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These work well for me, barbless though.

Any of our local waters that hold lake trout. I just cannot connect with a mackinaw. 😬 The quest continues…

The sweet reward for enduring the long dark. It’s high country time baby! Boots on the trail at 5am for this one. A 12 mile (round trip) power-grind up and over the mountain to reach this mid-sized high country gem that receives occasional fry plants. Very little rest for the wicked on this...

Hiking the Loowit Trail still ranks up there as one of my favorite adventures. Traveling from the relatively untouched south side of the mountain into the blast zone was surreal. The complete circumnavigation is a must do for volcano enthusiasts and fans of physical punishment. Add in a summit...

Well we did it. We made it 10 straight years. 10 straight early-ish season runs at this scenic central WA lake. We found the fishing to be steady if on the slow side. It also seemed like smaller flies might be the ticket. The fish in this lake seem to excel at the short-strike. Give em...

WA high country, I’ve always looked at it as a dues-paying experience. Put in the work and you stand a modest chance of being rewarded. It was the last day of a multi day backpacking trip. I was tubing around working the creek inlet on a gem of a high country lake. Yata yata my fly got crushed...

Here’s one for the jig-heads out there. Slayer Double-D (deep diver).

I’m curious to know how great the spike in orders is/was over normal. I’m in for 3 orders already. So far I’ve been able to beat my wife to the mailbox so I’m in the clear. 😎 Good luck Spawn and thanks for doing what you do!

My Yankee hatred is sated. I’ll push it deep down inside me where it will lie dormant waiting to rise anew in March like a phoenix. Congrats L.A. it would’ve been sweet to clinch it at home, but dancing on a rival’s turf is almost as good.

Relax, it's all in jest. Don't you bust balls over football? Besides, it's not like Yankee fans are still interfering with games. Oh wait.. I don't care who wins, just anyone but the Yankees!

1996 ALCS Orioles vs Yankees game 1 I think it was. Umps give the Yanks a HR on fan interference, should've been a double the ball would not have cleared the fence. Screwed the pooch for us after that. Never forgive, never forget. Death to the Yankees!

Good topic. I use a vertical water smoker. Coals in the bottom, water reservoir above that, and 2 racks above that. It works fine for most things, but dialing in your temps comes with hard earned experience and is still subject to outside variables. I keep dropping hints so I’m hoping an upgrade...

Lots of crawdads in RSL too, if you’re wondering what the fish might be eating.

What ratio hiking vs wading are you looking at? If you feel your day is majority hiking supplemented with some wading you may want a beefier lug on the sole. I can see those soles potentially getting chewed up when subjected to serious hiking. Smooth river rocks are one thing, trail conditions...

Sad to see the Orioles caught up in that mess. Luckily they’re only on the hook til 2028. On the plus side the Os are in town tomorrow to do some ass kicking. Go Orioles!

Cascade Lake has a LMB problem now. Rent a boat and do some thinning. Mountain Lake is nice as well, cutts galore. There’s a primitive boat ramp for launching and possibly canoe rentals. When I was there (Mntn Lake) last I saw a sign for rentals but no actual boats, you may wish to confirm. Both...

Aint no country like the high country. +1 for the Garmin InReach. If the fish are rising and you’re going to extend your stay ping your wife so she doesn’t think you’ve been mauled by a bear and call the sheriff when you’re late. Hiking/backpacking always go hand in hand with fishing. Why...

This one was on the calendar months in advance. We waited, we tied, we researched, we tied some more, we fretted over the weather, but finally the day came and we hit the trail! The climb was rough at times. The trail passes through old burns and shade is hard to come by. Skeeters here are...

North side of Orcas Island. It started around 10:30, 15 min later it was going off.

Pucci on the north end of Orcas Island.