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  1. SteelHeadDave

    Is it worth eating river pinks?

    If you can access a place to catch them in the salt you will get a much better quality fish hands down. I smoke most of my pinks but they are not bad for fresh eating when chrome, bled and iced properly. In my experience they start to turn once they even get a sniff of fresh water. That being...
  2. SteelHeadDave

    Why Do You Troll?

    I enjoy the best of both worlds. Slow wind drifting with the bobber on. Works well with a balanced leech when I’m searching on a new to me lake. If I had to pick between trolling and bobber watching I’m going with bobber for sure. Trolling is reserved for travel purposes most of the time.
  3. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    Brats and tater salad.
  4. SteelHeadDave

    Rocks

    Obviously that’s just the imprint of a wave crashing into the cliff.
  5. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    Razor clam pasta.
  6. SteelHeadDave

    Rocks

    Thanks for sharing Guy. AZ has some good rock hounding from what I’ve heard. Last spring my partner and I went down there for a wedding. We took a day to look for fire agates but switched gears after coming up dry to look for our first AZ morels. Such a cool region. I need to get back there and...
  7. SteelHeadDave

    What's in your vise?

    These look killer! I caught my PB Stillwater rainbow on a pattern very similar to this (but not as nice) while bass fishing. It was a hot and sunny July day. Pitched an olive bunny crawdad underneath a dock and it got absolutely crushed. Thought I had a state record LMB on until I realized it...
  8. SteelHeadDave

    NFR 2025 Gardening Growing Thread

    Agreed on Bulgarian carrot. It’s been a few years since I’ve grown them but they are one of my favorites. Good suggestion.
  9. SteelHeadDave

    NFR 2025 Gardening Growing Thread

    If you can get an early start on either jalapeños or Serranos and get them to go red ripe, that’s another solid option. More flesh than cayenne. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with this season!
  10. SteelHeadDave

    NFR 2025 Gardening Growing Thread

    Thai chilis are all pain and little flavor IMO. I’ve powdered them before but a little goes a long way and I’ve over-spiced quite a few dishes with them. A good place to start as an alternative would be Cayenne. They grow quite well out here. They are a good choice for heavy bearing, spicy...
  11. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    Deboned whole chicken with stuffing, mashed potatoes and wild winter mushroom sauce (black trumpets, yellowfoot, hedgehogs).
  12. SteelHeadDave

    Brain fog

    This has been one of the worst years for colds and flu that I remember. I work in a public setting with lots of staff. It seems like almost everyone I work with has gotten it this year, myself included. I got sick in mid-January for about a week, then again a few weeks later. I never recall ever...
  13. SteelHeadDave

    What Are You Eating?

    Early signs of spring are appearing. Miner’s lettuce and grapefruit salad. The grapefruit came from a small tree my neighbor gifted me. Thick piths on the fruits but pretty damn good for a Washington grown grapefruit.
  14. SteelHeadDave

    Monthly Fly Tying - Brewery or Distillery (Location: Eastside/North TBD) interest

    Well, I live in Tacoma and work in south Seattle-ish. Anything Seattle based would draw a bigger group IMO.
  15. SteelHeadDave

    Monthly Fly Tying - Brewery or Distillery (Location: Eastside/North TBD) interest

    Man, I’d be way more down for this if the location was more centralized. Sounds like fun.
  16. SteelHeadDave

    Seattle Orvis Store Closing

    Not to discount the doom and gloom of the current times because that shit is real. But…. Looking solely at Orvis as a company. Are they competitive with marketing strategies? Are they catering to a new generation of consumers? I’ve never shopped at an Orvis store and I don’t own any Orvis...
  17. SteelHeadDave

    Rocks

    And a few good non-glowy ones…
  18. SteelHeadDave

    Rocks

    A few good glowy ones from the last couple days. 😁
  19. SteelHeadDave

    Strange, weird or odd or whatever beach finds thread….

    Biodegradable golf balls? I found at least 6 of them on the beach yesterday. And nowhere near a golf course.
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