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Trolling. These tiny hotshot 70 plugs were always simple and effective. Dress the replacement single hook w rabbit strip or marabou. This tail can calm down the action a bit, which is good. The green back is my preferred pattern. Casting. Kastmaster in gold. Phoebe in silver or gold...

Thx for the report and pictures. A cool lake w clear water and surrounded by greenery is a respite for us east siders. Jay

I’ll concur! I often urged kids to stop casting the power bait out so far. And I recall getting out on a trout lake with a friend, and as soon as we were off shore he fly cast a hares ear nymph right back to the algae covered rip rack next to the launch, and hooked up immediately. Jay

Wolves, spiders, ticks and snakes… At our eastern desert lakes. a catchy tune, someone could make lol Jay

And the floating rattlesnake situation? Like Coffey?

I have had some success by spiral wrapping a narrow strip of foam for the body, with a hackle wound as well , fitting the hackle down in the path between the wound edges of the foam, where teeth won’t get to it. In other words, like a wooly bugger with the foam strip instead of chenille. Jay

With all this discussion, is this a lahontan cut lake, or rainbows, or … J

This is a bit belated, since the article on Audubon.org came out in September, but I only noticed last weekend. One of my 2024 photo entries was featured in a web-Article on birds and landscapes...

Without trying to rank favorites, I’ll just mention that I have a soft spot for ruddy ducks, the Donald Ducks of diving ducks. Jay

Barrows Goldeneye, less abundant around here than Common Goldeneye, go figure. I love how the reflections of the skies on a day of unstable weather showed up on the waves. Jay

Grey ghost is the name of a fly pattern, and a nickname for an adult male northern harrier w grey coloring.

I would welcome an explainer about setting up 5 gallon bucket gardening, with the automatic watering under them, using a gutter or half pipe, and a bulb valve. I think there was good info at the old place . Jay

Snowy owl in eastern wa south of the TriCities. Jan 2025 Jay

I was going to suggest sunshine until I saw your subsequent post. I used to cure w a uv penlight, but then put in sunshine to fully cure away the tackinesss. It worked well. I recommend trying sunshine Jay

I enjoy when man made structures add compositional elements and color to a bird image. Jay

I have noticed they often perch on the ground on dykes in marshlands, sometimes w their prey. I did not know they nest on the ground Jay

@Cabezon The slate blue of the belted kingfisher also shows optical effects leading to blues and greens as seen in this recent shot at NcNary NWF. Jay

@Cabezon @RRSmith One surprising winter day, a surprising proportion of the mallards I saw had blue heads. Location, Mcnary nwr ponds . Discussion welcome.

I am partial to their red eyes. Jay

Long tailed ducks are being seen from Umatilla to the TriCities, …usually from far away in dim gray light. This species nests on the arctic coast and usually winters more on the west coast. Jay