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I would guess that it is due to pressure, but I also think that they feed less when the water temperatures increase to the summer levels. I find more sunners and less feeding fish during the hot months of July and August. But I don't find the fish with the right posture to be more spooky where I...

We got this guy on our game cam a few days ago. Lots of them around this year.

I moved away from Portland 4 years ago, but I still receive the NWFFO newsletter emails, and I have to say, if I still lived in Portland, they would irritate the hell out of me for giving up so many details. In fact, living 7 hours away, they still irritate me. They have just the wrong balance...

These are basically new. I think I ran them through the wash and tried them on and decided they were too big for me, so I reordered them in size medium. They have been sitting in a drawer since last summer. They are long sleeve, spf 50, sun shirts. They have a more cotton like feel than some of...

I have been using a Zoleo for the past several years, and it works for me.

I find with adult damsels a little skitter across the surface from time to time can elicit a response when a stationary fly is ignored. The naturals are usually moving, so I think the fish are looking for that. Another reason I like the foam patterns. They stay afloat and skitter well.

I would agree that the adults are probably not the number one choice for the fish. They have to try and catch them out of the air, which is way harder than a bug that is swimming or trapped in the surface film. But catching fish on the surface is a lot of fun when it works.

I almost always bring my own gear unless I know for sure that the guide/lodge has top grade equipment. I have also had bad experiences counting on using the guides gear and being frustrated with what they provided.

I have been using this pattern in my local lakes and it has been pretty effective. The extensive use of foam helps it keep floating even after several fish, unlike a lot of damsel patterns you find in fly shops. The wing is Finesse Fiber.

This is kind of relevant to the conversation. Many years ago, I was living in Portland, and started reading reports on an internet forum about a zipper lip lake in Central Washington that was producing epic fishing. The folks discussing the lake were very shrewd and careful about not disclosing...

One thing to consider is the forage that is available in the body of water you are fishing. Most of the input here so far is from guys who fish the Columbia or lakes formed from the Columbia. Carp in that system eat a lot of clams and don't move very far for a fly. Thus, the drag and drop...

They are trash fish. Not worth anyone's time fishing for them. No fun at all. Stick to trout, way more rewarding and much prettier. ;)

I think they would be edible in the area we were fishing. At least people catch and keep small mouth bass, and I assume eat them, in that part of the Columbia. I have never kept a carp to eat, but Clarkman is correct, the carp in the Columbia River are the ancestors of fish brought over from...

Went out for carp yesterday and landed my personal best!

I have been using Togen’s “Chirony Skin” and recently “Buzzer Wrap” both with good results. It comes in lots of colors.

Back in around 2006 I stayed at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort, which is near the town of Gamboa that was built to house canal zone workers on the Panama Canal. My wife and I went out with a local guide and fished on Lake Gatun and/or the Panama Canal. The guide was more of a conventional...

I lived in the Bay Roc apartments on Lake Oswego for a few years in the late 90's. They had a swimming dock that accessed the lake and I used to fish off of it quite a bit in the summer after work. The fishing was pretty good. I would typically catch a mixed bag of bluegill, crappie, perch, and...

I just received the tippet I ordered, and the product looks as advertised, but it was shipped from an individual's address in Chubbuck Idaho. So I guess they don't have a shop in San Francisco any longer? Maybe online only now, homebased? Either way I can't complain about $3 spools of...

This is a pretty good price for fluorocarbon tippet - https://lelandfly.com/products/moonlitfluoro

The Regal Medallion with two sets of jaws, regular and big game, covers all of my needs.