Recent content by nelsony

Me too!

I was gearing up at the WDFW access site at Cle Elum when a WDFW officer drove up and parked behind me. I thought for sure I would be checked, but he just stepped into the woods, relieved himself, and waved as he drove off. The only time I was ever checked anywhere was on a beach on Kodiak...

Last week after a long and successful day stripping streamers for cutthroat, I'm heading back to shore trailing my fly when a large fish darts out from under a log and grabs it. I see it coming out of the corner of my eye and do the "ol' trout set" on it and pull the fly from its mouth. I think...

I have taken the boat out a half-dozen times now, and liking it very much overall. I started to accessorize it, and that's when I encountered some issues. Flycraft doesn't offer any accessories for the built-in mounting bases, but I figured out the mounting base is a dead ringer for the...

My Dad used that to count sockeye salmon escapement in Alaska during aerial surveys, I think each click was 1,000 fish.

I contacted Flycraft about this, they said "Those are attachment points for strapping down gear if you need to, and also attachment points for some possible future accessories that we are working on for the boat."

If I want to row with relative speed, I straighten my legs to get them out of the water as much as possible. This might not work for everyone. The only craft I can compare it to is a Cruzer Max, where I do the same thing. I think the Flycraft rows a bit better, I think it's because it's a little...

That's just a rubber bumper around the edge, there's no bladders. Here's my initial impressions of this boat, I'll try to leave out the tech details that you can look up on their webpage. I wanted a frameless craft small enough to fit into the back of my small bed pickup, fully inflated. This...

I've been waiting for this boat to be in stock for quite a while (maybe 6 months). It became available on Monday, with a black Friday discount + free shipping. I ordered it Tuesday morning and fished it today. Extremely happy with this purchase. I will post a review later, but if you've been...

I explored the Canyon on Veteran's Day. I figured it might be a little extra crowded with the holiday and nice weather, but I got more than I bargained for when a vehicle parked behind me on the road and 3 gentleman piled out and started gearing up. Me "Are you going to fish there?" Gentleman1...

We are starting estate planning and my brain wants to immediately explode. We have no suitable heirs and are struggling to figure out what to do with property when the time comes. We want to make this as easy as possible for our future executor. Two things: 1. A good organization with local...

That looks like where I was fishing. I fought the wind for about an hour waiting for the fish to move in range. Finally I figured I'd prefer to get skunked on a different beach. It was even windier there, but then it died down and my evil plan was foiled.

I didn't feel anything other than a tugging sensation. No nerves or blood vessels there. I tore a hole in the sleeve of my hoodie and tried to back it out but that didn't work, even though I'd pinched the barb. If I thought I'd be in-and-out in 1 hour at the ER, I'd have kept fishing with the...

For the King opener, I was hoping to at least replicate last year's success, where I hooked, but didn't land a King, with a single-hander on a Whidbey Island beach. This year, I caught myself. Earlier in the day though, I had a great catch. Any advice on catching Kings from the beach...

About 10 years ago, our friend and neighbor Bill died of a massive heart attack while mountain biking. He grew up next door and his family used to own our property. He'd tell us stories about growing up here, including that he and his friends would run through the woods shooting marbles at each...