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A quick share of a recent coast trip: Some good friends decided to try their luck at coastal dory fishing. It was a first for me. Launching and landing off the beach in a wooden dory was a highlight. Flies were used... Plethora of rods were bent... The net got coho scaly... And...

Fascinating thread, @clarkman ! I've always enjoyed your reports (going back to the Westfly days) and this ranks as one of the best.

Big smiles warms the heart

That was a fun read! A tip of the cap to you

That brings back memories of me staying up late nights as a kid just so I could watch the Flying Lure TV ad. Those underwater videos of that lure "flying" under the lily pads to the biggest bass in the pond had me mesmerized. I couldnt afford the TV special package but as soon as it hit store...

Man, that's a great writeup with pics included. The energy is palpable.

A fine report! Nice bass

'Tis a good share, @clarkman I have a pal that's a euronympher (I dont get to fish with him too often), he's been known to carry a fishcounter with him. I didnt know it was a "thing" until this informative video. :D

I really enjoy your updates, Swimmy

great pictures!

That looks terribly fun. Great report

Ha! You're kinda correct: if they were vegetarians it would be bait fishing. It reminds me, that video clip of the dryfly eat on the original post: on the 1st missed "eat", I set the hook and my fly flew back behind me and hooked a salmonfly in mid air. If I had just cast that right back in the...

What do they say about fish not having hands? From curiosity to pure predatory aggressiveness...they mouth off:D. Generally- speaking, I do believe that resident trout are a little more keen in their river surroundings and forage than steelhead (steelhead are like tourists primed with a sex...

Thanks community for letting me share. I am still laughing about it. @swimmy get that tying kit...it's another fun piece of kit to drop and lose in the river 😄. Cheers @SculpinSwinger I agree, the sound of clicker reels adds so much drama....plus it let's one audibly know what the fish is...

If any of you have read Lee Spencer's book A Temporary Refuge, you probably can recall in his observations that steelhead will rise to all sorts of floating detritus: leaves, twigs, pieces of styrofoam, seeds, plastic, etc. (brief background: the North Umpqua's Lee Spencer was the river watch...

He was such a generous man. When I planned a trip for my daughter when she was 8years old - we went to his flyshop, Don threw in a whole lot of extras in her shopping bag for free (he was known to do that) and it made an impact on us. Sad to hear about this.

Bruce, she is a quick study. I was surprised at how well she timed her mechanics (full disclosure: I am a poor instructor).Full credit to her ability to adjust and adapt. However, not long after this camp, Emma started hitting the weight room for volleyball. She built up quite a bit of muscle...

I appreciate all the generously kind responses. Having read each comment and wanting to respond appropriately is a little overwhelming. Community is part of the stoke. I'm just a big fan of my daughters. I really don't know how to "dad". It's mostly just trying not to be heavy-handed: asking...

It's been a few years (she is now 18 and successfully completing her first year at the university), but it's a story worth recalling and sharing to those that have an ear. In 2019, my oldest daughter, Emma, was 15yrs old. Every summer, my family would join me camping at a storied river that...

I suspect, back in the golden age of Atlantic salmon flies, that streamside tyers had their stash of good feathers but also added their own "flair" to the standard patterns. When researching these patterns, a lot of them were attributed to ghillies of certain beats. I think most ghillies were...