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The point of fishing topwater patterns isn’t about maximizing hookups just like fishing dry flies vs nymphs for trout or waking flies for steelhead. The visual experience more than makes up for not touching as many fish. Although I can think of one instance where gurglers outfished clousers...

My thinking was exactly this when I had an opportunity to see Chris Cornell at a small venue. Last minute tickets (not even Ticketmaster) were $495 and I said "Fuck that". He died a couple months later. I now have a Chris Cornell rule. If I want to see the concert I go and just deal with the...

Sad. His book “Pop Fleyes” was the most influential book in my saltwater tying and variations of his Bob’s Banger popper were my go to surface fly for coho and black rockfish. Different coast but super influential. Wish I could have thanked him in person.

Great Neah Bay boat too.

Cooler weather is gonna be tough in July and August, but there's a ton of options if you're willing to fly and try new things. You could wet wade the heat and humidity of the NC/TN mountains in the Smokies or maybe find some cooler temps in northern Maine for brookies and landlocked salmon...

Arima works for Swiftsure. You'll have to choose better weather days.... but honestly you would anyways for actual fishing out there since it's a rough run in mellow seas.

I've owned both an 18' Bayrunner and a 16' Arima. Both were great but for the fishing I did (Neah Bay) I would take the drier and softer ride of the Arima anyday. Unless it's super flat, casting from the bow is pretty much impossible and you can easily fish two from the rear with one person...

Averaged out, yes. Longest day was 33.45 and the shortest was 21.75. Hiked a loop in the Smokies consisting of the AT and Benton MacKaye trail in the National Park. Been digging spending long days in the green tunnel out East. Heading down to GA next week for another 165 mile hike.

Second the Zoleo. Used mine on a six day, 160 mile backpacking trip and it worked flawlessly for soothing a nervous wife. Also great to have anytime you know you're going to be out of cell phone range with the potential for needing help if worse comes to worse.

The younger generation learned their selfishness from the older generations. The generations that left no legacy, destroyed special places and fisheries, and kicked every can down the road when it came to fixing things. The idea that the older generation, who remain in power to this day, are...

I heard it was over two hours to drive the 3-4 miles from Sugarloaf down the access road just to get the highway, then another 2 hours to get the closest town 20 miles away.

It was pretty f’ing awesome in Northern Maine. It was nice to have clear skies, warm temps, and a total eclipse just happen to coincide where I live. I would definitely travel to see it again but not dealing with traveling was a nice treat.

Out east too. Just got 18 inches.

Can’t speak to mortality well after release but fly caught, non-netted released coho do pretty well imo. Can’t remember any floaters or damaged fish, and remember seeing floaters around gear anglers, especially in the early days of wild coho release offshore. Netting, bringing fish on board and...

Were they drinking Jack and Pepsi?

Yesterday woke up to 14” of heavy snow. Hoping to beat the rain left early to skin up the mountain. Weather got wetter and wetter as I progressed until the ice pellets and 40mph winds stopped me from making the summit. Had one beautiful run down through some creamy mashed potatoes before it all...

Overrated - Brown Trout Underrated - Coho on poppers… never enough

Even better is catching a steelhead while skating dries for sea-run cutthroat with a 8.5’ 5 weight.

And on the other coast we finally started getting snow again after December’s record flooding. Yesterday’s five inches made everything soft and it’s amazing how much I feel like I know what I’m doing riding on softer snow than firm East coast snow. Coverage is starting to get good enough to...