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I'm still celebrating this one from last week. Only the 3rd win against Gonzaga since my freshman year at UP back in 2000. It's that time of year.

"Wet Fly Swing" podcast is amazing and majority of their content is applicable to the PNW and Alaska since Dave is from Oregon. Phil Rowley's "Littoral Zone" sub-podcast has a ton of great info for stillwaters. The other podcast that was really good for stillwaters was "Flyfishing 97" with...

East Coast Bias is a real thing. I lived on the East Coast for several years and people out there just do not care about West Coast sports. Fans and media both. When you have to be in work by 7am it's tough to stay up late for prime time games even when it's a team you care about. I don't...

Hopefully they are set up for a longer run this time around. LoB was built around some amazing players by a "players coach" and that worked for a short time until the individual mindset took over that locker room on both sides of the ball. I get the sense that Macdonald's approach might be...

A complete game in all phases by the Hawks. Glad my kids are old enough to appreciate this one. Dark Side defense lived up to the hype and turned an MVP candidate into Drake Meh. I wish they could have got the shutout, but in the end they'll still go down as one of the better SB defenses of...

Thinking about hitting up Pass tomorrow before the weather turns for the next week. Maybe I'll have to tie up some cowbell variants. I'll be in a jon boat. If anyone from here is on the lake tomorrow give me a shout on the water.

I've got way too many rods for different scenarios, but if I could only have 1 rod for fishing the Sound and lakes in Washington it would be a 10ft 6wt. 6wt because it can cast heavier flies on a windy day on the Sound that a 5wt can't handle. 6wt can easily handle pinks and even though it's...

Check out the Hi-Lakers: -Focus is on lakes over 2500ft...endless lakes to chose from near Seattle/Bellevue up the Snoqualmie and Stevens Passes. -Lots of members in the 25-50 age range...need to be in shape to reach many of the lakes -Dues are only $15 a year. -If you contribute 5 or more...

Also in my mid-40s and this was the 2nd time in the last 5 years that I've had tennis elbow really bad. Too much pickleball last summer caught up to me. I'm finally almost over it and for the 2nd time it was mostly just resting it that helped recovery. Sounds like I need to pick up a Flexbar...

This is an important distinction. The Jumbos they put in the lakes have been pellet fed their entire lives and are nearing the end. The majority are in poor condition and don't do much more than pull hard and hug the bottom of the lake. BC stocks yearling and fingerling triploids that have...

I can vouch for this as someone with a 14 y/o boy. We are considering delaying his license for a year or so and definitely until he is ready to help contribute to the bill. The huge additional insurance cost is a factor and the 20+ minute drive from our house to Stadium HS is notorious for...

I'm surprised how many of you have gone completely dry. Very encouraging. I could definitely use a dry spell, but not before the Super Bowl and February Thailand trip. I'm thinking a dry March and April would be a great break to reset...maybe it'll end up being longer...I've done a few 6...

@Stonedfish @jasmillo @IHFISH, I appreciate all of the tips. Definitely gives me some things to try out the next time I encounter the sippers. Getting a bunch of new euphausiid and amphipod flies tied up to try out next weekend if find similar conditions. One more piece to the puzzle to try...

After a few successful outings I got blanked on a local beach on Sunday. There were fish there and feeding is slower/shallow water...some sipping and some jumping, but none responding to several flies I threw and stripped on intermediate line. Based on what I read it sounds likely they were on...

Every day on the water is a good day, but some are better than others. Breakthrough days when you find your confidence in a fishery and raise the bar for all future trips are the best. Yesterday my dad and I went out on the South Sound for SRC in his "new" boat (he's had it a year, by this was...

Thanks @Stonedfish!!! That's exactly the info I was looking for. Yesterday was to shake the rust off. Looking forward to a whole day in the boat on in South Sound this Friday for SRC and Rez Coho.

I'm usually more of a lake guy, but I had a few hours and fished a nearby beach yesterday. Caught one 15" SRC and 6 juvenile coho in the rain. A few questions for those of you that spend a lot of time on the beach than I do: 1. What is your go to leader set up? I see a lot of recommendations...

I brought a banana with me once last year not even thinking about it and I had one of the best days of the year, so ever since I always try to make sure I pack a banana with my lunch. I caught more trout in 2025 than ever before, so I'm sticking with it. If I am going on a charter I'll make an...

I've had a fish taken off the line by eagles, but I agree that the loons are far worse offenders in the lake. Not only do they try to take fish off the line, but they stay with a boat swimming back and forth and underneath. It can make cast/retrieve and indicator fishing very difficult. Long...

You have to wonder who he was getting advice from. Maybe family, but also sounds like there were some other influences (maybe with ties to other schools). It sounds like his contract with UW was tight enough that he would have owed UW $4M this year (which I'm sure would have had to be covered...