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    Lake Ballinger

    Perfect two year old story. Leland
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    Why is Pass Lake still closed

    And then the pullouts will be closed off. Leland
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    Fishing the Miyawaki Beach Popper

    If they eat fish near the beach they’ll eat a surface fly over eight feet of water . . .
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    Tips to dry out wading boots

    I sliced a toilet paper roll in half and put one each inside each shoe then stood them upside down on a heater register on the floor . . . Leland
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    SRC Around Union/Hoodsport

    Go look at Finch Creek and check for chum fry. If they are outmigrating fish there if you can or move in to any public beach. Might be a little early.
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    Northwest Washington River Access

    Walking in the high water mark along the Skagit dikes wouldn’t be easy not to mention deadly. Leland
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    Photo Essay

    Very cool. Leland
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    When do you start getting the itch?

    You aren’t fishing now? Leland
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    Rising Trout

    Dave and Amelia Jensen have been producing some terrific videos for years. This is a compilation of their favorite slow motion trout eats. Pour your favorite adult beverage, sit back and enjoy. If you can go to YouTube and screen it on your big monitor, do it. You won’t be disappointed. Leland
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    Aaron Speybum Reimer

    Will always remember Aaron. Leland
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    Hypothetical question here....opinions?

    Playa Larga, Cuba to spread the wealth with my new friends. Leland
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    Rod selection advice.

    Stick with this rod and learn how to cast and fish. Also, understand that most premium flylines are already weighted up 50%. And having someone at a flyshop telling you need to buy a faster rod to suit your casting style is the oldest upsell in the books . . . Leland
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    Loretto, Mexico

    Les Johnson used to go down there a long time ago well before he died. He may have been close to "discovering" it. He was always trying to get me to come down with him. He loved the dorado fishing. It was always during the summer months when they would fish very early in the morning and then...
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    Fishing the Miyawaki Beach Popper

    Here’s why I fish my Miyawaki Beach Popper off our Puget Sound beaches for searun cutthroat and coho salmon – These fish are always looking to eat especially when they swim close to the shore so I give them a crippled baitfish – one that is struggling slowly on the surface. My primary go to...
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    How fast do you retrieve your line?

    I fish my surface fly with long slow retrieves with a little hop at the end. It imitates a wounded baitfish so I only need to leave a V wake. When large coho come up behind I pick up the pace which usually provokes the eat. Leland
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    Mojitos in Cuba

    Mojitos in Cuba. Where else? Leland.
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    Local Saltwater Essentials

    Wading and Casting: Learn to cast a minimum of 50 feet. Searun cutthroat do much of their feeding 30’ or so off the waters edge. That doesn’t mean you wade 10’ out and cast 20’ out. You shouldn’t need to wade past mid-calf. Cast 50’ or so diagonally down the beach. For salmon cast 50’ or more...
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