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I'm too focused on other stuff right now to allow myself to lose it ... yet. Now, if I start seeing vids of 30 to say 100# BFT foamers, here in the PNW, then yes, my shit will be completely and explosively lost!

Freshwater: Wild, early summer-run Skamania strain steelhead. Only way to improve on that is have more of them (or just have them again). Why? > they take dry and wet flies > sight fishing in fast boulder strewn water > mint bright, gorgeous fish > fight with jumps and blistering speed >...

Ya, seems kinda silly when you put it like that. IIRC, it has something to with casting into foaming baitballs being attacked by wolf packs of marlin, dorado, yellowfin tuna, and (please, oh please 🙏) wahoo.

Not sure when striped marlin first showed up in PNW waters, but there have been marlin reports every year since I started albacore fishing 20 years ago. I saw one jump in 2015 - which was an El Nino year. Another was landed out of Garibaldi last year, and it was not the first brought into that...

Unfortunate PSA for bird feeder owners. I asked our resident bird authority @Cabezon about what might be affecting this poor fledgling junco. Sadly this little guy was found dead in our garden yesterday. I was informed Avian Pox was the likely pathogen. While not contagious to humans, we...

Still some water in the crick. Hard to believe there should be a few chinook (dark/stinky tules) in on the next rain.

Figures that I sleep in and miss seeing the ever elusive pileated woodpecker on a backyard fir, maybe 50' from the deck. At least my wife is starting to take notice and got a pic. Gonna hafta breakdown and buy a decent camera at some point.

I slept in this morning and missed the pileated on one of our backyard firs. At least my wife got a pic.

Crappy blob squatch pic of a MacGilliveray's Warbler. It was out in the open just long enough to confirm the Merlin ID with binoculars. First new ID in a few weeks. Edit: Missed this slightly better pic.

RIP Coco. She was a "hand me down" dog from my wife's coworker and friend 9 years ago. Not sure why she wasn't a good fit for them, but she was a great family dog for us. She was Vizsla, Rhodesian ridgeback, and .... ? mix. Other than barking at strangers - who she would be licking with...

Finally saw the Western Flycatcher Merlin has been picking up for weeks.

@Evan B grilled a couple of those and was raving about how good they are. Apparently they are actually in the jack family and sounds like they are similar to yellowtail (hamachi).

Which kind of mackerel? Pacific, the green ones with stripes? Or jack mackerel which are a yellowish color, no stripes, and reputedly delicious?

Is that getting converted into flies?

Yes. So weird, but cool, to hear them hooting back and forth on a sunny morning. Merlin confirmed as GH.

Trying to relax with our morning coffee when the robins and jays started making a huge ruckus. Went out front and found this guy. He was talking to his mate. Got a brief glimpse of her when they both flew off. Love the expression. Looks super annoyed at the Robin thats freaking out just...

Norway: Been once on a NATO exercise in the late 80's. Just north of Narvik, not too far from where my Grandfather was born in the Lofoten Islands. It's on our long range travel radar, and will be bringing fly rods. Mexico: Baja twice, once with my wife to Los Barriles, and a group FF trip...

Looks good, but don't touch a real frog that color! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_poison_dart_frog

Worse, is having to turn down invites due to being all responsible and shit. Evan is just across the big C from me. I missed the tuna/blackcod/salmon limits trip last year.