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With 33,000 species of fish, we don't actually have any actual design problems, those are all covered, but we do have substantial maintenance issues. -a fish janitor.

Agree on the very fun day and fishing a new boat. For the record, the jig rod came out for three stops, when the day hadn't really gotten going and the fish seemed picky, but still there, I simply wanted to put some mass on the boat and make sure we all went home with a nice bag of groceries...

Did they have any idea you were sculpin fishing Ira? Were you constantly pulling out the net for the nicer staghorns? I could see where that would lead to a crowd, and later, deep confusion.

Might also depend on what the consequences of going 30% and 20% over quota for each of the areas are. 6 days sounds nice, but I would take 3-4 days for kings if it returned us to coho and pinks remain open on all other days after the July 15th opener.

Grew up poor in the woods, so I am familiar with lots of things like this, at least a long time ago. Don't underestimate the commitment aspect: there is a bunch of equipment costs involved, as Mossback states. Lots of cleaning. Plus it's a somewhat time consuming bulk food process, so you make...

Doubt they have the T-85 class sinking line you really want.. Good luck with your latest version, hope that finish process works out for you.

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I used some scrap hardwood lumber (from the packing crate materials for a hardwood bed frame), sanded it all smooth and pretty, finished it into a couple boxy slots, and installed it on the ceiling of my gear closet. Slot widths are two sizes, top for the larger spey tubes and the bottom for the...

Agree with the thanks for trying.. please also be sure to ask "why?" And "what data supports this decision" immediately after they say no. I am been asking those questions at some of the recent NOF meetings, and frequently not getting any actual answer.

Three. For the record, it was three, and I didn't even start dropping the jig until you had been f'n around with that fish for awhile. In the moment, I really thought you weren't serious about reeling it to the boat, but it turned out to be a legitimately jumbo albacore and I better understood...

I use Berkeley fire line, either white or black, the same 30/40 lb stuff I use for steelhead flies. For tuna, I make a triple loop off the hook, tie them in individually, 2 down, 1 up, on a 2/0 or so Ahrex short shank hook. I double them back when tying in and glue the shit out of everything...

I tried various iterations of short shank and high tie, or antifouling mono loop, for awhile, but still had some that fouled on the cast. Maybe I could have epoxied them, or done some things like that, but I never landed on anything I liked as a fly for movement and profile, and also didn't...

I have almost solely been using stinger only flies the past couple years. Mostly because my flies were occasionally fouling on the front hook, especially when casting. I found some times when I wasn't getting bit on the troll, or seeing tuna reject my fly on a retrieve, it was because a few...

I think you need to reserve one of the classified waters permits within the first minutes of openings if you want to succeed. Look at how many non resident permits are allowed for each week and fishery, it can vary substantially and your chance of success can depend on that number. So I have...

Camped on the Yellowstone two nights ago. Water seemed a bit high and turbid from runoff, but not too bad. Not much snow visible, so maybe not too much more runoff??

Needs a couple sections marked "closed, pass on by". Let me know if you need those edits.

No, it's not covalently bonded to the clothing fibers. If it was, it wouldn't kill anything because it couldn't get into them. Your clothes are soaked in it, and it comes off with time and when wet and when contacted by something. Insects can't handle that exposure as well as your liver can...

Sexytime. Though it seems late in the year for that. They can form a ball of love crazed dude snakes. I have seen it a couple times before on the East Coast.

I just didn't want to admit to having an 8wt steelhead indicator floating line....I have even caught steelhead on the bobber with it. Yes, great choice!

Key question for floating lines is whether you need to mend after throwing a long cast. Streamer might be fine on a short heavy head, but if you want it to sink, or you need to mend that surface fly, I would consider a long head and some ability to toss mends into the system. I dislike the...