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I was wrong. Turns out he did move back to Colorado.

I haven't seen him in a few years but I believe you're correct about him being local. The website may be out of date.

Mark Shamburg makes excellent reels. http://confluencerods.com/

Yeah I always hit Waters West when I go through PA. Amazing shop and haven't found better rhea or fox anywhere.

With the closing of Peninsula Outfitters, there is now only one fly shop in Kitsap County. I live in Bremerton and driving all the way to Gig Harbor isn't always the most convenient, especially during the week after work with Gorst traffic. This past weekend I visited the Gig Harbor Fly Shop...

Depends on where you want to go. In Bristol Bay during June, you can catch rainbows, dollies, kings (a bit on the early side depending on what system you fish), and sockeye (also a bit on the early side depending on what system you fish). Typically the crowds are much less as the bulk of the...

When living in Montana, I tied them both weighted and unweighted. My dedicated stonefly box had one side for each. I didn't always enjoy loading up with splitshot so lead or tungsten incorporated onto the fly worked better for me.

I've taken to tying a double spider hitch and then following that with a double surgeons to create two loops that connect to the sink tip. I think this increased surface area keeps my welded loops from splitting like in your attached second photo. I would second the nail knot method for creating...

Another note, I've had clients catch rainbows upwards of 25" in the braids section of the Alagnak. It is very much a bead-centric fishery for trout but if you're ok with that, it can be absolutely lights out fishing. Depending on where you take out, the salmon fishing will improve dramatically...

Recommend looking into the Nonvianuk/Alagnak float. Unsure if any outfitters offer DIY floats but it's a pretty easy float with opportunities for rainbows, char, grayling, coho, chums, kings (sometimes), and pink (if it's a pink year). I know that Branch River Air in King Salmon used to rent...

I haven't done a whole lot of saltwater fly fishing but I believe the coatings on the freshwater aren't made specifically to stand up to the salt. I'm sure someone on this forum has a much more scientific answer though.

Airflo used to make a pike/musky taper that absolutely bombed bigger poppers for coho in Alaska. According to their website, it's discontinued, but I found it here: https://www.reelflyrod.com/new-airflo-super-dri-bassmuskie-fly-line.html Note that it is advertised as a freshwater line only.

It sounded like he got rid of his poling skiff all together? Either way, I do hope others have had better experiences than I. Additionally, I don't mean in any way to bash a well known guide, but I've got no other data points to pull from. With the amount of money spent on both trips, I expected...

I'd be happy to elaborate. I've fished with him twice over the past three years. First time, we hired him for a full day and not only did he put the minimal amount of effort into guiding us into fish, he cut our day short because the weather forecast called for rain. Instead of actually checking...

Whatever you do, don't hire Greg Moon.