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My favorite "sedge" patterns were muddler type flies in colors matching the hatching bugs. A dubbed body (usually olive) with a few strands of crystal flash as an under wing with an over wing of deer hair and a spun and clipped deer hair head. I would grease the fly up and fish it in the...

Naive trout are just that! As a teenager some 65 years ago, my Aunt took my cousin and myself into a remote Cascade stream (the trail) had been closed for several years and we were likely the first party to fish this meadow stream in several years. The fish were so naive I bragged that I...

skyriver- Typically here in Western Washington the carp spawn in May (water temps in the upper 60s). This year the lakes seem to have been warming a little slower than normal (one of the local lakes in the AM Thurs. was only 66 degrees. Though that surely has changed given the weather the...

So, it begins! Suspect that pink was a resident fish. Curt

I have been fortunate enough to have seen 2 cougars in the wild, both in the north fork Snoqualmie basin. Regularly see cougar tracks in the Sauk/Skagit river bars. Including several times when returning to my road/vehicle the cat's tracks were on top of those I made on the way to the river...

I would start with two rods (2 rod endorsement) and two flies on each rod. The first rod would have a siz16 black with red rib and a white bead on the bottom and a size 14 ASB chromie with a black rib 18 inches above the bottom fly. The other rod (likely fished naked -without an indicator)...

My go to in those circumstances is go searching for reaction bites. Suggestive patterns fished at a brisk pace covering lots of water showing the fly to as many fish as possible. For a fly usually some suggestive pattern (soft hackles, streamers, etc.) fished with a rapid retrieve on a line...

An 8 weight would be more than adequate. Do need a get down line. I used a homemade line with 28 feet of T14 quite successfully for years. Landed fish from as deep as 55 feet. It also has been my experience that weighted flies are not necessary and, in some cases unweighted flies fish far...

Had my Costco shopper (the wife!) pick up one or me!

interesting looking fish!

When I fished the "yak" regularly the March brown was by far my favorite hatch. Producing specular catches, both in numbers and size. Fish adults were often a poor choice with either emergers or cripples being much more reliable. At times the most effective pattern would change from spot to...

Just an FYI - Am hearing the WDFW has received a notice that the landowner has decided to cancel the lease providing access to Grimes Lake with an effective date of 6/1/2025. Curt

I'm sure that will be a significant effort to thin the numbers by the commercial interest prior to reaching the river. In today's world there always is the chance of another heat wave resulting in elevating stream temperatures and lower Dissolved oxygen and we will see in river mortalities. It...

With a record number of pinks heading to the Fraser (27 million!) this is the year to dial that the fishery in.

Over the last few years, I have used anchor ropes that were white, black, orange and blue. Have lost fish in all those colors at about the same rates. I think the biggest factor in losing to the anchor rope is that the fish are seeking safety by ducking into the shade provide by the boat...

Humpy hollow is the southern part of MA 8-1, that area south of Mukilteo.

My recollection of the NOF discussions is the same as Stonedfish, that is not pinks retention allowed in MA 8-2. There was some discussion as to when to open Port Susan for coho, whether August 1st or early September. The reason for the lack of a pink season in Port Susan was the below...

Regarding release mortality of sea-run cutthroat. As I recall from the literature typical with trout estimates the release mortality with flies typically are in the 5% or lower range (interestingly the is not a large difference between barded and barbless hooks). Much of the mortality happens...

Scary news - best wishes for positive results from the surgery and full and speedy recovery! Second the need to be an aggressive advocate for your own health care! An aside, the Cologuard kit is handy but not fool proof with both false positives and negatives. After several Cologuard negative...

The "best" weight rod to use depends on a lot of variables. I keep waiting for another year like 2001. Between 1953 and 2001 only a single 8# pink made it to the boat. In 2001 there was only a single day h at least 1 8# pink was not caught with a number of fish between 10 and 12# chrome...