...very nice gentlemen.

I was blessed to fish with him a few times, thanks to PHWFF. Even hosted him a few times at our 2 Fly event after his stroke. He was such a wonderful man.

 

[SKYKO]

Book arrived today, perfect condition, thanks @JodyRay. Seems packed with great info and lots of patterns to tie and try, looking forward to diving in.

 

[DimeBrite]

I remember meeting Les Johnson and Steve Raymond while they were doing book signings over at the Bellevue Orvis shop 15 or 16 years ago. I also met both of them while beach salmon fishing or at salt water fly fishing events. Both great anglers, authors, and advocates for our fisheries.