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I have had a pair of Simms lightweight wading boots for over 5 years but which have seen only very light use. Light enough that you can still see the white Simms stamp on the feft soles. The soles on both boots have started to detach rendering them useless (see photo). I contacted Simms asking...

I really like my Dryft zipper waders and after two years of moderate use they are still going strong with no leaks. Very happy. I used to go through a pair of cheaper waders every summer at work (Cabelas, Caddis etc). They were really put through the ringer during the in-stream construction...

I've been using lemon-eucalyptus oil for years and it works well for me. The scent is a bit strong, but it smells better than deet and hasn't melted any fly lines or bicycle helmets.

Maybe an ant?

I was wondering if anyone has used this reel in salt water and if so, how well did it hold up?

As you drive the road in to the lake, the WDNR camp is the first one encountered (south camp). BLM is furthest away (north camp).

Isopropanol might get rid of some of the other invasive critters, but not the NZ mud snails. They are remarkably resistant to a lot of stuff. When they close up their shells, they can withstand a lot of chemicals and weeks of dessication. This is an older paper but I doubt if the findings have...

Clean off mud and debris first and then soak boots etc. in 409 degreaser for 30 minutes or so to kill NZ mud snails. Soaking in a 2% (w/v) Virkon Aquatic disinfectant solution works very well too. Virkon comes as a powder and is much easier to store than the 409. Equipment should be thoroughly...

Thanks! Reminded me of growing up and fishing the highlands and the Hebrides until my early 20s.

Snoqualmie tribs too.

As far as I know, there are no brown trout in the Snohomish system. I did see two adult browns about 20 years ago in a small trib in Mirrormont that drained to Issaquah Creek in the Lk WA watershed. I was monitoring some fish passage projects after a big storm and residents told me that one of...

I harvested a few pheasants and partridge again this year (thanks to my pup!). If you can use a partridge skin and some pheasant tail feathers, send me your address by DM and I'll happily mail them out to you. Steve

I just looked at the #18s in the store. I didn't measure anything, but the 1110 eyes weren't noticeably larger than the other #18 brand on offer. The guy behind the counter had the same observation and didn't have any suggestions other than stronger magnifier glasses.

Hi Bob, I looked at the on-line description for the Daiichi 1110 on Amazon and thought the same as you: that it has a wider eye. I took a trip to Creekside Anglers in Issaquah and took a look. The eyes are standard size. The description implies wide eyes, but that is not the case. It is just a...

Hi Bob, Do you know if these are made in #18-20? All that I can find at Gamkatsu and on-line vendors are the C12-BM in #26 and smaller. But your suggestion did prompt me to search for wide eye fly hooks from other manufacturers. Don't know why I haven't thought of that before now. Old age maybe.