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Skunked on our secondary weekend objective (surf perch). Success on the primary objective - gratuitous rest and relaxation. What a nice break in the weather.

Word on the street is there’s some kind of razor clam festival out on the coast. Surely there’s some fishing to be had nearby. Bonus points for driving on the beach and letting the dog go nuts for a while.

I got attacked by a large domesticated turkey once. Damn thing waited until my back was turned and got airborne, its wicked spurs ready to strike. Luckily someone saw the devilish back door attack and shouted a warning. I executed a perfect forward roll to dodge the attempted assassination and...

Ravens D looked ready for action. Great job keeping them out of the end zone (on offense at least). Poor CJ Stroud’s mom, she looked like a worried wreck. Hopefully she got some crab cakes out of it.

How much longer will we talk about Purdy as MVP? Quoth the Ravens “Nevermore.”

Joe has earned a spot in the hearts of Baltimore fans no doubt, but if he gets in our way… ☠️

Rootbeer EP sparkle brush over white marabou and some Krystal flash. An easy tie. Glad to see at least my flies are catching some bass 😬 Oh and several wire wraps for weight

I’ve been grooving on using brushes for streamer flies lately. Sparkle brushes, foxy brushes, craft fur, minnow head, yata. Yeah, next I need to learn to make my own brushes. One thing at a time. Mid-country hike-in lakes are getting frosty around the edges, but the fish are still biting 🤘🏻

Gold - rare, precious, and easy on the eyes.

Since tides are so important to us saltwater anglers I recently picked up this one. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Try using a marker and write your line type on the reel foot (where it’ll be hidden up against the rod). If you change lines a little acetone will clean it off for a rewrite. Silver or black is usually all you need.

Now let’s talk fins 😉

My Trinity is still in good shape. But I've had it for so long I can't remember when I even bought it. It's just one of those cases where ya feel like just get the upgrade before any problems start. If I were to gripe about the Trinity it would be the valves and the seat assembly. Deflating...

I have an Outcast Summit. I also have a Wilderness Lite. Both are good choices if you’re looking to shave some weight off your kit, the Wilderness Lite being the lighter of the 2. I think the Outcast is 7 lbs. I found the Wilderness tube to be lacking in rigidity. I’m sub 200 lbs and still I...

It’s that time of year. Each trip into the high country feels like it might be the last of the season. We were fortunate enough to catch a little sun after climbing up through the clouds. Emphasis on “little”, I think the sun peeked over the ridge for about half an hour before leaving us in the...

Out on Orcas Island for a few days and half expected to wake up to cloud cover for the eclipse. We got lucky with some morning sun and scrambled down to the beach with coffee in hand and a colander in tow. Success! Science!

O’s need one more game to take the division. Helluva year! It’s been fun watching these guys. I don’t believe they’ve been swept in a series the entire season and they just weathered a brutal stint on the road really testing the pitching crew. I’ll savor it, looking down on the Yanks is the...

It’s been a fun season watching my beloved O’s. We don’t get to see them on top of the Yanks and Sox often.

Pucci started off afraid of the water. Now we can’t get her away from it. Here she is helping me sniff out some surf perch.

I’m happily onboard the jig wagon now. Back-to-back trips and these little guys have done well for me, most recently on a high country adventure. Black and tan colors have been working. Olive is on tap next, then we’ll look at bead colors. So much potential for targeting other species, using...