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A double taper dry line still has a role in my fly fishing. A DT 4 or 5 weight are my go-to lines for fishing chironomids "naked, and dry flies on calm waters (lakes or rivers) and spring creeks. Also. back in the day when I skated a lot of dry flies for steelhead in low water (mid-summer into...

FYI- Legal gear for fish for sturgeon is only one single barbless hook and bait.

At 79 and 68 years of tying I still tie and fish all my own flies. Can still if needed tie down to size 18s, some 20 years ago I tied a lifetime supply of size 20 to 24s dries and emergers, so I think have my tiny fly needs covered. First, I have noticed that my dexterity can vary during the...

About 2000 it was argued that South fork of the Skykomish above Sunset Falls should not be considered part of the Puget Sound Chinook ESU as they did not exist historically exist above the Falls. The feds decided that water was indeed part of the ESU as it was considered that supplying access...

There are a couple issues that drive the potential freshwater opportunities. The first of course is the low priority WDFW assigns to game fish opportunities. Putting that aside for now the modeling issues that need to be considered The Snohomish basin Chinook consist of two populations: the...

So sorry to hear about the cancer diagnosis, I understand your concerns and limitations. Your Lund as it is set up is a fishing machine. In 2004 I bought a 16.5 Lund Alaskan with a similar floor plan as your Angler (as a retirement present to myself). I added a similar bow mounted electric in...

Thanks Shawn! it is always interesting to see how different folk solve the same problems. The combinations of being a big-time fly switcher (12 to 20 fly changes in a day are not uncommon), older fingers and eyes (takes more time and leader to tie knots as I'm about to leave my 70s) and more...

I always fish barbless for all my trout fishing. I do not use either of the two methods in the poll when fishing two flies. I typically use a two-piece leader below the swivel. The upper piece will be 8# fluorocarbon with the lower piece being 6# using s double surgeon knot to attach the...

To bad we didn't get the chance to connect! The issue with little Deer Creek (most of that portion of the basin is either private or state land) is the elevated stream temperatures which can exceed 70 degrees F, I always thought that in the Oso water first Deer Creek fish would arrive in the...

The information in SCORE tends to be those populations that are monitored via redd counts, also the information tend to be over longer time periods. In basins like Deer Creek and the timing of the summer fish spawning timing (late February through early May) access to the water during the early...

Earlier this week WDFW bios gave the local fly club an update on their work monitoring the returns to the famed Deer Creek. In 2022, 2023 and 2025 they collected adult steelhead holding in the NF Stilli near the mouth of Deer Creek. Those fish capture were measured, scales and tissue...

On the days that there is a breeze I find that deploying a drift/wind sox can be useful.

While not an anadromous fish the scariest moment of 0f a fish potentially extracting a pound of flesh from me occurred while beach fishing in Brazil. My practice was to carry my bait (sardines and shrimp) in a wicker basket. This late afternoon I was sitting on a rock enjoying the nice...

I'm trying the pineapple this year for the first time. Will be growing it along side of my old standbys -Brandywine red and monotaro along with other first timers -Brandywine yellow and Brandywine black. Looking forward to the side-by-side comparison taste tests. Curt

Nice report~ I wrestled with the dilemma of whether share such gems with others some 60 years ago and came to the decision that if I valued the opportunity to enjoy such gems sharing them quickly destroyed what made them so special. Thus, when I found such waters whether an out of way beaver...

The local "S" rivers' sturgeon are visitors from the Fraser and Columbia systems; two of the west coast rivers (Sacramento being the other) where the white sturgeon reproduces. As the young sturgeon approach 30 inches they become salt water tolerate and some leave freshwater to take advantage...

Well done sir!! Always great to explore new waters. Back in my bass fishing days it was always fun to play the game of what my best 5 bass weighted. Even though most of my bass fishing was on Snohomish County lakes it was surprising how often those best 5 would have been competitive in a...

I have a copy of "The Rockfishes of the Northeast Pacific in my library. Has been an excellent reference. In MA 9 (assuming that the catch in question came from that area) the copper rock fish has been by far the most common catch in my experience over the last 40 years. Other rockfish...

Believe the flat fish is a sand sole - see the long free rays in the front portion of the dorsal fin. The rockfish is more difficult without a better picture but lacking additional information/picture I suspect it is a copper. Curt

My understanding is that the pinks in Norway are a significant problem for their Atlantic salmon. The source of those pinks is likely from Russian introducing them from the Pacific coast to the rivers of Kola Peninsula in the 1950s. From there they have expanded their range into the Atlantic...