Recent content by Cowlitz Bottomfeeder

Time for October Caddis!

Consider using a foam floatie. I’ve lost a rod or two out in the lake, but none since using the foam. Three for $5 with the boating stuff in Walmart. That foam orange thingy will float a road and a heavy reel.

The foam damsel dries work great on windy days when there is wave action, even whitecaps. The braided butt damsels can work better when the surface is flat. Worst of all are those days when the trout are taking adults 1-2” above the surface. Often, dries work well when there is some surface...

Ya, this one ate a Muddler.

The Pistol Pete was my favorite on the Cowlitz back when it was overstocked with cutthroat. Size 8, black with a red tail.

I have the original version which they call the LT as well as the newer Colorado. I like them both. The new model has more support between the spool and the reel body and there are two screws in the plate that retains the spring/pawl. It seems a little more robust than the original. It’s a...

I like the reel and admire the design and simplicity of the mechanism but the flat spring for the pawl gave out a few days ago and there’s not much information about the issue on the Ross site. I did notice that several of the PNWFF contributors had commented on the problem on the old website a...

Let’s start with big power boats on the Columbia Bar!

Thanks for your input. I’m inclined to consider the Hex as a lake species. Taxon, Sculpin Swinger, and Cabezon are offering better possibilities without being able to examine a specimen.

World’s first antacid?

That looks like a match. Does the range match?

Looks good but the range says UK and northern Asia

Wrong guess, Pilgrim. A yellow sally is a stonefly.

First time I’ve seen the mating flight.