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Chukar on Badger Mountain.

Today at Nunally. Lots of fresh planter rainbows and … Lost a bunch of them too. Sad for the lake, but good for my breakfast(s)

An early trip to Bickleton- kinda of slow for bluebirds a week ago Merlin Female Mountain bluebird Male A few along the Columbia in Richland Great Egret Immature Black Crowned Night Heron Northern Flicker Buffleheads- my favorite duck Sandhill Cranes passing by in West Richland

An olive hares ear type. I have done pretty well in lakes with this fly. Hook:FM5080 #12 Tail and leg: partridge Body: olive dyed hares mask Rib: copper uni-wire Wing case: brown holographic tinsel with UV resin

Frog or maybe a perch or bluegill struggling at the surface. The hollowed back of the diving collar creates a nice bloop when the fly dives. Hook: #2 TMC 8089 Tail: musky titan dubbing and three neck hackles on each side. Body etc: deer hair- black, green, olive,orange and yellow Front legs...

I have caught them in big numbers in Nunnally in the late season. Usually bunched together and eager to eat small leeches or minnow streamers once you find them.

I would like to buy the lamson liquid 2 and the remix 5+

Many thousands of snow geese in air at Columbia National Wildlife Refuge this morning. These pictures don’t begin to capture the sheer numbers ( and the volume of their sounds)

A member asked for these flies and he says they are very effective. Sort of a built in riffling hitch I think.

A skating dry fly tied with a pin extension like used on balanced leeches.

In a month and a half the largemouth will restart their important work controlling eastern Washington's alien invasive bullfrogs. Hook: Kona XSS #2/0 tail back legs: olive marabou, olive grizzly, yellow grizzly and grizzly neck hackle on each side, gold flash back collar: olive and yellow...

My previous home in northern MN had a metal roof that was installed in the 50s. It is still perfect today. The durability can’t be touched by shingles. I did have to repaint it once and the prep was a big project. Modern metal roofs shouldn’t need that. Pros: durability, snow slides easily so...

Long ways off but mountain goats are cool. NE Oregon.

Along with other factors, the more deer hair you have spun the easier it becomes to not break threads. I like Veevus threads a lot and 6/0 Veevus is plenty strong for most trout flies like Goddard caddis or small muddler heads or elk hair caddis. Bass size flies need strong thread. The...

I think that the only reason for flyfishing only vs. selective fishery is elitist nonsense. A single hook barbless spinner is no more damaging than flies.

A northern harrier

An otter at Seven Bays on Lake Roosevelt.

Snow geese flying over our house

You are welcome. I fish the dragon fly nymphs on a line that sinks fast enough to be on the bottom. Typically a type 5 with a three to five foot leader.Fish slow to very slow with occasional bursts of several quick three inch strips. Fish often strike these softly and then hold on to them. I...

You are welcome. I hope that you have a great Christmas and next year is better.