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this one's on the workout mix, and it get's cranked...

just received this pic of my youngest son, whose wreck diving in the Key's this week with the bonus of a two day opener on bugs

Lived just outside of Nagasaki from age 4 to 6, single mother had taken a secretary job there with the US State dept associated with the post war city reclamation project. Sister and I spent the week days under the care of a mama-san who would take us daily to the sprawling outside markets for...

Xmas Island was one of Yves Chouinard's favorite places, he went there a bunch over the decades both for the flyfishing and surfing, pic of him doing just that.

was on the lake yesterday doing my beetle thing, wind came up, began the shoreline cruise back, came around the point about a half mile from the dock and found two teenage girls on SUP's (left my phone in the truck or would have a pic of the girls as well as one beauty of a bow), one had a big...

Hang in there, you learned a lot in what is likely your first serous relationship. Just the fact you're not with her any longer, however, means she wasn't the one. Get out and adventure, mingle, live your best life, have some flings. You'll know when you do find The One.

From the dept of Ag which is very conservative when discussing climate change related issues. https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northwest/topic/climate-change-and-wildfire-idaho-oregon-and-washington

between surfing and business 20+ countries. Buncha faves for different reasons, none more than West Australia. The waves, color of the water, the character of it's people, the pure rawness of land and water. Standing at the intersection of the Southern and Indian Oceans with nothing between...

The Akawa/Sisters fire is now classified as the #1 priority fire in the US, that designation allowing reinforcements to be dispatched from throughout the west. Those in town remain packed and ready to leave with many having done so already. So sorry to hear, Buzzy. It's not just losing your...

the Metolius is getting hammered, very poor outlook for Camp Sherman, areas of the Deschutes now under level 2 restrictions. We were relatively fire free until two lightening storms in the past 10 days generated over 4,000 recorded lightening strikes, the most recent two days ago.

northern central Oregon is lit with a quarter million acres on fire, with a really bad fire closing in on the town of Sisters which is currently under Evac 1, the northern end of it having already being evacuated. Jeff Perrin at the The Fly Fisher Place in Sisters spent the night with his crew...

think he meant yoke..lol

yolk?

I keep it simple, tying the primary fly with a 6 turn lubricated slip knot leaving a 12" to 18" tag end and tie the dropper to that.

-a giant cutt taking a floating Royal Trude on the Snake River -my first King on the fly, a 30# chromer, taking a Clouser on the swing in tidewater -having a migrating Hegben Brown as long as my arm grab an egg sucking leech on the Madison -meeting a rancher in the Methow Valley who gave us...

Never met my biological father, and a succession of step-fathers with no interest in the outdoors cycled through what was a rocky childhood. So when I became a father, married to a wonderfully supportive and loving woman, nothing was more important to me than providing our kids with the home...

heavy duty backing like that tends to easily overrun itself

wife and I enjoyed decades on the same two WoodRiver V-boats. Sent them in once, before the owner closed shop and bailed for England, for new bladders just a preventive precaution.

Simms Freestone wading boots can be found for reasonable and have excellent soles and ankle support. Really like mine.

as a non-serious wader these days, really like my Orvis Ultralight's...hella comfortable. For those still at it hard.. https://gearjunkie.com/fishing/best-fishing-waders