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Only ran into a gang one time on the river bank. Couple dozen flitting through a patch of knotweed. Other than that, I rarely see them even though Merlin picks them up more times than not.

Bird activity has picked up sharply here in SWW lately. I was going through previous Merlin records after adding a couple new. The count is growing but really wondering now about some of the "unlikely" ID's. Especially the repeating ones like the Yellow Rumped Warbler. Other red dot include...

Or Nansen bottles?

Something quick/easy for dinner after a 12hr day. Patagonia red prawns in hot cast iron with garlic and olive oil. On spaghetti with Nori flakes. I'm making this again.

Just happened to watch that this weekend. Had no idea bucktail could be such a precision tying material. Still mostly a synthetic junky for large saltwater stuff, but this inspires me to mess around with BT more. The only thing I'm not nuts about with these patterns is the bulbous/rounded...

A few oysters starting to pop. Mostly tiny but glad I checked the log today cuz this one is primo... ... and it was tasty. Really looking forward to a legit flush of these.

Are you suggesting cacao pods migrate?

Just a guess, but I would think an Isopropyl alcohol based solution would work reasonably well, then evaporate without damaging boots/waders, or leaving toxic residue like bleach would.

Super useful and timely info. I fished the same spot 4 times last week trying different flies and rigs with zero WF hooked and only the vaguest possible taps. Until you posted this I figured they just moved on. Now I'm not so sure. The last time I put 20' of straight 4lb mono on the 4wt...

Something smaller/sparser for the low/clear water we've had. And now its raining hard. So much for that idea.

That would be just my luck. Probably a super pissed 3-salt buck.

@Matt B was passing through the hood and braved driving his Prius up "Banjo Holler Lane" to visit and check out the crick. First time I've had company down there. Major improvement to the usual conversations with myself. We didnt have a ton of time so wadered up and slid down hill. Chances...

You did a fine job unclogging the run. To the point all the whiteys drained out!

Haven't tasted them since I was a kid. Simple pan fry like I did back then. Remembered them being very mild, tasty, similar to trout and delicious. That memory was accurate. Hoping to catch more to try in the smoker.

Yup, I actually ate that too before scraping the bones into the bin.

Forgot how tasty whitefish are. Simple flour/cornmeal, salt/pepper dredge in hot olive oil White for whitefish. There was NOTHING wrong with that!

Always like to keep it simple when tasting stuff for the first time, or in a very long time. Flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, and olive oil in a hot pan. Looks OK... Um, there was absolutely nothing wrong with that! No "fishy" or funky taste/smell. Other than a few tiny, barely noticeable...

On the whitey board! Thought I hooked Moby Whitefish right away, but turned out to be a foul hooked sucker. Legit tested my cheapo 4wt though. Tried various patterns/rigs with no action. Was about to give up when this little guy ate a simple #14 dubbed body nymph on an indi rig. And yes, I...

Thread reboot. Heading down to the crick properly armed in the next few days. At least now that I've hooked/lost a couple on steelhead patterns. Shortfin grayling stoke is a thing! Stay tuned ...