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Thanks for the tip. I have experienced a few times when the fast troll was the only thing that could generate a bite. Definitely worth keeping in the back pocket.

Here's a good list of lake flies for trout... Dries: Tom Thumb, Elk Hair Caddis, Adams (regular and parachute) Nymphs: Six Pack, Carey Special, Nyerges Nymph, Halfback, Fullback, Pheasant Tail, Hair's Ear Chironomids, Leeches, Scuds, Waterboatmen, Boobies: 90% are 5 or less. Gomphus are also...

I am trying to crack the code for catching fish when the wind is absolutely dead. I fished a local westside lake on the 15th and had a good 31 fish day under the indicator with bloodworm and chironomid with a little bit of chop on the surface. I fished the same lake last weekend and only...

I’d second going with Costco. If there’s ever an issue you can return it. We have had 3 different brands from Costco (1st one was returned). Also, I’d go with inflatable for the storage and transportation advantages…inflatables are much higher quality than they were 10 years ago.

All trails has their AllTrails+ membership tier 50% off at $17.99 (normally $35.99). If you do a lot of hiking it can be very useful in planning and on the trail. The + version allows for offline mapping/navigation and more photos of current trail conditions...

John Kent’s “Hog Magnet”. Hybrid chromie/bloodworm fly. First fish at a local lake last weekend showed mix of bloodworms and chironomids. Why choose when you can fish both? 31 fish later… I decided it was time to restock the box when I got home. Tied in #14 and #16.

Huge for the M's. Signing Naylor was the absolute must for the M's in order for the offseason to be a success. Hopefully they keep adding from here.

I've only been late to pay once on accident and it was painful to pay the tax on my own stupidity. When you pay it off every month the benefits are hard to beat though. I have the equivalent of about $4,000 in Chase/Amex points just from buying things that I would have bought anyway. When I...

Sounds like you primarily fish it in moving water. Have you fished the pattern in lakes that hold crawdads? If so, was it successful? Would you tie it any different for lakes (e.g. brass instead of tungsten)? Thanks!

Here's some ASBs from my chronie box. I tie them with a thread underbody in various colors (black, rusty brown, woodduck, chartruse, red, wine), then wrap ASB overbody with gaps for the underbody color to show through, then coat the whole thing with UV resin. White bead for stained water...

If I am fishing 2 chironomids I will generally have an ASB as the top fly because it looks like the pupa ascending. The only other fly I use regularly as the top fly is the Blob...theory being that it catches the attention of the fish and then they go for the natural. Most of my combos are a...

Mid to Late July to you should hit the 2nd run of Sockeye. This last year there were 100,000-250,000 fish per day entering the Kenai River from July 16th - August 6th (historically large numbers). You can use the link below to see what the runs have looked like the past several years...

Humpy winning the salmon run needs to be put back in the box and saved for only the rarest of occasions. I blame the M's horrible loss last night on Humpy's greed.

What a game! Go M's!!!

I'm a civil engineer. I was good at math, I liked creative building (e.g. legos), and engineering pays relatively well, so when I was in HS looking at college I narrowed my interest down to engineering. When I was a senior in HS, I met an Army engineer officer who told me he got his college...

I already had tickets for tonight's (Thu) game, but had this feeling that last night (Wed) would be the game to be at, so I ended up getting tickets at the last minute and taking the boys to the Park last night too. What a night! I've been to a lot of baseball games, including the clincher in...

Looks like a beautiful spot. I've never been up there, but I'll have to add it to the ever growing list.

Considering that the M's are the 1st team since they went to the extra innings ghost runner in 2020 to play back-to-back 12+ inning games, there's no way they could do it again...right?!? I love this team, but I wish they would make it easier on themselves...some hits with runners in scoring...

No thanks to blasting the tunes! I'll listen to a podcast or audiobook from my phone in my jon boat, but if others are nearby or approaching, I'll hit pause. Audiobooks are a great way to keep the kids entertained when we are out on the lake all day...speaker not required.

We had the highest lakes to ourselves for our 2-hour lunch break on a Thursday. I read there were 30 tents up there that same weekend (Labor Day)...no thanks!