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I use one of the butane stoves on my boat when it's too hot to use the main diesel stove. The cheapest I found the butane cartridges was at an Asian grocery store in Silverdale ($2/can, and the stoves were $20!). This was in 2022 so prices are probably higher today. I haven't tried any other...

I like Polyleaders (VersiLeaders) and use them primarily for steelhead fishing. I got my first set (Airflo 10' Salmon model) in the late 90s and they've been great. So have the 12 and 15' RIO VersiLeaders that I picked up later. I could tell the different sink rates on the original Airflo...

I think you may have slipped a cog or two on that calculation.

RE: Measuring tippet diameters. Use a micrometer if you have one, but there's no need for that kind of precision (1/10,000"). A caliper is more than adequate for measuring tippet (1/1,000"). Neither instrument is something I would want to carry with me on the stream. There are slotted...

In the summer of 2010, I observed The ECD in southern southeast Alaska for the first time. I knew they weren't Mourning Doves but didn't know what they were. So, I consulted my trusty bird book by Roger Tory Peterson. I found them there but Peterson described their range (paraphrasing from...

I've got two 80s Sage gear rods, both 9', a 290 and a 390. They're really nice. Truthfully though, the 290 hasn't been fished much and the 390 is still an unwrapped blank. It's hard for me to believe I've had that 390 blank for over 35 years and not done anything with it. I'm just not in a...

I had both the Dan Bailey's version which had felt and aluminum bars and a Canadian version that I don't remember the name of. The Canadian models didn't have any felt which didn't seem to matter traction-wise. Not with the Canadian versions. They were superior to the DB version.

I like the Myran or DeWitt boxes for dries/skaters.

I've used the aluminum screws that are used for screen doors. They provide a superior grip to tungsten carbide or steel but their durability isn't too great. The absolute best traction was from the galoshes with the aluminum bars. I used to use them in the Thompson River which has the most...

The picture of the left side looks like there might have been a set screw that held the roller in place on the bearing? I see what looks like holes for this in both the roller and the bearing.

I started with steelhead flies too.

Not crazy at all. If you're new to fly tying and you want to tie steelhead flies, then by all means, begin with them.

Yep, it's that simple. Unconditional means "No conditions." I tried to tell Sage that their new policy of charging $40.00 was a condition twenty-some years ago when the reel seat on my "lifetime unconditional warrantied" 8150-4 came loose and would spin completely around the blank. Ya, I paid...

It's not clear who's to blame but I'd guess both parties. Seaplanes are explicitly mentioned in Rule 18 of the COLREGs when on the water "to keep well clear of all other vessels" when taking off or landing. When operating on the surface, i.e., taxiing, takeoff, that they are considered a...

I used to make Irish soda farls from hard red winter wheat that I'd grind myself. . It was wonderful with butter (lots) and marmalade or jam accompanied by a strong cup of coffee. I haven't made it for several years but your post is inspiration to make some more. It was dirt simple to make...

This is my dad before shipping off to Europe as a gunner on a B-24. He sent the picture below to my grandma and wrote the messages you see on it. I chuckle at his "That's where I'll be - right up in the nose" note because he ended up in the position farthest away, he was the tailgunner. I...