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  1. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    Steamer clams
  2. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    Banana leaves are quite cheap at Asian markets but you would need a whole lot of them. Skunk cabbage leaves were used by local tribes for wrapping fish and other meats. The leaves are only edible after being boiled several times due to the high concentration of calcium oxalate crystals. For...
  3. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    That would be a super fun way of cooking. Mine was frozen leftovers from last fall. I had to settle for the home smoker vs the pit. My stash is all gone now so maybe I’ll start digging in my backyard 🤣
  4. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    Kalua pork, cabbage, salted cucumbers over rice with copious amounts of garlic chili oil.
  5. SteelHeadDave

    Lake etiquette very poor today

    Yup, I learned my lesson when I was 18-19 years old. Flipped off a car that was driving like crazy. Dude pulled up behind me at the next red light, got out and approached my rolled down window. He looked just like Danny Trejo. Long black ponytail, tattoos all over and definitely not someone to...
  6. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    After many years of working in professional kitchens I’ve developed an instinctual habit of jumping back when a knife is mistakenly dropped. That and I don’t go shoeless while cooking 😁 Hope the wound heals up ok!
  7. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    Matzoh ball soup? What are the dark things? Wood ear mushrooms? The bowl design is throwing me off! 😁
  8. SteelHeadDave

    PNW Fly Fishing Semi-Official Swap, Shop, Fish & Eat - May 17, 2025

    Sheet, I could probably use a simple single hand lesson let alone a two handed. 😁 In all seriousness, that sounds awesome as I’ve never had any kind of casting instruction outside of YouTube.
  9. SteelHeadDave

    What's in your vise?

    I totally get where you are coming from. My clousers splay out to some degree in the water, despite my careful attempts to taper them and keep them sparse. They still catch fish though. The free flowing movement of bucktail when it hits the water is something that cannot be tamed and the fish...
  10. SteelHeadDave

    PNW Fly Fishing Semi-Official Swap, Shop, Fish & Eat - May 17, 2025

    I’ve got campsite #19 reserved for the 16th and 17th. If campsites get thin I’m open to sharing the site as I’ll be tent camping. Looking forward to meeting some of you. @Jerry Daschofsky cant wait to see your set up and talk cast iron cooking!
  11. SteelHeadDave

    What's in your (PIZZA) oven?

    True masters are never satisfied.
  12. SteelHeadDave

    What's in your vise?

    This is a prime example of how we end up with Rainbrown hybrids.
  13. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    Looks good. What are you dipping those in? Salsa?
  14. SteelHeadDave

    What are you drinking?

    Sampling a few things my GF brought back with her from the Canary Islands. The reason for the Havana Club is a long story that basically involves us wanting to try the real island made stuff. She came through.
  15. SteelHeadDave

    Tahiti

    I’ve never done a tropical warm water trip so take this with a huge grain of salt but a quick google maps search shows a good option just north of Tahiti on the atoll of Tetiaroa. Looks to have some flats fishing opportunities if you can book a flight from Tahiti.
  16. SteelHeadDave

    Soft UV craft resin review

    Thanks for sharing @Northern ! I’ve moved away from UV resins for coating popper heads for the same reasons you’ve described. The last few years I’ve been using clear glitter fabric paint to coat my heads but it takes a bit more effort to coat evenly, takes longer to dry and requires multiple...
  17. SteelHeadDave

    San Diego recommendations

    I have limited fishing experience in SD but I’d have to second the recommendation on visiting Stroud’s. It’s a really cool old school fly shop and the owner is great.
  18. SteelHeadDave

    Post your first fish of 2025 here

    Do squid count? If yes, then I’m on the boards!
  19. SteelHeadDave

    Music on the water

    6-7 years ago I drove out east to fish a lake and camp for the weekend. I left on a Thursday morning and totally forgot that it was Memorial Day weekend. Had the lake to myself but there were a few campers. After fishing all day I went back to my campsite and two trucks full of rowdy 21 year old...
  20. SteelHeadDave

    Follow up question to SilverFly's post On Warning to New Fly Tiers

    This pattern is on my to do list for panfish. Simple and supposedly effective. The site might have some useful ideas for you as well. Have fun on your tying journey. https://www.panfishonthefly.com/blog/2021/6/3/84b4xh2pqv8kmv5xuxnwze3bn4rowq
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