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I've been spending a fair amount of time on a Grays Harbor trib recently, and while the coho fishing was decent early, 4 out of 5 fish hooked since mid-October have been chum. Feels like you're snagged on something until they figure out they're hooked, and then they pull like hell. They used to...

I suspect the fact there are at least 3x as many anglers fishing in my favorite spots might also be making them "tougher." I liked it a lot better when I could take any woolly bugger-esque or candlefishy thing out and reasonably expect to land a half dozen and lose several more, but those days...

Most of the cutts I catch in the deep South Sound have lots of sea lice on them these days. I very rarely saw any prior to about 10 years ago. Doesn't seem to be hurting them much, but maybe it's one of the reasons I don't catch as many as I used to in my favorite spots. Makes one wonder if the...

So unfortunate, but so true. I don't know how many 60+ folks I've met on rivers that have "fished" for salmon all their lives yet still get excited about a salmon that "might be in front of the gill plate!" and don't always care whether it is or not when they land it. For sure, before I learned...

Sub-Zero had the coolest fatality attack for sure. Loved the grappling thing he used, too. "Cummere!"

Fast rods are great when they're great. For the most part, that means big flies and/or big water for me. On a small stream, I really like medium action rods. Most fast rods don't even flex until you get 30 feet into the line unless you overline them by at least 2 weights, which in turn renders...

Any well-used cookbook is dirty and has the binding falling apart. Mark of a true (messy) cook.

Love cook books, old and new. Endless ideas for whatever's in your fridge or makes you curious. Also have my old copy of Larousse Gastronomique for those times when I need to iron the ascot for company (I was a professional cook for a decade or so). Those recipes are mostly a pain in the ass...

It's amazing how many spiny rays can hold on the same piece of structure. They usually won't all bite, but a few usually will. Gotta slow down a bit when bass fishing. They can be enticed!

So now we can talk about the other thing that broke in college football as soon as the $ came into the picture. Texas should have won that game by 20+ points, but again and again, the referees made calls that enabled Vanderbilt to beat the point spread (Texas by 3.5). That should upset you if...

As a Texas alum, I am often ashamed of the obscene wealth of talent and relative lack of success, but I like what I'm seeing today. Maybe Sark can coach after all, because this team has grown a ton since the Florida debacle. His teams have shown well in all but the very biggest of big games in...

I think both interests can be served here. Cut 15 feet off the top of that sweeper so boats can pass river right, but leave the rest to wash out when the water comes up and get planted where it can do some good (although judging from where it is, that thing might end up blocking the boat access...

I guess the Jays have a payroll almost as obscene as the Dodgers, Yanks, Sox, Mets, and the like, but they are fun to watch, especially once it's not your team on the losing end anymore LOL. Looks like Yamamoto vs. Gausman Friday. That should be a gem if both do their thing. Yamamoto has been...

If you do find fish feeding on shad, they will likely be the kind of reckless biters that make for days of legend. They make fantastic bait for Chinook and sturgeon. They have big, shiny scales, and their belly bones keep them intact and presenting well much longer than the herring and anchovies...

Yesavage is more than just a rad name... the dude can pitch. He's going to be trouble for the American League for a while (if he stays in the league, of course). Dodgers may be in a hair of trouble, but 4 innings left to change it to Blue Jays being in trouble... playoff baseball is intense...

Makes sense. College football programs are essentially corporations now.

Pretty lofty expectations in the Red Nightstick. Those coach buyout numbers are obscene... blow it and get paid tens of millions of dollars? I don't care how stressful and unfair that gig can be; that's great work if you can get it.

Those look great. I've been looking for a good crayfish pattern. I'll definitely give that a go!

Heck yeah. Rivers are people! Too bad they can't buy elections, cuz I dare say most of us here share more interests with rivers than corporations....

There's still good fishing to be had, if nothing's what it used be, but for obvious reasons, it gets better the further you get from Puget Sound, where all the people are. (Puget Sound itself is the noted exception, but without a boat, access severely limits your options.) I showed up in 1999...