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Been paddling by that outside bend for ~20+ years and watching the progress. There's a very similar bank on the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie with homes that are in a similar situation (although the burn rate seems much lower). Hopefully the owners of those properties have had ample time to come...

As someone who's in the midst of midlife, whenever I encounter someone with vaguely similar interests who seems to have transitioned to sort of a post-midlife routine I find myself wondering "At what point did work, family, and other responsibilities start to wind-down enough that time-scarcity...

Dang. Never managed to get on the NF Sky in my kayak before moving away for a few years. Saw the blowout in 2006 and figured it'd be back in shape by the time I moved back in '09, and didn't hop on it back in '24 because life had gotten busy and I wanted to get properly tuned-up before running...

Sky is currently at ~107K and seems to be close to peaking based on the hydrograph. Looks like it should peak roughly ~1' below the '06 peak.

This comment reminds me of "Infinite Jest," one of my favorite books from the 90s. The story goes all over the place, but the plot centers on a band of renegade Quebecois terrorists hell-bent on bringing the unified government of North America - The Organization of North American Nations, or...

I got a double-hander at around 47 for the same reason I decided I wanted to start fly-fishing when I was seven: seeing someone standing right next to me do it and catch way more fish than me. In my particular case this happened on back-to-back trips to BC several years ago. There were just so...

Interesting. Without naming names or any other giveaways - what sorts of things created this impression?

Flange sealant. Never had one pop-off after I started using it. Permatex 64000.

Always thought Medford was nice and enjoyed visiting relatives there in the 80s and 90s. Had to fly in for a funeral recently, and the town itself was was looking seedier than I can recall it looking/seeming back in the day, but IMO still scores highly when it comes to weather and proximity to...

1.Amazing that I got all the way through this thread without anyone cracking a joke about asking ChatGPT to generate a list of towns that satisfy your criteria.... 2. Terrace/Smithers B.C.!

All-in (gas, lodging, tips, etc) it's normally worked out to ~$850-900 door-to-door for me.

Last time I went au naturale with regards to seasick meds was on a whale watching trip in NZ ~20 years ago - only because some sort of ginger lozenge was the only thing I could get my hands on. Long period swells + indoor seat equalled me gritting my teeth and doing the nausea equivalent of...

Yes - but way less unpleasant than motion sickness - at least for me. Dry mouth, a bit of bluriness up close, and harder to empty your bladder.

Will also note that I'm extremely prone to motion sickness, and one the two trips that I've done so far, I've used a combination of a scopalamine patch that I put on the morning before the trip, and a phenergan (promethazine) chaser the day of the trip (half-tab at 5AM and 11AM) and have managed...

Thursday crew had a great day on the water. Too late in the evening to say much more than that but more details may be forthcoming in the next couple of days. FWIW this was the best performing fly for me today.

This sounds amazing. Would love more info. Do they charge by the pound? Anyone have any idea how common it is for them to offer same-day processing? More likely on weekdays vs weekends? TIA.

Also available at the Lynnwood Costco. Looks like they've got at least 20 on display.

Now that my kids are getting older I'm getting (slightly) more time to fish, it seems like I'm also finally in a position where I could potentially meet up with other members of the board when/where I can to get out and fish. Of course, it's hard to do that on a message board, particularly...

Yes. Absolutely. Best money you'll spend - the only reason I say that with such conviction is that I've done things the hard way and looking back it's obvious that investing in a day of swining flies with a guide - with a special emphasis on reading water - would have dramatically increased my...

Small waterproof headlamp.