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Mike Monsos and I hiked through the rain to Armstrong's Pond this morning, so named for the fun trips I've taken there with @Greg Armstrong . I fished a Granger 8040 Victory 5 weight and Mike fished an 8'4" Monsos 5 weight. Mike's hat is a classic. The wild cutts were as active as ever. I...

Two wetflies. Dropper fly on one end of blood knot 3’ up from tail

mosquitos should not be a thing in sept. June and july can be bad but they go away when you are on the lakes and there’s a breeze

Dryfly82 has a report on meadow lakes. https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/meadow-lake-fishing-camp-2025.11296/#post-249546 I've written about it as well. https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/bamboo-6-weights-at-meadow-lakes-fishing-camp.11344/ I'll be up there...

@jeradjames and I hiked in to a foothills pond today. "Easy trail" I said. What a difference a year makes. You see the trail? Jerad has officially joined the Wilderness Lite club... We lost our way coming and going and had to cross some nasty logging slash. The pond is the same as...

I use the wilderness lite fins and caddis neoprene booties. The biggest advantage of the wilderness light fins is that they are completely flat in my pack. Might be able to shave some weight by using lower cut booties but I'm not that obsessive. I wore waders without boots for a while but...

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Sold. JW Young Beaudex 3 and 1/2 inch MW fly reel. The drum is 7/8" across. Weighs 6.5 ounces. Handles 6-8 weight lines. An excellent quality reel which Young made from 1945 to 1969. I suspect this reel was made in the late 60's because it has a satin grey finish which wasn't introduced until...

JW Young Beaudex 3 and 1/2 inch narrow fly reel. The drum is 9/16" across. Weighs 6.2 ounces. Handles 5-6 weight lines. An excellent quality reel which Young made from 1945 to 1969. Made from alloy castings machined with fine tolerances. Line guard protects cage from grooving by the line...

Sharpes of Aberdeen The Gordon 3 and 1/4 inch fly reel. Grey metallic finish. Suitable for 4-5 weight fly lines. Weighs 5.4 ounces. Normal wear and tear. Delightful two way clicker which allows you to fish left of right hand wind. Reel has internal marking showing how much backing you...

I took out my OSG Commander. Knew it would be cold and rainy so wanted to sit higher in the water than would be the case with the wilderness lite.

Maybe a group of us could head up there this summer to catch a mess of brookies. I was catching a fish a cast when I last visited. 5 anglers @30 fish each would almost equal the 2024 nettting total.

Took my Winston 8'6" 4 & 3/8's ounce 6 weight bamboo rod to a pond where Enos Bradner once caught a 3 pound 12 ounce brookie. I fished a Dandy Green Nymph in honor of Enos. The 8'6" Winston is a casting machine. Cold windy weather. Only one fish to the net but it was a dandy. No sign of...

Maybe we need a website sub-forum called “tales of the Black Pennell”

@Dave Boyle, those scottish classics work. That particular fish took a Silver March Brown! I mostly use the classic wet flies on ponds and alpine lakes. Bumbles (left) and green wells, butchers and black pennels (right). I keep a box of size #16-18 mallard and claret, black and blaes...

I think I've been there. Keep it a secret. It's a delight to find overlooked gems. This is my best from that weedy lake. I made the mistake of telling a friend and the next time I visited I was skunked and when I told him I was skunked he said..."I did really well there just yesterday..."

There was a 2024 HiLakers article on a program to remove the stunted brookies from Little Gee lake in Skagit county by introducing sterile male brookies. https://www.hilakers.org/removing-stunted-fish-at-little-gee-lake/ Anyone on the website know how the experiment is progressing? I've...

I would like to see the Elwha reopened before I die...

Some more pictures. Rodmaker Doug Moore casting one of his delightful creations. Para Adams pontificates... FlyBill resting after driving over the mountains... Greg Nelson's 8'6" 5 weight Phoenix fly made by Bob McLean wins my vote for best in show.