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Well f**k ‘em if they can’t take a joke.

There’s a few new Loomis (NRX, NRX+, NRX-LP, and a couple of Beulah Platinum spey rods, but I wasn’t smart enough to buy any of the Loomis IMX rods at the time.

One Steffens, 2 Scott’s, a Winston, a few old Sage, and several Burkheimers

Weekend project. Home Depot oak boards. Lots of router work. Hole saws. Verathane. Holds 14 rods.

My fishing partner has the same problem with his Bauer. Where did you send it?

I’ve broken several in many different ways. Some were definitely my fault and others probably were due to defects in materials and workmanship. One of my partners thinks two piece rods were more durable and I think that he’s partly right. I believe that the move towards lighter thin walled...

Tom- I thought you could catch a fish on anything! Just a few helpful tips: during a mayfly hatch in rivers, try a standard PT nymph with a floating line and leader just under the surface. Before the Callabaetis hatch in lakes, try the 60 degree jig hook PT but tie it in the round. Eliminate...

Most of my lake fish this year came on these two patterns, a pheasant tail nymph tied in the round on a 60 degree jig hook, and a Prince nymph also on a 60 degree jig hook with a collar of orange thread.

I’ve got a couple on my WaterOtter. One for the Garmin and the other for a rod holder. Can’t remember the name of the glue they recommended. It works great.

You need to consider whether there are hatches going on or not. Attractors are good during non hatch periods but if the fish are wired to a daily hatch, you better be imitating the hatch. Alpine lakes are a different matter. A fellow named Gary LaFontaine said that alpine lake trout feed...

Nice Pics Steve.

Get them early in the morning after a cold night and you’ll be fine. The next few days with the forecast for rain will afford an opportunity. Buzzy is right. Get the entrances and soak down the nest.

The fellows who were doing best seemed to be the guys with the pedal kayaks. They could follow a school without spooking them and toss something into their midst with a spinning rod. We seemed to do better just anchoring up and letting the schools come to us. That worked in shallow water but...

Phil says it’s a River Hawk

Anything Pink will work. If there’s a school of fish underneath, they’ll usually take it on the drop or between strips. I like the way the little rubber legs pulse on the hoochie when stripped. I was using an intermediate line and the fly was coming back 5-6 feet down, which was a bit lower...

Friendly Phil picked me up at the Nisqually Refuge and we drove about another half hour North on I-5 to the Point Defiance ferry lot where there’s a large parking lot and boat launch. We were on the water around 11 am and the tide was dropping from high to low. Pinks were jumping everywhere...

I’ve been using a 60 degree jig hooks and 5/32 or 3/16 slotted beads. Works both ways and easier to tie than those troublesome pins. And the body is shorter. The ones in the pic are plain round beads.

You should be able to paddle board up from the state park. A friend and I motored up a few years ago to take a look. Very scenic canyon. The other folks are right about the fishing. It used to be better when they stocked the river up by Morton. There’s some state park owned land with a one...

“Gaze upon my works ye mighty and despair” , said Norm. (I stand in awe)

I like some of the patterns that ScottP and Finluver tied, but the best pattern that I have used and tied came from Mike Sturza at Lost Creek fly shop in Onalaska. Disclaimer: I’ve only fished this on the Cowlitz in September and October but I’ve caught many steelhead and Searun cutts. Mikey...