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A NE Oregon hike in the rain yesterday.

From what is likely my last walk on Bateman Island. The causeway that allows dry land access to the island is being removed to restore the historical flow path at the mouth of the Yakima in hopes of lowering late summer water temperatures that block early chinook passage. The end of an era for...

Gomphus nymph An effective small dragonfly. Olive ones also work Hook: Fulling Mill 5085 #8 Thread: 140 D Veevus Body: deer hair Legs: pheasant tail Head : deer hair

All sets of flies have been claimed. Thanks everyone.

Of course. Need three more people.

I see that I communicated poorly on this post. The flies are done and I need five people to send them to. Please send a message to me and I will send them out. Fixing the original post as well.

Duluth. As long as you can handle a bit of winter. -Reasonable housing costs Great availability of medical facilities and Doctors -solid MN schools - UM Duluth, UW Superior, St. Scholastica -fabulous summer weather - close access to Lake Superior, which can be effectively fished off...

We took a day trip to Fort Simcoe State Park near White Swan to see Lewis's Woodpeckers. Unique woodpeckers both in their color scheme and behavior. Instead of drilling holes in trees, they fly around and pluck insects out of the air like swallows or flycatchers. These ones were gathering...

I had before never noticed how bright yellow these guys legs are.

Ok, I’ll bite. Haven’t decided on a fly yet.

From this morning along the Columbia River Mink: Racoon:

Black Crowned Night Herons and Wood Ducks along the Yakima Delta. Female Male: Wood Duck:

For Christmas I am tying 5 sets of twelve flies aimed at stillwater. Prefer they go to non tying and/or new stillwater fishers. Haven’t tied them all yet but I am thinking two each of: Olive leech Black leech Olive hairs ear nymph Floating deer hair dragon nymph Dubbed body olive Willy...

Saw this guy on 9/24. The last one I saw was actually last week. Recent cold was likely the end of snake season here.

Some October birds in the m id-Columbia. Most of the winter birds are back and some migrants passing through. Wood duck White Crowned Sparrow

Saw some goats in the Blues. A very long ways off and far past the zoom capabilities of my camera, but fun to watch.

Ghost Minnow (Flyfishfoods) This one could stand to be a touch sparser and grayer or browner on top as well, but it works. These are the right size and translucency to match young of the year shad in the Columbia or dace in some of the lakes. Hook: Fulling Mill Carp Bonio #8 Tail: a mix of...

Late season largemouth on the swimming frog. Things are sideways for me.

I tries posting a cell phone picture which did the same thing so I deleted the post.

A Lucky Wiggler variation Hook: Kona XSS #1/0 Tail: 4 neck hackles on each side splayed olive grizzly, yellow grizzly and grizzly butt: red chenille Body: chartreuse over black over olive over White deer Head: red deer Eyes 8 mm