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This is the third year they've showed up in our backyard. I don't partake but I still think they're neat. Go ask Alice. I think she'll know.

Went to the local this morning. Very last minute and unplanned. Fished for about 40 minutes and swapped around 3 flies with no luck. A fish presented itself down the beach so I moved in. Still nothing. I then remembered I had some flies Jeff Delia gave me a few weeks ago so I tried one of those...

More info and presentation documents for tomorrow here on the WDWF site. Nice to see some familiar names on the public in-person list. I'm gonna have to tune in from home.

My first guess is some kinda of Russula. Those usually have a shorter stem though but one of my books says they can have a longer stem like the ones in your pictures. Found this resource that breaks them down for comparison. Below is a pic of some white chanterelles I found in September for...

Sunday morning report. It's been a minute since I've been able to get out. Family, weather and dad duties kept me from getting out these last few weeks. Took the first ferry out of MA9 and fished two beaches. Brought 8 nice size cutts to net and had a handful of nips. Was pretty satisfied after...

At first glance I thought shaggy parasol but might possibly be a false parasol. Best way to determine would be to get a spore print. Shaggy Parasol = white spores = edible False Parasol = greenish spore = not edible Someone else might have some input.

Local vet here (USMC) in North Seattle if you don't find someone who's in need first. I am not new to fly fishing but I just started tying a little over a year ago and still learning. If there's a better candidate or another veteran who is in need, please consider them first.

Not that I'm aware of. There's a mindset out there that plucking mushrooms will prevent them from growing back the next year. That is not true. Some I pluck and some I will cut at the base. The ones I pluck I'll clean the dirt off the base on the spot. It's all about keeping your mushrooms...

Plucking them from the ground is completely fine. What you did is fine too. Less cleaning at the end of the day.

A few from the weekend. Hard not to stop for a breakfast sandwich from Sultan Bakery. Wanted more Porcinis but I'm either too early or too late. Only scored two which was enough for a risotto for the fam. Lobsters are showing up in full force. A few shaggy manes that were left behind. One...

I chose an adventure day over beach fishing yesterday. Checked out a new-to-me creek that was still open. To my surprise when I arrived the creek was filled with spawning pinks. Made my way upstream where the salmon weren't present and had no to little action for trout. The hike upstream was a...

I happened upon this experience yesterday. I wanted to check out a creek that was mentioned to me earlier this summer. Regs stated it was still open so I wanted to get there before the rain and do a little adventuring. To my surprise when I got there it was full of spawning pinks. I tried a few...

Took a trip down to Hood River with some friends to visit a buddy of ours for their birthday. The person responsible for getting me into the world of mushroom foraging. Our hope was to get on some porcini's and matsutake's but we were either too early or too late. Very dry. We turned our...

Nice little stroll down to the local with the fam. Just about ready for some cooler weather.

Had a fun day in MA11 yesterday fishing for pinks. Went out on a buddies boat and fished from 11-3. Landed around twelve, kept two and lost a handful. Setup was an 8wt Redington predator paired with a new-to-me Rio Outbound Custom T-11 line that was pretty fun to cast. Watching a school of pinks...

Score! August is prime time for those. This is my go-to recipe: https://foragerchef.com/chicken-fried-chicken-of-the-woods/

Came here to ask the same question. Experiencing the same on multiple MA9 beaches this last week. The only reasoning I could think of was that maybe it was still a bit early. Went to Whidbey Island on Monday for a 3-day getaway. Every beach we visited the fish were jumping out of casting...

Decent day yesterday in MA9 for cutts. Took the first ferry out of Edmonds and hit two beaches. Beach one produced 10 cutts. There was another angler that showed up just a short few minutes after I got there. Looked like they pulled in at least 2. Headed to another known spot that had two...

Great day in MA9 yesterday. Much needed factory reset for the mentals. Hit beach 1 by 8:30 and the bite was on till about 10. Got to beach 2 by 10:30 that was less productive but did manage a few nice cutts. Beach 3 was a last minute decision based on tide that landed some hatchery coho. Only...

Oh man. I get it. Hope that streak ends soon. Gotta get out there, man!