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I don't read many books. When my neighbor, Peter Fox, self published a book about his life as a river guide, I had to grab a copy. So glad I did. A big part of fishing in the west is floating rivers. Peter and his friends took it to a different level. He talks a lot about reading the water...

thanks. strung fuzzy fiber in a loop

Intended for golden dorado, but might try to catch a LMB and musky on it too

Some from a recent spring break trip with the kids. And a couple from my last ever business trip flight!

I had one break on a 6wt and was able to replace it myself with a part I bought off a rod building site. Worth a try if you can't find someone to do it.

nope

The little 6" musky fly I posted a while ago was castable on a 6wt and swam well enough that this guy ate it on the first cast.

Seems to be a northwestern garter snake. Brookings Oregon.

First 2 off the new vise

Be a bit careful with the cheap ones on Amazon. The one I bought has poor video quality - especially at night. Also chews through batteries much faster than my low end Browning models.

I think I am going to try the SA258 bendback instead of a jig hook.

After watching Randy on Friday I couldn't wait for the 55mm shanks I ordered to show up. Tied a little one with the 35mm jig shanks I picked up from Spawn last year. Maybe the bent shank will result in some interesting action. Should have put a couple more feathers in the tail?

Not yet. I have a couple large balanced leeches to try, but only if I can't catch them stripping.

My retirement date is May 4th and my campervan is very close to being done - it has been usable for a couple years but no more shop time needed. With all that free time, I will hit quite a few spots in Oregon that are more than a day trip from Bend. I plan to buy a Washington license and get...

Yeah. I was thinking about this on the drive home. I am sure this is the best strategy, but damn it is painful

if you are only fishing one rod at a time you don't need the 2 rod permit

Thanks. I was quite proud of my little seat! The ladder I bought had a top with all kinds of holes to hold tools. Very uncomfortable to sit on so I built that seat the weekend before the trip. It was supposed to have a rod holder, but I forgot the holder part on the bench in my shop - ugh...

sinking line and it floats up off the bottom

and so frustrating not being able to get them to eat! Most of the fish we saw were porpoising 50+ feet out. I only saw a few fish swim by in shallow water - one working the flat above the drop rose 3 times to who knows what. The ultimate would be a day where you could site fish them on the...

I had no idea before the trip. One of the guys said "nice Pilot" to one of my fish. Seems the tribe plants Summits and the feds plant Pilots. Here is one link to some info: About Pyramid Lake I looked at some pics and the bright ones all had fin clips. Seems some Pilots can also get...