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Interesting to hear this, but maybe not so surprising. Just a thought, but perhaps because of the decline of many fisheries in WA, for many of the students there, there is less connection to a healthy history of recreational fishing. I guess my initial gut reaction to this is to urge you to...

Maybe it's not laziness. A few years back, I was talking to some fly anglers at a Puget Sound beach (this was on one of my visits to your area) and asked about access at another spot that looked promising from what I could see on-line. They dissuaded me from fishing there because I'd have to...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the right (vs. left) coast!

Dino Danelli, drummer for The (Young) Rascals, died today at age 78. Here are a couple of clips that highlight his energy behind the kit: Such a great band........

Just heard that Christine McVie has died....:( Such a talented singer/songwriter - this is probably my favorite song of hers:

Commemorating the tragic event from 47 years ago today:

It's gotta be this one (can't imagine there's more than one): https://billdavie.bandcamp.com/track/the-ballad-of-galloping-gertie I'll have to try and memorize the chorus (it's catchy) for the crossings for the next time I'm out there and driving to and from my day of chasing SRCs in the Sound.

Saw the original clip years ago in high school physics class. Living in RI and not having done much travel at that point in my life, the actual location didn't really register, though the name "Tacoma Narrows" somehow stuck in my memory. Many years later, on my first trip to the Seattle area, my...

I get that poor visibility might favor pulling out vs. backing out, but from the standpoint of ease, it's a lot more straightforward (pun intended) to pull in to a confined space. It's a lot quicker and easier to line yourself up parallel to the vehicles next to you (or at least be fairly...

It's after midnight here - Happy Halloween :)

Mr. Excitement! Love that he drew some of his moves from his boxing experience. Seems natural to follow with this:

Let me start by saying I have such limited SRC experience that I'm really guessing here, but from what I know about trout in rivers/streams, this might make sense. If the bait that the cutts are chasing is close to the surface, I would expect the cutts to be closer to the surface and have less...

Sounds like you need to splash on some "Eau de Bullwinkle" (I think that's the Calvin Klein brand) and head to the NE WA woods..... ;)

@Wadin' Boot, that's cool that they find fossils in the pumped sand. I don't have much of a history of saltwater fishing here, but most of the long-time anglers blame the beach replenishment for a decline in catches due to the lack of soft structure and disrupted sea floor ecosystem (loss of...

I'm confident that @swimmy in his prime could have beaten this guy pretty easily. Of course, Burroughs was only ~10 years old at that point in time...... ;)

Thanks for the comments, everyone. @M_D , I was a little hesitant myself when I took a job here after college (I grew up in RI). Like almost anywhere, NJ has its problems (most densely populated state, and especially crowded in the NYC and Philly metro areas), but there are a lot of nice...

I always enjoy the posts about the beaches in the PNW and figured I was due to post some shots from my excursions here in NJ. I was tempted to open with a shot of a stripping basket cornucopia of picked-up trash à la @Stonedfish , but didn’t want to feed the stereotype about the state in which...

Lamont Dozier passed away on Monday. He and the Holland brothers were responsible for writing/producing so many of the Motown hits of the 60s. Hard to pick a favorite, but here's two that stand out for me:

Quick tip for when a big wave is coming and it's too late to avoid - turn sideways! It decreases the surface area (less overall force) and you can brace yourself with your "back" leg. You may still get soaked, but you'll be less likely to get knocked off your feet.

I was fishing a small meadow stream that held wild browns, and was standing on the bank, studying the water. I only had a foot or so of fly line out past the tiptop, and the fly was dangling above the water when a dragonfly grabbed it and actually lifted the leader as it tried to fly away with...