Recent content by BigJohnJohn

Definitely check out the content on Troutbitten. Dom also did a multi part podcast series on streamers that was great. I have been doing more and more streamer fishing on my Euro Rig the last couple years. The control you have with different retrieves is great (head flips, pauses, lane...

I usually have mine angled behind me in roughly a 45 degree up angle. The only time the holder came close to falling off my belt was when I didn't have it fully attached.

I pretty frequently wade with two rods. Usually a euronymph rod and then the second rigged dry or streamer depending on the scenario. I have one of the rod holders linked above and it works pretty well. The fact that it swivels 360 degrees means that I can adjust where the second rod is to...

I was out there around that time last year. It was an unpredictable time to be out there as when we arrived they had just implemented Hoot Owl restrictions on just about everything and then over the 10 days we were there they got lifted on Slough and Lamar. As mentioned above, the water will...

Hopefully, the King numbers have bounced back on the Kanektok. I was there in June of 2023 and there were disturbingly very few kings in the water. Hoping that was the exception and not the new trend....

I have done a couple remote floats but both with a guide on the Kanektok. However, Papa Bear seems to be the used quite a bit for DIY trips from what I saw so I would definitely look into them as recommended above. I think your will find that all of the rivers in that area offer great fishing...

I sent off my Sage X 6wt for repair after it broke in Alaska this summer. It was received by them on 8/24 and I just got notification this morning that the repair is complete and they are shipping it back. So, call it about 8 weeks.

Call of Duty and Halo!

Alaska claimed the tip on my Sage X 6wt so I need to go through the repair process. Someone told me a few years ago that the best way to do it was to head over to Bainbridge Island and drop it off in person. Is this worth doing or should I just do it all via mail in? Also, is it possible to...

This is the way. I like the idea of doing it on grill and still do occasionally but nothing beats pan seared like this. I finish mine in the oven after getting the skin crisp and flipping.

I made it out to fish a bit while camping with the family north of Seattle. I just wet the line by the campsite so it wasn't a dedicated effort but I got a couple small ones to hand. It was nice to be out on the water.

I was lucky enough to get a McCloud trout in Crane Creek in Missouri. I was surprised when I was down in that area that they have a naturally reproducing population. Small creek fishing but fun!

Going with the family to PV next month and will try to figure out how to sneak out for a day. But I haven't even looked into it yet. For trout, hoping to catch the salmon fly hatch on the Deschutes again and have a trip planned to fish the Salmon River in Idaho for the first time in the fall...

I didn't see this posted so thought I would put it out there. Devin Olsen is in the process of writing recaps from the 2022 World Fly Fishing Championship. I don't know that I would ever be interested in the competing part but his description of how he approaches and reads the rivers is really...

After spending the last couple days contacting the majority of the Fly Shops and outfitters in both areas, it is not looking like I am going to be able to line up a guide for a float trip on either river for my trip in the area next week. So, my fishing buddy and I will be on our own. We are...