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8’ 4wt Echo Base is a sweet rod! But, gotta admit, I gifted a young nephew a mix of some bargain crap this spring — shlepped right to my stoop by a Mr Bezos — and was impressed by how far $60-$80 will go on a new rig. I assume it’s all coming out of the same factory these days. There are some...

I’m pretty excited about these! 27.7 oz, circa ‘92. 25.5 oz, circa ‘22. I guess we’re making progress, maybe…

Floss-bodied Flav Venus, size 14. I think the little ones out-fish the drakes sometimes. Might also do as a little olive stone.

I remember quite a few little char in the upper river as a kid, but I’ve personally only seen mature browns there in the fall. Makes me wonder if it’s a small spawning run. Fish wasn’t very big, maybe ~16” and a bit snakey, but it was cool.

Caught a nice brown above Wizard Falls yesterday — shy, so we skipped the picture — with the new favorite PMD, “Blond Venus.” Two-hackled spider, clipped dry saddle then mallard wing covert. When a Buzzball just won’t cut it. Not sure if the extra-long tag is helping me any….

August solo trip to the Buffalo Jump country still has me on Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. I’ve been fishing early Fenwick graphite, circa ‘74-‘75, which I’ve seen described as ‘thoroughly modern.’ 50 years isn’t all that long, really.

I think there is some chance that it’s always the same two fish. Mr Butler may have adopted them young. Sort of the only way it makes any sense…

Found a dance partner for my moppy minnow, and my OG 8’ Fenwick. Helluva dance hall, too. Trip report if I can muster the focus...

Nice flies! GrizzleMink now leading contender for imaginary new dog, serious grouse effort, also imaginary…

Definitely. It goes real slow with the hammer down, It’s the country-fried truck endorsed by a clown. Canyonero!! Gold medal for internet, 2022-20223.

PT Canyon Arrow, size 6, with 5mm bead. (In case I had to follow ScottP through all that great cutthroat water!) Pheasant tail over Aussie, with bugger-wrapped hen. Got a sweet new tail. Pheasant mightier than Squirrel. Still haven’t actually caught much with one.

Antoine’s Spero d’Or.

I started hooking more carp when I started strip-setting whenever a fish gave me any excuse. I wanna believe they’re eating it, even if it makes me a little jumpy.

Great horned buzzball, the Piano Creek Special.

Love/hate on the simms flyweights. Not too jazzed they’re dying long before I can wear through the felt. 50-60 days, some rocky miles, deep in self-destruct mode despite crude repair efforts. Pretty mixed reaction. But, damn, the beautiful danner 2nds I bought are really freaking heavy in...

http://fishermanshack.net/spinner-building-components/blade-selection/in-line-willow-tip-blades-sale-c40/ Fisherman’s Shack always seem like nice folks, lots of hardware options. Plated panthers…

I think they’ll wiggle like crazy if I can get the furl the right tension. The mop chenille is lively stuff stripped. And it’s hard to capture in photos but the Aussie possum really does interesting stuff wet. I don’t know much about streamers but I’m intrigued.

Swim-tail Shakedown, with furled mop over ozzie/simi on size 2 ahrex predator.

Fire on the Mountain