Recent content by Ronbow

Getting down to brass tacks (or tungston beads, but I digress) on a looong indicator leader. False casts are your enemy. In your floating craft, once depth and indicator are set up, strip out fly line and pull out from rod tip, leave it in lake, and keep your flies in hand, or for pointy...

A second on the SA Amplitude. With a 10' rod, extra length brings roll cast into play. Go with smooth; am told the textured casts further but it is annoyingly noisy. I have Rio on Dually 3# and it is great for turning over long leaders, but overkill on any fish under 16" and less than 15' of...

Wanna see a silly one up close? Take a peek at the 85th/405 $7 million fish passage project for the tiny creek that ultimately empties under a condo in Moss Bay. Creek is a foot wide and 2" deep. And is in a culvert most of the way after the 405 project before it reaches Lake Washington. Does...

The leech combo is often fished, especially this time of year in higher lakes, right along the weed line, or even in weed holes along the edge of the lake. So long leader not really an issue. Use a three foot tapered to surgeons, then three to six foot of floro in the 12# range as the indicator...

We keep flowers from our yard on our deck, just off breakfast table...

When the fish can't decide: blobomid....

Was getting set for PS fishing, pulled my printed license and..... only thing on it was my signature. Rest faded almost completely. Called WDFW, and after 15 minutes of waiting spoke with agent who sent me email to print license, fish and crab cards. So all on 8.5 by 11". Folded and in wallet...

Superstitious conundrum: Can't have the cigar until the code is broken that day. Being of weak constitution, sometimes the cigar gets lit anyway, and usually the takedowns then come on strong. Go figure.

I use a Watersnake #24, PWM, and a 36AH LiFePO4. Weight of everything is maybe 15 pounds. Use on 7.5 foot rotomolded pram. I do not need to go too fast, works great. The draw with 24# and PWM can fish for three days. Like to go slow backwards to cast indicators along weed banks.

Deep lake is, well deep. Like over 90'. And it is long, way too long and narrow to paddle or row IMHO. Launch area to about far right initial point fish well at 10 to 30'. Usual suspects and good indicator spots. Many bait chuckers on shore. The left side is a high cliff, like DF, and it goes...

Born 1949, started fishing Dry Falls in about 1962. Camped at the lake for opener, lowland lake date. Lake managed with fingerlings to reach 12" by opener, limit three. Oh but the carryovers.... We basically moved to Nunnally late 60's because the fish were bigger and it was easier to fish...

OK, get the guns out: slip indicator = plumbobber (now hard to find...!..), set placement with bobber stop; Seaguar floro to swivel; two tippets below swivel for two flies. Use Davy knots to swivel, Rapala knot to flies. Can even pre tie swivels for quick changes from blood worm to 'mid to...

And kinda shallow water for an indicator....

Addiction...... I've sought help, but the therapist is now also a bobber junky.... 'Mids, blood worms, balanced leeches, balanced scud damsels fat head minnows, even a balanced shock and awe.... HELP!

Yup, so fun to meet up at the lake. And to meet a legend! We swapped lies, ah stories and information both current and of fond memories of Lenice, Nunnally, and Dry Falls from back when.... Dave, I tried to drive the fish your way, and it looked like it worked. And finally found a spot with...