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That one’s still there and there is another one between A and B in Fort Smith

I was just in Montana trailering a boat all over the place and we stopped at all watercraft stations between Cle elum and Fort Smith, MT with several rivers fished in between. There is one on the bighorn that we had to stop at before and after we floated. We asked and yes it’s mandatory...

Gotta protect the 75 “wild” kings that we introduced, trap and then haul above the impassable falls that just sit at the bottom of the first few deep dark holes ripening in the SF until it’s time to dig redds end of September lol. Gamefish seasons will continue to evaporate for chinook...

I think those are black flying ants. I had a big emergence of those on my property a few days ago. I was on my riding mower fighting them off and at first I also thought they were wasps.

Wow. This is an amazing tip. So simple yet I’d never think of that lol

That sounds spot on to me. It was all very unlike anything I’d seen before so I was pretty fascinated and they did just do circles in one small area of a much larger bay. We kept fishing our way around the bay several times and each time we came back to the corner the shimmering dimpling school...

I probably “hooked” 20 of them before I finally kept one hooked long enough to get ahold of it. They chased and nipped at whatever fly I threw at them. I think my 6wt was tearing through their lips and the barbless hooks just fell out. We motored over the clouds of them mulitple times trying to...

Ok even smaller then I remember (isn’t that always the case) but on this day there were hundreds swarming around in big clouds and dimpling the surface. They were nipping and flashing at my flies and I kept going smaller until I finally landed one just to see what the hell it was. This was...

I posted a photo on the old forum and you confirmed it was a shad. I may be able to find the photo if I dig on the old site.

Hydros is a good one, I forgot I have one of those on a 6wt and it’s a very nice reel especially at the price.

The amount of traffic on the Hwy 2 creeks and rivers literally exploded after one fly shop started guiding and openly discussing the area online. When you are talking about rivers close to the metro sprawl in todays day and age, I think they should keep it over the counter and not blast it out...

Yeah, but they are silent. I don’t like that personally but for the price they are a very nice reel.

I’ve caught shad in the snohomish while fishing for SRC and have seen huge clouds of them in some of the little bays and sloughs. But they were small. Maybe 8-10” long. Is that a different subspecies?

I’m pretty partial to Ross in that 5wt mid price range but I have reels from all sorts of companies. Older gen 1 Ross Evo can be found for a steal if you watch classifieds enough and a couple of mine have been through the wringer and still fish great. Nautilus FWX is another good one and can...

Goddard caddis is a damn good fly. I went through a phase where I fished them a ton. I should bring it back into the rotation again.

About how long are those cedar river shad?

Such a hog.

Purple or royal para wulff size 12-14 is a good one to have in the box. Floats high and easy to see and is both small enough and big enough to get attention when nothings happening. I really like hippy stompers a lot for exactly what you describe but I took what you wrote to mean no foam...

I like your jigs a lot, those are fish catchers. I totally understand the aesthetic of the painted head. If you can figure out how to make it stay looking sharp let me know. I just gave up.

I stoped painting my twitching jig heads years ago and I do not notice a difference whatsoever. I tie a few hundred a year for friends and family and they honestly just keep getting simpler and easier to tie and the catch rate is remaining the same. They look so nice painted but I’m so over it...